University of the Highlands and Islands

6. Recommendations

The sense of belonging on the Applied Music programme is really at the heart of the programme, given the programme leader’s aim to: 

• Create a musical community of practice
• Compete with other ‘traditionally’ delivered music degrees in which students receive face to face tuition a lot of the time
• Prepare students for working in the music industry where collaboration and ensemble work is common
• Retain students by keeping them engaged with a flexible and responsive curriculum
• Instil core values within the students relating to community care, self-care and code of conduct for musicians.