discover why acm is the right choice for your creative

Discover why ACM isthe right choice for yourcreative. industries. education.

Contents

Welcome

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Industry Link

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Our Campuses

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Diploma Studies

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Metropolis Studios

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ACM VIP

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Personalise Your Studies

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The Student Voice

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Degree Studies

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Student Services

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Learning Support

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The Full Uni Experience

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Graduation

38Award Winning

Education

40Next Steps

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Our Facilites

14Our Tutors

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Our Alumni

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Dear Prospective Student,

Above and beyond all else, I want ACM’s music, gaming and wider creative industries graduates to live happy lives, earning a living by doing something they love.

That’s why my team of over 300 staff and I work so hard to deliver ACM students the very best education that we can. It’s normal for us to update our curriculum regularly, but this time around, we’ve made more enhancements than ever before. In an education, re-imagined, we’ve taken the best of everything that we’ve learnt from delivering on-campus over the last 27 years, along with our experiences of going digital during the

pandemic, to come up with something particularly special.

Read on to find out more about what makes ACM so very different from any other creative industries educator you might be considering. The difference is not just present in what we do, but in how we do it. We want to know you, your history, and your ambitions for the future – and we’ll use this understanding to prepare a bespoke combination of academic, personal, and professional development activities that will join the dots between where you are now, and where you want to be, in industry.

I hope to see you when you join us on campus, soon. I can’t wait for you to see for yourself just how much things have evolved.

Executive ChairmanKainne Clements

Dear Future Graduate,

The world in which we live has changed immeasurably, and as a result, the skills you need to build and maintain a career in the creative industries are changing too. Creativity, collaboration, and communication are more important now than ever before, and so I want you to know that you can put your trust into ACM, as an education provider that understands all of these things.

ACM believes that if education is to do its job, it needs to keep at least one step ahead of that change in the world around us. That’s why we’ve been working hard on a brand new educational approach for September. Designed by some of the best minds in education and industry, and directly informed by you, our students, you won’t find this anywhere else.

If you’ve followed ACM for a while, you’ll already know of its industry reputation as a trail-blazer. As a pioneer of the accelerated, two-year degree format all the way back in 2001, ACM became known for getting its students industry-ready, sooner. And with so many other innovations under its belt in the time since, such as developing the UK’s first ever Rap degree in 2019, it has been my privilege to work with so many colleagues on something super special for the 2022 academic year.

Not only is our September 2022 curriculum bigger, broader and more collaborative than ever before, introducing subject matter that proves ACM is a place where ALL creativity matters, but it offers yet another UK-first that I’m incredibly proud of. At a time when all employers are looking for more from today’s graduates, I’m so pleased tell you about ACM’s launch of the UK’s first ever accelerated degree programme with integrated masters qualification. Where your peers may study for three years elsewhere and gain a bachelors degree (which is an undergraduate, Level 6 qualification), you can choose to study at ACM for the same three years but get a masters degree (which is a post-graduate, Level 7 qualification), instead.

I hope that you will read on, knowing that in choosing ACM, you are choosing an institution that is investing now in your future. In choosing ACM, you are choosing tomorrow’s creative industries education, today.

Head of Knowledge Exchange and ResearchDr. Denise Stanley

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Under 18?Study Music Performance, Songwriting or Gaming NOWand keep your options wide open for the future.

If you aren’t quite of University age just yet, but you’re currently studying for your GCSEs and like the idea of joining ACM as soon as possible, then look no further than our range of Further Education study options.

Our Extended Diploma qualification gives you an alternative to staying on at school or going to a traditional sixth-form college. Awarded by UAL, the Level 3 qualification provides UCAS points to the equivalent of 3x A-Levels at A* grade, at its maximum.

Over 75% of ACM Diploma students remain at ACM for their subsequent Degree studies (at either the same or a different ACM Campus), but importantly, this high quality qualification therefore provides opportunities to go into employment or elsewhere in Higher Education, if the plan changes.

You can choose from the following subject matter:• Music Performance (Bass, Drums, Guitar, Keys

Vocals, Rap)• Music Production• Songwriting• Game development

Under 19s study free at this level and we have Level 2 equivalents available, too, for those who need to resit their English or Maths GCSE qualifications.

