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Royal Northern College of Music

Manchester, England

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Prescreen RequiredScholarship AuditionInterview RequiredUniversity App Required

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In-Person or Virtual

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BMus (Hons) Popular Music

Music Production

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Admissions

Prescreen RequiredScholarship AuditionInterview RequiredUniversity App Required

Audition format

In-Person or Virtual

Program profile

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Training

•Music Production is an official Popular Music principal area within the UK’s only four-year BMus in Popular Music

•Training integrates performance, composition, production, entrepreneurship, and collaborative original work

Professional Opportunities

•Students work with Northern Quarter Records, RNCM Session Orchestra, RNCM Big Band, and international Interplay partners

•Manchester’s live-music and creative-industry network supports performance and professional projects

School Info

Snapshot

94%

Grad Rate

900

Enrollment

£25k

Earnings

1yr after

Costs & Aid

Home Tuition

£9,790

UK/EU students

International Tuition

£29,950

overseas students

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Program Highlights

Training

•Music Production is an official Popular Music principal area within the UK’s only four-year BMus in Popular Music

•Training integrates performance, composition, production, entrepreneurship, and collaborative original work

Professional Opportunities

•Students work with Northern Quarter Records, RNCM Session Orchestra, RNCM Big Band, and international Interplay partners

•Manchester’s live-music and creative-industry network supports performance and professional projects

Program Highlights

Training

•Music Production is an official Popular Music principal area within the UK’s only four-year BMus in Popular Music

•Training integrates performance, composition, production, entrepreneurship, and collaborative original work

Professional Opportunities

•Students work with Northern Quarter Records, RNCM Session Orchestra, RNCM Big Band, and international Interplay partners

•Manchester’s live-music and creative-industry network supports performance and professional projects

Key Info

Enrollment Term

Fall 2027

University AppApplication

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UCAS app.getacceptd.com School Website

Fee

UCAS Conservatoires Fee

£34.50

Opens

Jul 9, 2026

Deadline

UCAS Conservatoires Deadline (Most Performance Courses)Oct 1, 2026

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The university application must be submitted before the prescreen.

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Assessment Fee

£80

Deadline

Acceptd supplemental submission deadlineOct 1, 2026

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Prescreen Requirements

Optional audition for scholarship consideration only; it is not required for program admission.

Portfolio / Creative Sample

•Creative sample: two contrasting pieces made in a DAW with audio and real-time video of the project screen

•Video: include a two-minute spoken introduction

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Additional Materials

Portfolio / Creative Sample

•Creative sample: create a new DAW recording that demonstrates creative-process skills and knowledge

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Good to Know

Application Logistics

•Submit UCAS Conservatoires first, followed by the required Acceptd submission

•The application is incomplete until both submissions are received

•The RNCM assessment fee is £80

Eligibility

•Overseas applicants unable to travel may request an online audition through UCAS Conservatoires

Transfer Pathway

Applicants with relevant higher-education qualifications or modules may ask RNCM Admissions about direct entry to Year 2 or later; review is based on the submitted prior-learning summary and transcripts.

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What's The Process

Two-Stage Audition

•Submit a recorded Stage 1 audition and a two-minute spoken introduction through Acceptd

•Shortlisted applicants complete an additional performance or production task, musicianship tests, and an interview

•Overseas applicants unable to travel may complete Stage 2 online

Scholarship Info

Scholarship Consideration

•Every applicant is automatically considered for RNCM scholarship awards

•Awards recognise outstanding ability and potential demonstrated at audition

School Info

Snapshot

94%

Grad Rate

900

Enrollment

£25k

Earnings

1yr after

Costs & Aid

Home Tuition

£9,790

UK/EU students

International Tuition

£29,950

overseas students

Discover Uni

Training

•Music Production is an official Popular Music principal area within the UK’s only four-year BMus in Popular Music

•Training integrates performance, composition, production, entrepreneurship, and collaborative original work

Professional Opportunities

•Students work with Northern Quarter Records, RNCM Session Orchestra, RNCM Big Band, and international Interplay partners

•Manchester’s live-music and creative-industry network supports performance and professional projects

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