Composition BMus
Course
In Uxbridge
Description
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Type
Course
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Location
Uxbridge
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Start date
September
About the Course NSS results show Music at Brunel as the 2nd best university in the country for overall satisfaction in Music. This programme is aimed at students who wish to study musical composition to an advanced level. It provides a
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Subjects
- Improvisation
- University
- Musical
- Sound Recording
- Musicology
- Materials
- Sound
- Composition
- Project
- Music
Course programme
The degree course is modular. Modules are worth 20 or 40 credits and you must complete 120 credits for each year of your degree programme.
In years 2 and 3 you will have a wide range of optional modules to choose fromsome of these topics can be taken at either Level 2 or Level 3. The final year project requires you to carry out in-depth research on a topic of particular interest to you - many composition students choose a composition project for this.
Level 1CompulsoryComposition I
Materials of Music
Sound Recording and Sonic Arts
CompulsoryComposition II
Performance II (Classical or Experimental)
Sonic Arts II
Instrumentation and Orchestration
Popular Music Studies
Free Improvisation
Professional Development
Level 3
Special Project
Musicology III: towards the new music
Performance III (Popular Music or Jazz)
Conducting and Realisation
Music and Perception
Stylistic Improvisation
Jazz and Pop Arranging
Additional information
Special Features
- Facilities include a computer suite fully equipped for sound design and notation, studios for individual work, individual practice rooms and larger spaces for group rehearsals.
- There is a vibrant student performance culture on campus comprising several ensembles performing contemporary and classical music, improvisation, jazz, and live electronics.
- You will be part of a highly dynamic music department with a strong profile in the Greater London area. The University hosts weekly recitals and concerts, and our new Arts@Artaud series showcases new performance work by students, staff and visiting artists in the newly refurbished surroundings of the Antonin Artaud building.
Facts and Figures
Brunel has an unequalled concentration of contemporary music practitioners of national and international reputation, including the composers John Croft, Carl Faia, Christopher Fox, Harald Muenz, Colin Riley, Jennifer Walshe and Peter Wiegold, the pianist Sarah Kingdom, the jazz musician Frank Griffith,
Composition BMus
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