Fore more information, visit acm.ac.uk/courses

Principal of FE StudiesRebecca Morton


Head of Curriculum Development

Dr. Tom Williams

Thinking about Uni?Then join us for your degree studies and an award-winning higher education.

Are you thinking about pursuing a career in the creative industries? ACM students represent every corner of the industries that they one day want to work in. Performers, Producers, Songwriters and Artists. Rappers, Roadies, Managers and Marketeers. Technologists, Designers, Gamers and more, all under one roof, doing real things by learning and working together. Our Higher Education students collaborate with each other across programmes, mirroring how people work collaboratively in the real world, and it’s this kind of specialism that makes ACM such a great choice for you, vs a generalist institution.

Winner of IHE’s Course Innovation Award for Design and Delivery, ACM’s pioneering Higher Education curriculum offers many study disciplines. Whichever one you choose, ACM will help you develop creatively, technically, and academically, with high-quality industry and commercial knowledge. Subject matter includes:

• Music Performance (Bass, Drums, Guitars, Keyboards, Vocals)

• Rap/MC/Lyricism• Audio Production (Studio, Electronic, or

Sound Design)• Songwriting• Creative Artistry (A mixture of

Performance, Production, Songwriting and Entrepreneurship)

• Music Business (from Artist and Event Management, through to Marketing, Entrepreneurship and other Music Industry Studies)

• Live Events & Touring (Live Sound Engineering, Stage Management)

• Game Development (Art, Audio, Design, Programming and Business)

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Joe YoshidaDrums

Joe has worked with artists for major and independent record labels - touring and recording with Katie Melua, Toseland, Joel Compass, Akala, The Overtones, and music videos with Jessie J, Robin Thicke, DJ Cassidy, and others.

Brian HenryKeys

Brian has worked with Eternal, Gabrielle, Mica Paris, Shola Ama, Mark Morrison, Carron Wheeler (Soul II Soul), Chaka Khan, Incognito and the Brand New Heavies.

Tanya LaceyCreative Artist

Tanya’s career of songwriting and performing spans over ten years. Tanya first signed to Sony RCA in 2009 as an artist, later creating her own independent record label. She has written for, toured and collaborated with artists worldwide including Bruno Mars, Will.i.am and Tori Kelly.

Paul GearyBass

Paul Geary is responsible for laying down the low frequencies of Nik Kershaw’s band. In 1993, he was voted Best “New Musician” by the British Music Association and has since established himself as one of the UK’s foremost studio bassists and active session musician.

You’ll learn from the bestHere at ACM, our students are taught by world-class tutors. They’re dual professionals. They come with all the qualifications you would hope and expect ACM lecturers to have. But more than that, when they’re not with students in ACM classrooms, they’re out there, living the dream that you have right now, connected to the industry that you one day want to work in. Each and every day, they’re dreaming up new ways of doing business, creating new sounds, pushing creative boundaries. And then they’re bringing all of those things; the people they meet, the knowledge they acquire, the opportunities that come their way, back into the classrooms, just for ACM students.

Here follows a small sample of the 130+ tutors that we’re currently working with.

Rachel HiscockBusiness

Rachel’s career spans over 25 years in the music industry and she has been part of many music projects from their inception through to winning major awards for her work.

Shea StedfordMusic Production

Shea has engineered for artists including Little Mix, Girls Aloud, The Saturdays, MNEK, Donae’o, D Double E, Jakwob, Miranda Cooper, Jodie Aysha, Laurel and Sherry Davis, and produced for labels such as Universal.

Tim HawesSongwriting

Tim’s songwriting credits include No Angels, Aaron Carter, Aggro Santos, Jimmy Blue, Stephanie Heinzmann, TVXO, Tata Young, Girls’ Generation, Kis-My-Ft2, and a long list of others.

Shao DowRap & MC

Shao Dow (Shaa-ow-dough) is a professional rapper and manga author. He self-released three albums, which sold more than 25,000 copies, created a headphone brand and published a book through his own company, DiY Gang Entertainment.

