The Music Department nurtures creativity and talent with its excellent rehearsal, live performance and production facilities.

We offer courses, ranging from diplomas to foundation degrees and bachelor’s degrees, in

Our courses are based at the Centre for Music and the Shena Simon Campus in the city centre, and the Openshaw Campus in east Manchester. Facilities at our Centre for Music and Shena Simon Campus include rehearsal rooms and recording studios, equipped with instruments, music mixing/recording equipment and DJ mixing booths. The Openshaw Campus has a sheltered outdoor amphitheatre – The Amp – which is a venue for students' live performances, as well as state-of-the-art recording and rehearsal studios.

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Students at The Manchester College have enjoyed a Q&A session with The Ting Tings at The Centre for Music. One lucky student played guitar live with the band at their...

Undercolour

Manchester band Undercolour were formed in 2010 by five music students who met at The Manchester College. Undercolour, who are working on their debut album, have gained a large following and...

Students perform to a crowd in Picadilly Gardens

The Piccadilly Partnership, in conjunction with The Manchester College, launched the first official busking stage within the city centre in Piccadilly Gardens on Friday 15 October.

Students...

Music and new media management foundation degree students from The Manchester Co

Music and new media management foundation degree students from The Manchester College teamed up with other young entrepreneurs from across Europe to promote student run businesses in our week long...

The Manchester College's HE music students enjoyed a trip of a lifetime to Austin, Texas in March to visit the South By South West (SXSW) 2010 music convention.

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'South by South West' (SXSW) is held in Austin Texas every year and is one of the most venerated music industry events in the world. It plays host to over 2,000 musical acts and has grown into 'a...

The Manchester College is launching a new record label – We are FuturEcho – at the music industry's main networking event 'South by South West' (SXSW).

We Are FuturEcho is being set up and...