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BA (Hons) Music Production
Award: Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree
Duration: 3 years, full time
Start Date: September 2008
Fees: £3145
UCAS Code: WJ39 (Campus Code: T)
Overview
The Music Production programme has been created to develop the practical
skills and knowledge required to work in the dynamic area of music production
and technology.
This comprehensive course combines creativity and technology, allowing students to use the recording studios and computer technologies as tools within music composition and production across a range of genres, and for a range of uses (including film, television, games, multi-platform content and of course the music industry itself).
Innovation is at the core of the course, we encourage students to develop techniques and skills that are new and challenging and ideas that encourage collaboration with other areas of the creative and digital industries.
The course will appeal to students from a variety of musical backgrounds, such as instrumentalists, vocalists and group musicians looking to broaden their knowledge and skills base alongside those with ‘non-traditional’ musical skills and experience, such as programming, sequencing, home recording, mixing, dj-ing, turntablism and non-Western music.
Access to Futureworks' sophisticated studios and production equipment allows students the freedom to develop their creative abilities into areas of personal relevance, in an environment that encourages the utmost creativity.
Your practical production work will be innovative and underpinned by the level of knowledge, analysis and evaluation expected of an honours graduate.
Key Features
• Fuses art and technology – the studio becomes a creative instrument
• Practical study using high specification equipment in a professional environment
• Official Logic Pro & Pro Tools training embedded
• Encourages innovation and collaboration with other digital media
• Emphasis on project-building and industry relevance in year 3
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 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 this course of study allow 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.
This course is subject to validation
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