BA (Hons) Music Production

Award: Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree
Duration: 3 years, full time
Start Date: September 2010
Fees: £3290
UCAS Code Sep 10: WJ39 (Campus Code: T)
Institution Code: C30
Applications should be submitted via UCAS

Please note that we are no longer accepting applications for September 2010.

• For more information call Sarah on +44 (0)161 237 7570.

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Key Features

• Become a music producer, sound engineer or sound designer
• Learn to create, record, mix and produce music
• Unrivalled practical experience in the UK’s best training studios
• Training in Logic & Pro Tools
• Record bands live and in the studio
• Create music for visual media including film, TV, commercials and games

Overview

The music production degree combines creativity with technology. As a student you’ll use the best audio training studios in the UK to develop industry-specific skills in the fields of studio recording, sound engineering, live recording, sound design, computer music production and audio visual work.

You’ll record bands, create music for film, learn to mix creatively, explore video production, record live and on location, and get to grips with the business and law of music and media.

As with all Futureworks courses, you’ll spend a large amount of time in our world-class studios, using industry-standard mixing desks, microphones, outboard equipment and software. Upon graduation you will achieve not only a recognised degree qualification, but also professional training in Digidesign Pro Tools and Apple Logic Pro.

The music production degree course is internationally recognised and widely sought after by all sectors of the music industry. Your show reel will demonstrate your technical, artistic and professional abilities giving you the cutting edge needed to gain employment in this exciting and varied industry.

Course Content

• Creative Production Skills
• Recording techniques
• Sequencing
• Sampling
• Acoustics
• Sound Processing
• Sound and Vision for Installation
• Critical Listening
• Project development and leadership
• Professional Practice
• Research skills

Learning Environment

Course delivery is modular, with 6 modules studied per year. The majority (75%) of the programme delivery is practical and students will have around 9 hours contact per week. It is expected that for a significant amount of time outside of those contact hours you will be engaged in self-guided study, either within a studio environment or undertaking contextual research.

Futureworks incorprates 6 state of the art recording studios, music production suites and post-production suites, along with a sophisticated 20-seat teaching lab. Included are a Neve VR Legend mixing console, SSL AWS 900, 3 Digidesign ICON suites, top-level monitoring and a range of industry specification microphones. All studios have been designed by Harris Grant Associates for the perfect sound and contain both Pro Tools HD3 and hand-picked outboard gear. Click here to view our facilities

Assessment

The majority of your coursework is assessed through practical submissions and written work in the form of supporting documentation and essays. We also use viva voces, seminars and tutorials as methods of formative and summative assessment and feedback for the work you produce.

Careers

The transferable skills gained through the music production courseallow graduates to move into a variety of careers and be well equipped for work within the creative industries. Specialist skills and knowledge will allow employment to be found within music recording and post-production, live sound reinforcement, TV studios, small production companies, sound design for the web and multimedia, community arts projects and within the education sector.

Entry Requirements

Specific entry requirements for this course are:

• 200 UCAS Points and an Audition

We expect all applicants to have a proven interest in music and music production and perhaps the performing arts in a wider context. Knowledge of the basic use of computers (either Mac or PC platform) and music/audio software will be helpful, but it is not essential for you be expert in these areas before starting the course. More important is a proven interest in music making, sound recording and design and its associated technologies. A willingness to explore new ideas is important alongside creativity and a positive attitude to study.

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