From August 31st, BIMM Institute Dublin will be accepting applications for the BA (Hons) Commercial Modern Music via the CAO Available Places facility.
BA (Hons) Commercial Modern Music at BIMM Institute Dublin
If you’re a musician who wants to gain a degree-level qualification, but also fulfil your creative and commercial potential, then BA (Hons) Commercial Modern Music is the right choice to help turn your passion for music into a career.
The BA (Hons) in Commercial Modern Music is a four-year full-time degree validated by Technological University Dublin (formerly Dublin Institute of Technology.) Students choose to study one of six streams: Guitar, Bass, Drums, Vocals, Songwriting or Music Production.
This four-year programme aims to develop your performance skills at the same time as progressing your career goals, using a deadline-driven project management approach.
Applicants should apply through the CAO and can do so online at www.cao.ie, using the course code TU 961.
At BIMM Dublin, we understand that live performance is the key to you becoming a great musician, so you’ll spend a lot of time on stage to help you develop and find your niche as a performer.
You’ll also further hone your skills by receiving tuition in techniques, music theory and styles across a wide range of genres from pop, punk, folk and funk. The degree is both academically and musically challenging, providing the perfect balance between practical and technical skills and theory and analysis.
You’ll be part of a creative community of gifted writers, performers, critical thinkers and music industry professionals who you can collaborate and network with to help bring your talent to life.
Through a range of optional modules, including Performance in Context, Studio Musicianship, Digital Marketing in The Music Business, Studio Recording, Commercial Songwriting, Music Business Studies and Music Teaching Practice, you can tailor the degree to fit your own personal goals.
Life at BIMM will stretch you as a musician and performer. It will also inspire you as a fan, as you attend unique Masterclasses with some of the best players and musicians in the world. You’ll also have the opportunity to audition for the BIMM Album and termly BIMM gigs.
Your course will culminate in either a Professional Project utilising academic research skills or Analytical Perspectives dissertation designed to investigate music through key concepts and theories associated with cultural studies. This will give you a head start into the workplace and enhance an appreciation and understanding of your cultural and social environment.
So, what are you waiting for? To make your way as a musician, connect with us and we’ll connect you to a life in music.
For further information, contact our admissions team at info@bimm.ie.
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About BIMM Institute Dublin
BIMM Brighton was the first BIMM college to open (2001), followed by colleges in Bristol (2008), London (2010), Dublin (2011), Manchester (2013), Berlin (2015), Birmingham (2017) and Hamburg (2018).
The eight BIMM institutes collaborate in perfect harmony. At the same time, each individual music college has its own unique, independent regional identity which we continue to nurture.
We’re Europe’s largest, most connected music institute with 8 colleges based in vibrant musical cities across the UK and Europe. Our creative space not only nurtures talent; it also enables future generations to find their place within the music industry
For over 35 years, we’ve equipped our students with the knowledge and skills they need to meet the demands of the music business – and graduate feeling industry-ready.
As a BIMM student, you’ll be part of a unique creative community, with access to unrivalled connections and real-world industry experiences. You’ll have the opportunity to be yourself and study in an environment that works closely with the very industry you’ll find your place in.
What BIMM offer
We do things differently here, providing the highest quality of academic education alongside hands-on, exciting experiences that help you to find your place in the music industry. At BIMM Institute, you can expect…
The BIMM Dublin campus is spread between two buildings – our main building in Francis Street in Dublin City Centre. An additional location is a short distance away in The Coombe.
The two-storey Francis Street building comprises of six large teaching studios, a live performance room, tutorial suites, a student common room and a resource center. The three-storey building in The Coombe consists of the ground floor. Over the coming years the remaining two floors will be developed to include a recording studio, teaching spaces, computer rooms and tutorial suites.
Our high-tech equipment and software is provided by the world’s leading musical instrument manufacturers who actively support and endorse us. These include Yamaha, Fender, Cornford, Marshall, Mapex, Mesa, Boogie, Vox, Ampeg, Peavey, Hiwatt, Orange and Roland.
Our BIMM Dublin tutors are all very active in the local Dublin music scene and beyond, and between them. They have been nominated for Ivor Novello awards, contributed to movie soundtracks, coached some of the world’s greats in their craft, and toured the world with major bands. Put simply, they’re really well connected and eager to pass their knowledge, experience and guidance onto you.
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