Huda MahdiGame Development

Huda is a games/software engineer and entrepreneur. In 2010, she did a BSc in Games Development from Stockholm University (Sweden), and in 2012 completed a MSc in games programming from City University, London.

Matt RusselLive Events & Touring

Matt has worked on numerous projects for management companies and labels, and at London’s Depot Studios at the height of Britpop, helping artists like Blur, Pulp, Oasis, Elastica and Supergrass.

Amy WaltonVocals

Amy Walton is a singer/songwriter and pianist hailing from Cape Town, South Africa. After graduating with a Bmus in Jazz Performance at the University of Cape Town’s South African College of Music, she has since enjoyed an international career as a vocalist.

Scott McGillGuitar

Scott is an International Recording Artist with twenty recordings released worldwide. Some of the people that have worked with him on his solo and band recordings are Grammy Winning Producer Neil Kernon (Hall and Oates, Queensryche) and David Torn (Jeff Beck).


They’ll help you personalise your studiesAs we’ve grown over the years gone by, we’ve kept a particular mantra close to our hearts, and it’s this: To always be small enough to care and big enough to make a difference. But what does that mean? It means that we want to know you. It means that we want to know your history. It means we want to know your ambitions for the future. And it means we want to work with you now, creating dialogue and discussion, to join those dot between where you are today and where you one day want to be out there, in industry.

WHY do we want to know all of this? Because getting to know all of these things helps us understand how we can personalise your Higher Education at ACM, using our suite of elective modules that can help differentiate yourself from your classmates and the other graduates out there in industry. Personalising your education in this way improves your employability, creating a unique calling card for yourself that is made up of all of your interests and preference.

Elective Module options vary and can include Graphic Design, Web and App Design, Videography, Photography, Music Therapy, Psychology, Education and Training, Movement and Dance, Radio and Broadcast Studies, Creative Writing, Music Journalism, Event Management and much, much more.

Want to talk to us about the things that you’re interested in, or don’t know where to start? Our Subject Specialists are here to help. Call us on 01483 500 841 or email [email protected] to book your specialist session, today.


You’ll study in a one of a kind environment

When you choose to study with us at ACM, you can look forward to an immersive, award-winning education that matches the highest quality of teaching with unparalleled student experiences. We work with the biggest names in creativity and technology, from Apple to Zildjian, to provide state-of-the-art performance, recording and learning environments designed to fulfil your creative ambitions and get you inspired.

At ACM, when we’re not using our world-class performance spaces, recording studios and lab facilities for teaching you, you’ll be able to book them to use free of charge for yourself, via your very own mobile app, myACM. ACM campuses are open late into the evenings and on weekends, according to student demand, so that we’re here for you, whenever inspiration strikes.

You’ll be surrounded by likeminded and supportive friends who are equally dedicated to pursuing a career in the creative industries. You’ll get to work together, learn by doing, and build lasting relationships with fellow students across a wide range of complimentary study disciplines. You’ll work together on real-world projects. In attending ACM, you won’t have to choose between work and study. You’ll do both, here with us. Our courses represent every corner of the creative industries you one day want to work in, making ACM the perfect environment in which to build a network that’ll have your back as you enter the those industries, together.

Along the way, you’ll meet people who have gone before you in their journey from education to the creative industries workplace ; some recently, and some long ago. They’ll each have something important to teach you.

But whether you choose to study at ACM Birmingham, ACM Guildford, or ACM London, each campus with a different vibe for different people, our pledge is the same.

We’ll help turn a course into a career, by facilitating the skills and knowledge you require, as well as introducing and connecting you to the people and organisations you need to know the most.


We’ll turn a course into a career

We’re interested in your career as much as your studies, and have dedicated an entire department to helping you take your first steps into industry.

ACM’s Industry Link team will support your professional development during your studies here at ACM, and long after, too.

Through regular networking events, work placements, showcases, interviews and audition opportunities, you’ll be able to showcase your knowledge and talent to creative industries executives (from games publishing houses to record labels, music publishers to software developers, management companies to live agents, promoters and more) and gain first-hand feedback from those in the know.

