Music

About Music

Aberdeen provides a creative hub to unleash your curiosity, sharpen your skills and study music in all its forms. We cover a wide range of music from Renaissance to rock and opera to electro-acoustic music, offering you the change to perform in various ensembles, including early music, choirs, orchestras and jazz.

Discover different styles, genres and periods of music while strengthening your study interests with world-renowned musicologists and researchers.

Grow your practical knowledge, work with talented musicians and make life-long connections with people while pursuing a music career.

Why Study Music at Aberdeen?

• Our academic staff are internationally recognised experts in composition, performance, musicology, music education and music and communities, including royal composer Paul Mealor and other rising stars.
• Aberdeen us recognised as a vibrant centre for music, linking the Sound Festival, the Aberdeen Jazz Festival, WayWord Festival and more.
• Specialist facilities include state-of-the-art studios for electroacoustic music, as well as a collection of historic instruments including a 1771 Kirkman harpsichord.