Music (Folk, Roots and Blues) BA (Hons) is an undergraduate degree at Leeds Conservatoire, based in Leeds, taught full-time over 3 years. 78% of final-year students rated the course positively in the National Student Survey, and graduates earn £22,000 on average 15 months after finishing. Typical A-level entry is See entry requirements.
A-Level Entry
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Typical offer · UCAS
UCAS Points
96 points
Typical offer · UCAS
Student Satisfaction
77.9%
NSS · Office for Students
Avg. Graduate Salary
£22,000
15 months after graduation · HESA via Discover Uni
About this course
Rebellion. Tradition. Activism. Our exciting and inclusive approach to Folk, Roots and Blues celebrates and allows you to explore music from all over the globe, bringing an understanding and appreciation of the social movements, rebel traditions and protest music that are central to this progressive art form.
Expanding upon these elements through an innovative approach to performance, songwriting, composition, arrangement and recording techniques, you will be able to express your own creativity in the format and style you see fit.
With a focus on your own personal creativity, you will learn the foundations and structures of Folk, Roots and Blues and choose how to or how not to apply them in your own music making. Our genre-less approach to Folk, Roots and Blues has understanding and creative risk at its heart.
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Course Details
- Qualification
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
- Study Mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 3 Years
- Start Date
- 2025
- Academic Year
- 2025
- Campus / Location
- Leeds
- Scheme
- Undergraduate
- Subjects
- Music
- Avg. Graduate Salary
- £22,000
2025-entry data — 2026 offers may differ