Artists first, always! This is ACM

Music Performance

Channel your inner performer. Become a world-class musician.

The Musician study-route provides its students with the skills and experience necessary to become a world-class musician of both stage and studio. Choose a primary study instrument (Bass, Drums, Guitar, Keys or Vocals) and master it. Become sensai of that discipline, a virtuoso soloist, an ensemble expert, a professional session musician, gather some skills in songwriting and audio production and learn about how the music and creative industries work. This programme is quality assured by Middlesex University and you will receive a Middlesex award on successful completion.

Creative Artist

Embark upon a creative degree experience like no other at ACM.

Our Creative Artist pathway will give you a 360 degree experience of the skills and knowledge required to be a professional songwriter or performing / recording artist writing original material.

At ACM, we pride ourselves not only on providing comprehensive training in creative arts but also on fostering the development of multifaceted skill sets that enhance our students’ employability in the competitive music industry.

Our curriculum is designed to equip students with not only the technical proficiency needed for success as songwriters or performing artists but also the adaptability and versatility required to thrive in a rapidly evolving landscape.

Through hands-on experiences and industry-relevant projects, our students gain expertise in areas such as performance, composition, production, marketing, and entrepreneurship, preparing them for a diverse range of career opportunities.

Whether pursuing a solo career, joining a band, or exploring avenues in sync licensing and digital media, ACM empowers students to navigate the complexities of the music industry with confidence and creativity.

Through a cutting-edge curriculum and a jam-packed schedule filled with extra-curricular events and masterclasses, the Creative Artist degree seamlessly aligns with the current landscape of creative employment opportunities.

Rap/MC

Rap & MC – The UK’s first of a kind Hip-Hop degree.

Hip-Hop is an incredible cultural phenomenon, blending sub genres such as Grime, Drill, UK Garage and Drum and Bass.

You will discover the history and evolution of both UK and US Hip-Hop, exploring the specific techniques used within different sub-genres.

Submerge yourself in your practical work, supported by our expert industry professional Tutors. You will learn to improve and adapt your personal style in areas such as flow, content, narrative, and delivery.

Collaborate and experiment with your skills alongside your peers from within the Rap & MC Pathway and the wider student body. Working within studio environments, MIT spaces and live venues both internal and external to campus.

You will lay the foundations to improve not only your practical skills but also learn how to monetise your work. Through entrepreneurial skills and music industry knowledge such as publishing and copyright, you will be able to enter the industry with a wide range of transferable skills.

Music Composition

Explore musical possibilities, develop a compositional brand, and network within the vast potential of the professional music composition community.

High-quality tuition and seasoned tutors make all of the difference. Learn composition from industry professionals who stem from all areas of the world of composing, and all sub-sectors of composition employment.

Whether you are interested in a career in Film, TV, and online media scoring, video game music, concert music, popular, music, or simply artistically focused composition, ACM provides the faculty to develop your compositional directions.

The composition sector of the music industry has never been more exciting and expansive with so many and varied amounts of compositional opportunities. ACM provides an interconnected network of like-minded professionals building and sharing music libraries across the modern mapping of how music composition supports and drives various arts and entertainment sectors.
Our degree curriculum is both industry-current, cutting-edge, continually updated, and, built upon the knowledge and compositional methodologies that have been handed down across centuries of composers exploring, developing and presenting established specialist compositional techniques. ACM’s composition curriculum has mapped out the path for aspiring composers to succeed in their artistic musical endeavours.

A further distinctive curriculum feature that empowers you to tailor your degree, is ACM’s skills units that allow you to choose the learning content that matters most to you. Unique study routes within the composition programme can be selected and detailed for the specialised learning that you want to pursue.

This is your degree, your path, your way – all at ACM.

Embark on a musical journey that’s as unique as you are.