SRH University

Popular Music

Bachelor of Music | Berlin

Your music is a mixture of hip hop, gamelan and singer/songwriter. Your dream is to become a top musician... We welcome you to our music performance degree B.Mus. Popular Music, the talent factory for musicians of all genres!

All Facts at a glance
Degree:
Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.)
Start:
1st april; 1st october
Model:
full time
Language:
English
ECTS:
210
Info:
accredited
Duration:
7 semesters/3.5 years
Location:
Berlin
Costs:
from €790 per month
Content of your Studies

Learn songwriting, singing, performing

Promoting your musical abilities and your artistic identity is the priority in the Popular Music study programme. A mix of individual major and minor lessons, ensemble lessons, repertoire and accompaniment coaching will form your musical basis throughout the entire course of studies. You will hone your musical craft, test yourself in interaction with others and sharpen your artistic profile. You will learn all the basics, tools and the necessary routine in courses such as composition, songwriting, performance training, artist development, pedagogy and recording techniques.

The study programme offers weekly workshops on various practical music topics such as songwriting and sound engineering as well as live panels with experts from the music industry. In addition, a variety of practical projects each semester offer plenty of opportunities to try out your skills in front of an audience and expand your network. Lecturers from all areas of the live and recording industry provide support on your career path.

Career Opportunities

Become a Professional Musician, Pop Star, & more

As a popular musician you make sure that the music of tomorrow remains exciting. You are a recording artist, songwriter and working musician at the same time, creating musical experiences for an audience in changing environments. 

A B.Mus. in Popular Music will prepare you for a number of different freelance careers:

  • author/composer, adapter/arranger/orchestrator, performer/musician
  • sound engineer/sound technician for concerts, events, theatre, radio, TV, recordings

You could also collaborate with:

  • songwriters/composers, lyricists, speakers, bands/music groups, orchestras
  • producers, sound studios, clients from the industry and private sector

Or employment with:

  • production companies, ensembles, concert organisers, educational establishments such as music schools
  • phono industry, labels, publishers, distributors, TV and radio stations, PR and marketing agencies
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Your path to the future
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Discover your future in music with us

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Live to Love - Claudia Emmanuela Santoso

Our student and "Voice of Germany 2019" winner Claudia Emmanuela Santoso and her self-written song "Live to Love".

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Your modules
Your modules

Create, perform, inspire: launch your career in popular music

The Bachelor's programme in Popular Music includes hands-on training in music production, composition, performance and music education. You will develop your musical skills and acquire pedagogical competences that are crucial for teaching music. In addition to theoretical knowledge in music theory and history, you will learn how to write songs, arrange them and perform them on stage. The programme is complemented by modules on music law and marketing, which will make it easier for you to enter the music industry.

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Our CORE principle
Our CORE principle

Apply your skills in real life

Today, soft and social skills are crucial in addition to hard skills and expertise. That's why SRH University's innovative, successful, and award-winning CORE principle promotes independent and active learning so that you can apply your knowledge directly to projects and your future career—for a clear competitive advantage.

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Your instrument
Your instrument

Instruments or vocals

Playing a musical instrument or singing is a prerequisite for admission to the study programme B.Mus. Popular Music and B.A. Music Production. The following are possible: Vocals, piano, guitar, electric bass, double bass, drums, violin, saxophone, trombone, trumpet, flute. You need to present the chosen main instrument during the entrance examination. If your computer is your instrument, check out the B.A. Audio Design programme!

SOPA Sessions

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Project
Project

SOPA Bandcamp

First successful SOPA Bandcamp at the Landesmusikakademie Berlin with lots of great moments and many enriching impressions.

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Emidio Mazzilli

External lecturer for active listening, electric bass, ensembles, music notation software (MuseScore & Finale)

Robert Hoare

External lecturer for songwriting and English in music media

Consultation hours: Appointments on request
E-mail: [email protected]

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Our music programmes for your ears
Our music programmes for your ears

SRH on Spotify

In our playlist we present current and former students from the B.Mus. Popular Music, B.A Music Production, B.A. Audio Design. All songs were either (co-)composed, interpreted, arranged and/or produced by our students! 

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Costs

Smart financing

As a state-recognised private university, SRH University is financed by tuition fees. The fees go towards equipping our campuses, providing services for our students, and ensuring quality assurance. This way, we ensure you receive the best possible education under optimal study conditions.

Tuition fees

  • EU/EEA citizenship, including Western Balkans, Switzerland and Ukraine: €790 / month
  • Non-EU/EEA citizenship: €4,740 per semester

The monthly/semester tuition fees remain the same for the entire duration of the study programme. A one-off enrolment fee of €750 (EU/EEA) or €1000 (non-EU/EEA) is to be paid once.

Goal-oriented studies require good organisational skills and solid financial planning on how to pay rent, living costs, and tuition fees. Various financing options, such as educational loans or scholarship programmes, are available for students.

We have summarised all financing options for you.

Admission requirements and application

Admission

You can apply at any time via our online portal. We will then check your application documents and invite you to a personal interview.

To apply for the Bachelor's programme in Popular Music, you will need to provide

  • General higher education entrance qualification (Abitur) or university of applied sciences entrance qualification (Fachhochschulreife)
  • Two songs in MP3 format: for your studies, you must choose and present an instrument (or vocals) as your main subject. Please upload your own compositions or interpretations of foreign works with your application (each lasting 1-4 minutes).*
  • Proof of English language proficiency
  • Curriculum Vitae with a current passport photo
  • Copy of your identity card or passport

* After successful pre-selection, we will invite you to the practical entrance exam. During the exam, we want to assess your programme-specific expertise, creativity, creative and expressive drive, and motivation. To help you prepare, you can find a sample entrance exam here.

More information about the admission requirements

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Application process

We look forward to welcoming you to SRH University. This is what our application process looks like:

  1. You submit your online application via the SRH application portal
  2. If you meet the admission requirements, we will invite you to a personal/phone interview
  3. If the interview is successful, you will receive an acceptance letter and the study contract
  4. You sign the study contract and send it back to us
  5. You pay the enrolment fee
  6. You will receive your letter of admission
  7. You take part in our Welcome Week and then you are good to go!
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