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Welcome to Leeds Conservatoire
At Leeds Conservatoire, you won’t just study music and drama — you’ll live it. For over 60 years, we’ve nurtured creativity and innovation, helping performers, composers and producers shape their futures.
Whether you’re aiming for the stage, screen or studio, you’ll hone your craft, challenge conventions and find your unique sound and style.
With expert lecturers, industry connections and a vibrant creative community in the heart of Leeds, you’ll gain the skills and experience to build a lasting career.
It’s why more artists, creators and innovators choose Leeds Conservatoire.
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Undergraduate Music Degrees
Whether your passion is performance, songwriting, composition or production, you’ll be surrounded by tutors and peers who share your ambition. From jazz ensembles to contemporary pop, you’ll perform, record and innovate in world-class facilities.
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Undergraduate Drama Degrees
Step into professional-standard training that builds your confidence, skill and stage presence from day one. You’ll take part in productions, work with guest directors, and graduate ready for the stage and screen.
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Why study at Leeds Conservatoire?
- Real industry experience - Our tutors and visiting lecturers are active practitioners across the music, theatre and film industries.
- Perform from the start - You’ll have opportunities to work and perform on campus, around the city and beyond each year as part of your training or extra-curricular projects.
- Creative community - You’ll collaborate with inspirational performers, producers, writers, composers, directors, entrepreneurs and innovators right here on campus.
- City of culture - Leeds offers a thriving creative arts scene with world-renowned venues, festivals and events and is home to over 70,000 students across the city.
- Graduate success - Our music graduates have performed with the likes of Adele and Ed Sheeran, worked with Rihanna and have even won a Mercury Prize, while our drama graduates have performed on stages across the country and on the West End.
How to apply for an Undergraduate Degree
To apply for a undergraduate degree at Leeds Conservatoire, you will use UCAS Conservatoires (for our Jazz and Classical courses) or UCAS.
You can apply now for a September 2026 start.
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With a thriving music scene, an abundance of events, an eclectic cultural calendar and an ever-growing food and drink sector, we can safely say that life in Leeds is never dull.
Read our guide to Leeds
