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Music

Whether you're looking to sing or play, or discover incredible live music, NTU Arts has lots to offer. Join a group or ensemble, use the spaces and instruments in our Music Centre, or check out our line-up of gigs and concerts across the year.

Start making music

It doesn't matter if you're an absolute beginner or an expert musician – we've got it all.

Our Music Centre is the hub of NTU's music-making community and regularly showcases performance opportunities, national competitions and international tours.

Take a look at our what's on pages for upcoming concerts and gigs.

And don't forget Nottingham Trent Students' Union (NTSU) has creative societies to get involved in, too.

Ensembles and groups

Take a look at the vocal and instrumental groups – and our Band Programme – that we offer for students, staff and community members.

Practice spaces and instruments

Our Music Centre on City Campus offers bookable practice and rehearsal space for students and staff, plus instruments to use and hire.

Music scholarships and tuition

We offer scholarships and expert vocal and instrumental tuition to inspire you to push your abilities further.

Societies

From K-Pop to knitting, belly dance to bowling - with over 100 societies you’ll be spoilt for choice when deciding what to get involved in here at NTU.

Discover live music on campus

If experiencing live music is your scene, there are lots of public gigs, concerts and performances that take place on and around campus.

Touring events and collaborations are held regularly in collaboration with BBC Introducing East Midlands and Rough Trade.

Support and celebrate local talent in performances from NTU Arts' music programme.

You can also head to our live entertainment venue Metronome, or check out what's happening in The Level at NTSU.

What's on

From concerts and exhibitions to writing masterclasses, discover the latest events and activities with NTU Arts — NTU’s extracurricular and public arts programme.

Metronome – our live entertainment venue

Discover the latest music, comedy and spoken word at Metronome.

Live Music at NTSU

Find out what music events are coming up at Nottingham Trent Students' Union.

Discover live music in Nottingham

The Nottingham music scene is diverse and bursting with venues to rival all the major cities in the UK – it's no wonder it's one of the best places to discover and enjoy live music.

From rock and pop to classical and jazz, here are some recommendations to get you started.