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BA (Hons) On-Campus Full-time 3 find out £9250 per year £20250 per year

About Music (Session Musicianship), BA (Hons) - at The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA)

This pathway of our practice-based, industry-focused course equips you with the skills, knowledge and experience needed for a sustained career as a session musician.

Through continuous support and feedback from professionally experienced tutors you develop your instrumental/vocal technique, musicianship, and performance skills - both solo and ensemble - along with essential business knowledge. Underpinned by a thorough understanding of music theory; you leave as a highly skilled and educated musician able to make decisions to take control of your career.


Entry requirements

Contact The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) to find course entry requirements.


Why study at The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA)

1. LIPA is for those who perform and make performance possible:

  • School of Creative Technologies, Design & Enterprise
  • School of Music
  • School of Performance

2. 92% of graduates are in work or further study (Graduate Outcomes survey published in 2024).

3. 7,450+ alumni across 79 countries

4. LIPA has been listed as one of Billboard's Top Music Business Schools for a fourth consecutive time (2024).