Modern music degrees strike a chord with students

You were in a band at school. You'd love a career in music. You're allergic to Mozart. Considered a degree in modern music?Katy B, the Kooks and James Blake may sound pretty different, but they do have one thing in common: they all studied modern music at university.Despite the widely held assumption that rockers are a bunch of sporadically inspired layabouts and pop stars are pre-packaged dancing queens, a surprising number of musicians on the world stage found fame by keeping their heads down,...

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