In a business that can feel very inaccessible, Industry Link is here to give ACM’s students the direct access they need. The department connects students to a network of top-tier industry partners in the music, gaming and wider creative industries, and also offers various development programmes for students in conjunction with ACM’s education teams. Together, they’ll assist in adding gloss and polish to your work, helping to turn good into great through their specialist mentoring.

Industry Link hosts regular performance and showcase events, encouraging students of ACM Campuses with Gig Swaps and Games Dev Swaps to build their audiences and collaborators in the areas around ACM campuses, other than their own.

So, whether you are a musician, artist, songwriter, producer, techie, gamer or businessperson, Industry Link offers constructive advice and earned opportunity, helping you achieve your goals and ambitions through the most relevant creative industries connections and referrals we can offer.

Don’t wait until September to get started.Email [email protected]


We’ll welcome you at Metropolis Studios, too.Celebrating 30 glorious years in music, the legendary Metropolis Studios (situated in Chiswick, London) is a proud part of the ACM Group, but do you know just how big a part it has played and continues to play in the music industry?

Metropolis is Europe’s largest independently owned recording and creative complex. It boasts a long and legendary list of clients, including Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Amy Winehouse, The Rolling Stones, The Black Eyed Peas, Clean Bandit, Bon Jovi, Elton John, Ed Sheeran, Usher, Adele, The Clash, Jimmy Page, Rihanna, Queen, Drake, Stormzy, and Burna Boy to name but a few.

It’s home to the UK’s first ever 5G equipped Dolby Atmos studio and together, ACM and Metropolis are proud of both its heritage AND future. There are only two ways into Metropolis – as an established music industry professional, or as an industry professional in the making with ACM. ACM students students can earn the privilege of recording at Metropolis (free of charge) at Metropolis during downtime, attend exclusive industry events and masterclasses, and perform at the studio’s legendary Mercury Bar. You don’t have to wait until you’re at ACM to find out what life at Metropolis is all about. Come to one of our ACM@Metropolis VIP Evenings. More info is available at www.acm.ac.uk/metropolisvip


Chris is our Safeguarding & Pastoral Services Manager and is devoted to making sure that each and every student at ACM receives the best care and support they can.

Safeguarding & Pastoral Services Manager

Chris East

When you study at ACM, we’ll do everything we can to help you succeed and stay healthy. From specialist coaches to professional therapists who can address performance anxiety, crises of confidence and more, we treat every student’s wellbeing and personal development with the highest priority. Since we’re also big fans of Mindfulness, you’ll be able to study the connection of body and mind in order to unlock mental, physical, and creative potential you never knew you had.

Our Student Services team is award-winning, and we can’t wait for you to meet them.

At ACM, we’ll help you lead a happier, more fulfilled, and balanced life. We’re small enough to care, and big enough to make a difference. You won’t get lost in the crowd, here with us.

We’ll care for you along the way


We’ll embrace yourcreativity and everything that comes with it

We understand that creativity can often come with other things attached. And who knows whether creativity is the cause of or causes these things?! So, to those applicants with a specific learning requirement – whether that be dyslexia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, ADD, Asperger’s, autism or something else – our award-winning Additional Needs and Disabilities team is here to support you, not just during your studies at ACM, but even before you arrive.

If you have an additional need or a disability, or you’re championing somebody through their application to ACM who does, why not think about getting in touch with our Additional Needs team? They can tell you about any reasonable adjustments we can offer you through our admissions processes, and what support you may be entitled to as a student at ACM. As a first point of contact, reach out to our Applicant Advisors on [email protected] or via phone on 01483 800 841, and they’ll put you in touch.


CHINCHILLASupported McFly on their “Young, Dumb, Thrills” 2021 tour.

Lucy TallantCreator of, and Head of Development & Artist Manager at XVII Music Group.

Atlanta CobbArtist Manager at Crown Music Group.

Matt HealyVocalist for The 1975.

Carmen VandenburgCollaborated with Jeff Beck, co-writing his 2016 album Loud Hailer.

Josh Mellody / Zomboy

Newton FaulknerDebut album was certified double platinum.

