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University of Cambridge
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Music at CambridgeOver recent decades many of the most significant figures in British music have studied or taught at Cambridge: composers such as Judith Weir, Errollyn Wallen, Thomas Adès and Academy Award-winning film composer, Steven Price; performers like Joanna MacGregor and Mark Padmore; conductors including John Eliot Gardiner and Nicholas Collon; writers and broadcasters, including Sara Mohr-Pietsch (Radio 3) and crossover artists such as Delia Derbyshire and Clean Bandit.Our ...Read more

Music at Cambridge

Over recent decades many of the most significant figures in British music have studied or taught at Cambridge: composers such as Judith Weir, Errollyn Wallen, Thomas Adès and Academy Award-winning film composer, Steven Price; performers like Joanna MacGregor and Mark Padmore; conductors including John Eliot Gardiner and Nicholas Collon; writers and broadcasters, including Sara Mohr-Pietsch (Radio 3) and crossover artists such as Delia Derbyshire and Clean Bandit.

Our undergraduate course has a strong academic component, particularly focusing on history, analysis, composition (including screen and media composition) and performance, but also offering a range of other topics (see the course outline).

Careers

Music graduates are extremely attractive to employers and can follow a career in a wide range of fields thanks to the transferable skills they acquire on our course. In recent years, graduates have pursued successful careers in publishing and the media, academia, arts administration, banking, law, public service and the charity sector.

Many of our students do enter the music profession in one guise or another. Recent graduates include pianist Tom Poster, Royal Harpist Anne Denholm, composer Cheryl Frances-Hoad, jazz musician Misha Mullov-Abbado, and record producer and audio engineer Myles Eastwood.

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Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 98 = 2% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
2%
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Source: UNISTATS, 2019
95%
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Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Music graduate salary at this uni
£19,000
UK Music graduate salary
£18,000
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SR
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15 Apr 21

I've enjoyed the academic side of my course very much, although at moments have found it a little dull. The only thing I wish were different is the ability to have in person..Read more

SR
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22 Feb 15

The best university in the country! Having supervisions ('lessons' where you discuss the work you've been set and have done before the supervision with an academic in a group of..Read more

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Entry requirements

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A level

A level:

A*AA Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

41 - 42 Grades / Points required

Minimum A level offer: A*AAPlease check the website for subject requirements for this course (www.cam.ac.uk/courses)

Minimum IB offer level: 41-42 points, with 776 at Higher LevelPlease check the website for subject requirements for this course (www.cam.ac.uk/courses)

Popular A-level subjects

Music

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

Music
90%
Mathematics
54%
English Literature
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French
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History
19%
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£9,535 per year

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£35,358 per year

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SR
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15 Apr 21
Music BA (Hons)
I've enjoyed the academic side of my course very much, although at moments have found it a little dull. The only thing I wish were different is the ability to have in person...
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SR
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22 Feb 15
The best university in the country! Having supervisions ('lessons' where you discuss the work you've been set and have done before the supervision with an academic in a group of...
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