Music BA
Course
In Uxbridge
Description
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Type
Course
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Location
Uxbridge
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Start date
September
NSS results show Music at Brunel as the 2nd best university in the country for overall satisfaction in Music. This programme is designed for students who wish to focus on the academic study of music,
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Subjects
- Improvisation
- Jazz
- Composition
- Project
- University
- Sound Recording
- Sound
- Performance
- Music
- Musicology
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. All music students take the same modules in Year 1 (Performance I can be taken in a variety of ways and does not necessarily require a solo performance).
In Years 2 and 3 you will have a wide range of optional modules to choose from - some 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 any related topic of particular interest to you.
The BA consists of both compulsory and optional modules, a typical selection can be found below. Modules can vary from year to year, but these offer a good idea of what we teach.
Year 1
Compulsory
Musicianship
Materials of Music
Musicology I: Histories, Forms and Structures
Sound Recording and Sonic Arts
Composition I
Performance I
Level 2
Compulsory
Musicology II: Genres
Optional
Composition II
Performance II (Classical or Experimental)
Performance II (Popular Music or Jazz)
Sonic Arts II
Conducting and Realisation
Instrumentation and Orchestration
Music and Perception
Popular Music Studies
Stylistic Improvisation
Free Improvisation
Jazz and Pop Arranging
Professional Development
Level 3
Compulsory
Musicology III: Towards the New Music
Special Project
Level 3
Optional
Composition III
Performance III (Classical or Experimental)
Performance III (Popular Music or Jazz)
Sonic Arts III
Conducting and Realisation
Instrumentation and Orchestration
Music and Perception
Popular Music Studies
Stylistic Improvisation
Free Improvisation
Jazz and Pop Arranging
Professional Development
Psychogeography
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Additional information
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 Nicolls and the jazz musician Frank Griffit
Music BA