My daughter is wanting to become a music therapist, so she needs a BA in music as a starting point. As she doesn't want to perform, we think a uni rather than a conservatoire is the way to go. She is studying music, drama, english and psychology at AS and will drop english, but maybe take up photography next year. She will be a first study flute ( also piano and sax). Any suggestions for a good place to study, bearing in mind, we are in Yorkshire, would be appreciated. Also, what are your thoughts on A level photography as a subject choice?

Sheffield has a high profile Music Department and so does Leeds.
A bit further south Nottingham is excellent for music.
Sorry, I cannot comment on A level photograhy.



Sheffield has a high profile Music Department and so does Leeds.
A bit further south Nottingham is excellent for music.
Sorry, I cannot comment on A level photograhy.


Sorry you've got my response twice. Something went wrong which I could not understand.

York has a good reputation for music.

Chris

A level photography is a subject which you're meant to drop after AS. If you do it, it won't lead you onto a photography course at uni (like Law a level, it's better to pick English, Maths etc to get onto the course). Fine art or art would be better for that. But I think people who take it really enjoy it, so if it's about that then go for it


http://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/index.php?pageid=604

You're spoilt for choice from where you are!

Manchester, York, Sheffield, Leeds, Huddersfield, Durham, Nottingham, all very respectable academic music courses.

Just carefully take a look through the course content though as some universities will have better second and third year options that will help with the music therapy/psychology specialism.

N.

I am just going to coment on the A level photography:

Two of my children did A level photography (with A level music) and both got B grades. One went on to do a degree in photography and found it was a requirement.

How many AS/A2 is she taking? If she is taking 4 and the AS/A level photography is for relaxation and fun and she just want to learn a skill and is not bothered if she gets an A or and E, then go for it. However it does require just as much preparation as any other Art/DT practical subject.

All these universities are excellent choices - I think Manchester Uni has a degree course in Music Therapy, though I don't know much about it.

EDIT: On googling it actually I can find no mention of the course - maybe it no longer exists.

My Uni (York) has several modules in Music Therapy, as well as Community Music and Music Education, which might be interesting to your daughter. You could ring up and ask, I'm sure they'd be happy to give you an outline of the various options.

I'm wrong then. But I know that my friend is going to drop it after AS and is doing it because she thinks it'll be fun.

My concern wouldn't so much be with opting for Photography, but with dropping English - it will leave her less prepared for the demands of some of the courses being talked about, and may not look as good at the application stage, either.

Perhaps you're thinking of the course run by the Royal Northern?

My eldest took A level Photography, enjoyed it thoroughly and will be starting a degree course with photographic elements. I don't know that it's a requirement for her course but the admissions tutors were very impressed with the photographs and work experience she had already gained.




Photography is hugely rewarding but to get a good result you really need to work at it. I'm not sure any A level courses are meant to be fun,

I have to admit though it's not as tough as when I did it at night school back in the good old days

Hull University also has a very strong Music department.

Thanks for all your input everyone. We have looked at York St John, and Lancaster, and are booked to see Leeds, Leeds College of Music, Nottingham, and Huddersfield, and are deciding which others to see if any. I'll let you know how it goes.

Bristol University does pretty well in the league tables etc.



http://www.bristol.ac.uk/music/news/2010/nss2010

It really is a great department ... of course, I may be a bit biased as I study there myself ;-)

Sounds wonderful, but she doesn't want to go that far away from home.