University of the Highlands and Islands
Applied Music BA Hons
This case study from the University of the Highlands and Islands explains the development of a highly networked and online Applied Music programme. Students based at campuses across the Highlands and Islands, and in and around Glasgow are taught using a mixture of face to face and online delivery. Key to creating a sense of belonging on this programme are face to face and virtual residencies in which students come together and collaborate on practical tasks.
Contributor: Anna-Wendy Stevenson
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.