Our alumni network is now over 25,000 graduates strong, and covers all areas of the creative industries. ACM graduates have introduced the world to brand new sounds, topped charts, and won many prestigious awards while shattering barriers, boundaries, and stereotypes in the process. They are living proof that our approach to creative industries education – and our ability to provide immersive, relevant, and memorable learning experiences – works.

Past ACM graduates include Matt Healy of The 1975 (whose albums have topped official charts on both sides of the Atlantic); Crissie Rhodes (of The Shires, the duo taking country music by storm); Kirsten Joy (lead vocalist for Clean Bandit); Newton Faulkner (now on his sixth album, building on the success of his number one album Hand Built By Robots); Carmen Vandenberg (who performed and collaborated with Jeff Beck, co-writing his 2016 album Loud Hailer), and Joe Clegg (who has been Ellie Goulding’s drummer and Musical Director since 2009). In the audio production world, graduates such as Ben Taylor (of award-winning songwriting and production house Xenomania), Dan Priddy and Mark Crew (who discovered, signed and produced Rag’n’Bone Man), and Josh Mellody (better known as the dubstep producer Zomboy) are flying the flag for Team ACM, whilst on the business side of the industry, Music Business alumnus Rachel Holmberg is Head of A&R at Decca; Russell Hunt is now a scout for Simon Cowell’s famed Syco Music record label; Kelli Slade is Kobalt Music’s Creative Synchronization Manager; and Mercedes Brown has become an International Product Manager at Universal Music Group, the largest music company in the world. This is but a small selection of our outstanding graduates, each of whom are part of a global network with ACM at its core.

Where will your ACM journey lead you? We can’t wait to find out.

You’ll find our alumni working throughout the creative industries


You’ll enjoy the same amazing experience that they’ve had, before you

Sara GriffinACM Alumna

“Choosing to study Music Business for my Degree was all about readying myself for the commercial side of industry. I

learnt how to negotiate, which put me in good stead for my first industry roles. I landed my first

full-time industry job through an opportunity given by Industry

Link.”

Alex HancoxACM Alumna

“Through my time at ACM, being able to experience the band

side of things and speaking to tutors, I’ve developed my career

path and decided session work is more for me!

You can go in with one head on and leave with new ideas at the end of it, it’s all about development and growth at

ACM.”

Jai BellchambersACM Alumnus

“While studying for my Audio Production Degree, I was contacted by Industry Link to

help them out with some recording work for Rhythm Magazine. As well as gaining recording credits that will be handy when

trying to win the business of recording other clients, this helped me gain valuable

industry experience. I learnt a lot from doing.”

Yvonne ParkACM Alumna

“Studying the Vocal degree at ACM helped me so much. I learnt how to sight-read and

sight-sing which is a great skill to have and can come in handy

for last minute session gigs.”

Newton FaulknerACM Alumnus

“At ACM I learnt all kinds of stuff - Everything guitar was incredibly

useful and just also in general like playing making friends and gigs. I’m still currently working with the drummer I met while I was here - so all ending with

all kinds of contacts, it was amazing.”


You’ll have three ACM campuses to choose from, and each one is unique. Which one will YOU call home?

Want to discover our campuses for yourself? Visit us for an Open Day by registering at www.acm.ac.uk/open-days

ACM Guildford is our longest-standing and most established campus, home to over 1,700 full time students who study within 7 stylish town-centre buildings. Guildford, which is renowned for its huge selection of shops, restaurants, and sports facilities, also has a vibrant nightlife scene catering to the town’s large student community, thanks to the other educational institutions that call it home.

Guildford is also bustling with dedicated music venues of all sizes, from The Boileroom (a 275-capacity live event space) to G Live, a 1,700-capacity venue which recently hosted live performances by ACM students during our graduation event, and our very own Electric Theatre – a 210-capacity seated theatre, where ACM students get to learn and perform every week. It’s hard to find a venue in Guildford that isn’t connected to ACM in some way.

Our ACM Guildford Campus facilities include:

The SSL Duality Studio - One of our many state of the art recording studios on campus.

