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AAB-BBB, with an A or a B in Music, and excluding General Studies. Practical music and music technology will be counted as separate GCE A-Levels as long as theoretical music is offered, along with one other traditional academic subject. Applicants are expected to have gained or shown evidence of working towards grade 8 in one instrument, or voice, at the time of application. Consideration will be given to applicants who are not taking A-level music but have Grade 8 Practical and Grade 8 Theory and are studying appropriate Humanities subjects at A-level.

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Subjects

  • Music
  • Musicology
  • University
  • Performance

Course programme

Our undergraduate curriculum is strong in traditional skills, but also reflects contemporary developments in music and musicology. During your time here, you will explore aspects of music that you might not have had the chance to study before, including ethnomusicology, music aesthetics, film music, and the history of popular music.

Our flexible modular scheme of study allows you to develop new skills and discover new musical interests.Your first year is essentially a foundation year preparing you to take advantage of the creative and intellectual benefits of higher education. The second and final year courses are more advanced and you will focus on more specialist topics. To complement your academic study, you are actively encouraged to join the University Choir or Orchestra and other ensembles.

Each year is divided into an autumn and a spring semester, and has a modular structure. At the start of each year you will be given a more comprehensive guide containing further details on module aims, learning outcomes, methods of assessment, module syllabuses, and reading and listening lists. Your allocated personal tutors will be able to provide advice and guidance on module choices.

There are a number of compulsory modules that BMus students must complete in years 1 and 2 of the programme. For the 2016/17 academic year these are: Practical Musicianship I, Repertoire Studies, Elements of Tonal Music I, and Elements of Tonal Music II.

120 Music credits must be completed each academic year, and these must be selected from those offered
within the School. A selection of the modules currently available in Music is given below; these are subject to change each academic year as we continue to refine the programme.

Year one

The first year in music is essentially a foundation year preparing students to take advantage of the creative and intellectual benefits of higher education.

Core modulesModule titleModule codeCreditsElements of Tonal Music IIMU122720 creditsElements of Tonal Music IMU112520 creditsThe Full WorksMU112710 creditsPractical Musicianship IMU131410 creditsRepertoire StudiesMU131720 creditsOptional modules

Module titleModule codeCreditsComposition 1AMU110710 creditsComposition 1BMU120810 creditsFundamental AcousticsMU121710 creditsA HISTORY OF POPULAR MUSICMU122610 creditsETHNOMUSICOLOGY I: MUSIC IN HUMAN LIFEMU112410 creditsFrom Page To Stage: Dramaturgy in Musical TheatreMU123010 creditsYear two

The second and final year courses are more advanced and focus on more specialist topics, encouraging a greater level of concentration on areas of particular interest to you.

Optional modules

Module titleModule codeCreditsHarmonic Practice (1750-1900)MU211410 creditsContrapuntal Practice (1750-1900)MU222410 creditsComposition IIMU232020 creditsAnalysing 20th Century MusicMU215210 creditsStudio Techniques I : Midi and SynthesisersMU215310 creditsStudio Techniques I : Midi and SynthesisersMU226110 creditsPractical Musicianship I IMU235520 creditsMUSIC SOUNDED OUT: INTERPRETING ORAL AND RECORDED GENRES AND FORMSMU235620 creditsORCHESTRATIONMU216120 creditsTopics in Musicology 2AMU216220 creditsMUSIC AND IDEA: FROM ENLIGHTENMENT TO ROMANTICISMMU216320 creditsTopics in Musicology 2BMU227020 creditsETHNOMUSICOLOGY II: Music in Cross-Cultural PerspectiveMU227120 creditsJazz in the Modern WorldMU227320 creditsThe Business of Music IMU216410 creditsThe Business of Music IIMU227220 creditsFormal Functions in The Classical TraditionMU215720 creditsStudy Abroad 1MU241110 creditsStudy Abroad 2MU241210 creditsStudy Abroad 3MU241310 creditsStudy Abroad 5MU241420 creditsStudy Abroad 4MU241510 creditsStudy Abroad 6MU241620 creditsMusic Sounded Out: Interpreting Oral and Recorded Genres and FormsMU216510 creditsMusic and Idea: from Enlightenment to RomanticismMU216610 creditsReading Film SoundMU227410 creditsComposition IIMU218010 creditsYear three

The second and final year courses are more advanced and focus on more specialist topics, encouraging a greater level of concentration on areas of particular interest to you.

Optional modules

Module titleModule codeCreditsPractical Musicianship III (Ensemble)MU313710 creditsCase Studies in Performance PracticeMU315410 creditsFugueMU333020 creditsDissertationMU334030 creditsComposition IIIMU334130 creditsRecitalMU334230 creditsCase Studies in Performance PracticeMU315820 creditsPractical Musicianship IV (Performance)MU334420 creditsProject in Music AnalysisMU334330 creditsStudio Techniques II : Audio and Hard Disk RecordingMU316320 creditsStudio Techniques II: Audio and Hard Disk RecordingMU326720 creditsComposition IvMU334520 credits20th Century Contrapuntal PracticeMU316410 creditsProject in EthnomusicologyMU334630 creditsThe Birth of ModernismMU314910 creditsThe Birth of ModernismMU316520 creditsNotation and Editing of Early MusicMU327320 creditsWagner and Romantic OperaMU327410 creditsWagner and Romantic OperaMU327520 creditsTopics in Musicology 3AMU316610 creditsTopics in Musicology 3AMU316720 creditsTopics in Musicology 3BMU327610 creditsTopics in Musicology 3BMU327720 credits The University is committed to providing a wide range of module options where possible, but please be aware that whilst every effort is made to offer choice this may be limited in certain circumstances. This is due to the fact that some modules have limited numbers of places available, which are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, while others have minimum student numbers required before they will run, to ensure that an appropriate quality of education can be delivered; some modules require students to have already taken particular subjects, and others are core or required on the programme you are taking. Modules may also be limited due to timetable clashes, and although the University works to minimise disruption to choice, we advise you to seek advice from the relevant School on the module choices available.

Music (BMus)

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