AMSonline are now working with the international guitar community of FRETMONKEY to offer online music qualifications. At the start of 2019, AMSonline had a suite of undergraduate and postgraduate music qualifications validated for supported distance-learning with the London College of Music (University of West London). This meant that …
Learning Under Lockdown – Coronavirus moves life online
Here’s how AMS Online can help. Coronavirus has begun to shake the UK – and indeed the world – in a way that was unimaginable even just one month ago. As we self-isolate, quarantine and social distance in the interest of our public health and collective well-being life …
AMS Online is back, open to applicants for January 2020 starts
Online music courses for flexible distance study. The Academy of Music and Sound’s online music teaching platform AMS Online is taking applicants for a January 2020 start, and encouraging those who already have industry experience, to fast-track to the final year of a BA. In January AMS Online …
Student Beth Goudie wins Songwriting Prize at Academy of Music & Sound annual graduation awards
AMS Online student, Beth Goudie has won the Academy of Music and Sound Songwriting Award at the annual AMS Graduation Awards. The awards, which take place every year, are open to both AMS Online and AMS (Academy of music and Sound) UK students, and give out awards for Songwriting, …
Student gets offer to compose music for a William Friedkin film
A current student of AMS Online has recently been offered an exciting deal to compose music for a film by William Friedkin, the American “New Hollywood” director, best known for The French Connection and The Exorcist. Mik Davis, who is studying with AMS Online for a BA Hons …
Sounds of Students – Songwriting, arranging and composing with Suyog Sotang
This week on our semi-regular student interview series, I chat to Suyog Sotang, an AMS Online student based in Nepal, who has taken a route in music production as a result of studying a BA with us Online. He chats about the benefits of studying an English course …
Music, Mental Health and Creating a Safe-Space with Online Learning
It might seem like a paradox. The use of an online space as an area of solace and recuperation for those with mental health issues, when so much of the online world and modern technology has been criticized for contributing to today’s mental health crisis. However the reality …
13 different countries now have AMS Online Students
Since becoming a global music educator, we reflect on the diversifying effect of online study, and the benefits a flexible degree can have for working musicians or practitioners. We are now officially an internationally reaching resource – with students studying AMS Online courses in 13 countries including Nepal, …
Sounds of Students – Kiran Shahi, Rock, Jazz & Latin drummer based in Nepal
Each week we feature one of our current students or alumni, and chat to them about their AMS Online experience and the cool projects they’re getting on with alongside their degree. They tell us about their Online learning experience, how they work and perform alongside a degree, and …