The Apple Mac Creativity Labs - Rooms packed full of the latest equipment, hosted in our dedicated building at The Billings.

Rehearsal Pods for private use and collaboration, hosted within our Artist Development Centre.

The Electric Theatre - A 210 seater, fully specified theatre complete with a student performance, event and bar space.

Guildford


ACM London has more of an “art school” vibe. Situated by the beautiful Clapham Common and only a few Tube stops away from the centre of the British music business, our London campus is home to approximately 500 full-time students.

Spread across four floors, ACM London provides a unique learning location in the heart of one of the world’s most exciting cities. With plenty to keep you busy, student life doesn’t get much fuller than this!

Our ACM London Campus facilities include:

A variety of Analogue and Digital recording environments.

The Apple Mac Creativity Labs - Rooms packed full of the latest equipment.

A demo theatre for on-campus performances.

Rehearsal Pods for private use and collaboration.

A fully equipped technical services hatch for equipment loans and advice.

A dedicated study space for research and private study.

London


ACM Birmingham can be found in the city’s Jewellery Quarter, which English Heritage calls “a national treasure”. Steeped in rich musical history, bands as diverse as Editors, Black Sabbath, Duran Duran, The Streets, and Judas Priest – as well as Led Zeppelin vocalist Robert Plant, and drummer John Bonham – all hail from Birmingham, which is also the second largest city in the UK. As the campus is located in the city centre, students of ACM Birmingham are never short of things to do. Birmingham is renowned for its incredible performance venues, and we have relationships with many of them. As ACM’s newest campus, it has a very boutique vibe. It’s currently home to approximately 200 students, and we can’t wait to follow the success of our Birmingham graduates in the years ahead.

Our ACM Birmingham Campus facilities include:

The SSL Duality Studio - One of our start of the art recording studios on campus.

The Apple Mac Creativity Labs - Rooms packed full of the latest equipment.

A demo theatre for on-campus performances.

A fully equipped technical services hatch for equipment loans and advice.

Rehearsal facilities.

Birmingham


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You’ll Access All Areas, right from the get-go

As industry innovators and pioneers of creative industries education, we are extremely proud to present our one-of-a-kind Access All Areas Pass. The AAA pass allows you to behave as if you were already a student at ACM, even before you officially join us. Your AAA Pass is a physical pass that works using contactless and QR technologies – and you can use it alongside our mobile app, which is called myACM. Together, the AAA Pass and myACM put ACM at your fingertips from the moment you first apply, throwing the doors wide open to ACM’s tutors, staff, and facilities up to a year before you even officially start studying with us. As a result, by the time your first term begins, you’ll already know so much more about ACM – and vice versa, we’ll already know so much more about you.

With your Access All Areas Pass in hand, you can join our on-campus industry masterclasses either in person or through our online live streams; book performance spaces and recording studios; benefit from academic tutorials in person or online; access professional development advice from our Industry Link team, and even visit us for immersive learning opportunities at all of our campuses and Europe’s largest recording complex, Metropolis Studios.

Apply for an ACM course online to get yours. www.acm.ac.uk/courses


You’ll get the full University experienceIf you’re thinking about the social side of going to College or University, then you should know that ACM offers a full experience that you’re bound to love. From keeping you busy with music, gaming and other creative activities during the evenings and weekends, to clubs and societies that cover a whole range of other subject matter, from football to LGBTQ+, there’s plenty to occupy you.

We’re also here to help with a range of other matters that affect students. If you’re thinking of relocating to study at ACM, for instance, we can assist you with finding accommodation in a variety of students halls or shared house settings. We put on regular accommodation networking events so that our students can meet their perfect housemates of the future.

Email [email protected] for more information.


