Hi I'm Kelly From liverpool, Iplay violin grade 7 and piano grade 8 which I'm taking next year I would just like to ask what universitys people of the same standard are applying to an wether you guys think its a good idea for me to take a year out to gain experience and then apply help im relly confused and meant to be applying this week up to now its Bangor, Liverpool, Sheffield

You don't need to take a year out, you already seem a competent musician. Come to Bangor, I'm there!!

Hey Kelly,

I'm at university already, but I'm doing a maths degree so nothing to do with music! I teach piano as well, and in between staring at wierd numbers and symbols, I'm forever on the piano.

I hear though that there is a musical university in manchester, as one of my friends goes there. She's not grade 8 at all, she played french horn to grade 7 i think, and still got accepted. The university is there to help you gain experience with music, that is, if you want to do a music degree.

A degree lasts 3 years, and by the end of those 3 years you can expect to be diploma standard. Why take a year out to get better at your instruments, when the university will do that for you?

Grade 7 and 8 are advanced, and some universities will accept you with grade 8 in an instrument if you don't have an a level in music. So that tells you something.

Check the university in manchester, I'm sure there's a music one there. Only if you want to do music ofcourse.

Jen

Thanks for the replies iyl keep u informed what I do