You’ll celebrate your achievements at Graduation

Graduation marks that special moment we’re working towards, when a course turns into a career. The future ahead is bright and exciting, overflowing with an endless wealth of possibilities. Graduation is also the perfect time to look back at the past, and everything that led to this landmark life experience. The passion-driven decisions that propelled an aspiring musician towards the achievement of a lifelong dream. The dedicated, committed focus that naturally comes when you’re immersed in something you love. The deep, satisfying sense of joy and excitement you feel when you level-up and everyone around you takes notice. ACM graduates look back at all of the above and much more, and can also look forward with total confidence. Our Degree graduation celebrations have featured speeches from industry luminaries like Beyoncé’s songwriter Carla-Marie Williams, Sarah Brown of Simple Minds and Eddie Thrower from Lower Than Atlantis. Many ACM students also performed live on stage during the event. Diploma students also have an end of programme yearbook event to celebrate their time at ACM, with over 75% of Diploma students returning to ACM for their Degree studies.

Our campuses may be smaller than the average College or University, but we certainly know a thing or two about throwing an afterparty.


Independent HE (IHE) is the national representative body for independent providers of higher education, professional training, and pathways in the UK, and we are proud to have won awards for our work in the following areas:

The Course Innovation Award for Design/Delivery was presented to ACM for our pioneering curriculum frameworks, which allow you to mix specialist music and creative industries education within your chosen discipline alongside your other interests.

The Technology for Learning Award was presented to ACM for the way in which we help kick-start a learner’s journey from the get-go. You don’t have to wait until September, when you actually are a student at ACM, to start learning with us. Our app, QR, contactless and ACM VIP technologies allow you to behave as if you are a student at ACM right now.

You’ll receive the award-winning education you deserve

The Outstanding Support for Student Learning Award was presented to ACM by IHE for our forward-thinking, innovative approach to student experience in areas such as Accommodation, Disability, Learning Support, Counselling and Wellbeing. We want our students to live happy lives, and our Student Services teams help make this aspiration a reality.

The Industry Partnership of the Year Award was presented to ACM for our strong partnerships with creative industries, recognising excellence in delivering industry-focused provision and our learning-by-doing ethos. ACM's dedicated Industry Link team is here to provide a multitude of professional opportunities to you, not only during your time as an ACM student, but long after you've graduated.


1. Apply to study at ACMSimply head to www.acm.ac.uk/apply-now and submit an online application.

If you’re not sure about which course is for you yet, then why not ask to speak to one of our Applicant Advisors?

2. Audition / Interview with usEvery applicant to ACM is assessed by way of an audition / interview. Your audition / interview will be an enjoyable experience so you should not feel at all nervous. The candidates you are applying alongside are just like you and we are most certainly not looking for perfection. In fact, perfection, especially in the arts, is something that you are always on the road towards but will never achieve as your own standards grow with you, so don’t set yourself that impossible bar, now. Instead, rest assured that we are looking for those people with passion and potential. We’re looking for diamonds in the rough. We’re looking for people who are ready to learn.

If you’re a musician who needs to brush up on your sight reading, that’s ok. We’ll give you support with that. Or maybe you’re a future business exec who gets nervous about presentations? That’s ok, too. We’ll give you coaching to make it better. We’ll go above and beyond in our efforts to widen participation in every way possible, for as long as you show strength of character and commitment to your studies.

Through the process, you’ll meet current and prospective students, experience what learning in our unique environment is like with our world-class lecturers and, depending on your chosen study discipline, you will either be asked to perform a musical piece, play us some of your best work and/or speak to us about your career aspirations.

Remember, we want to know you, your history, and all of your ambitions for the future so that we can help join those dots between where you are now, and where you one day want to be, out there in industry.

Auditioning/Interviewing with us is also a great way to see our campuses. You can always visit us for a Campus tour or Open Day too, of course. More information about those is at acm.ac.uk/open-days

We’ll provide full information to you at the time of booking your audition / interview timeslot.

3. Join our Instagram ChannelFollow us at @acm_uk

4. Check out our Scholarships!ACM is also pleased to offer a range of prestigious scholarships. Each one of our scholarships is worth up to £27,000 and rewards academic, technical, creative and/or entrepreneurial excellence in our students’ application to study at ACM. Find out more by heading to www.acm.ac.uk/scholarships

5. Reach out if you need usWe’re standing by 7 days per week to take your calls, emails and WhatsApp messages, in order to answer any questions you have about studying with ACM.

You can Call or WhatsApp us on 01483 500 800. Or, email [email protected] and a member of our team will get back to you.

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