BA (Hons) Music Performance Management
Bachelor's degree
In High Wycombe
Description
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Bachelor's degree
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Location
High wycombe
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Duration
3 Years
This programme trains music performers to manage themselves. Whether you’re a musician, singer, songwriter, rapper, producer, beat-maker or DJ, you’ll learn how to develop and manage yourself as a brand and business as well as gaining a broad understanding of the operations of the current Music industry.
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About this course
By the time you finish this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge needed for a successful career in the music industry. You’ll have gained an insight into the various aspects of the business and be able to professionally manage yourself as a musician and performer which is especially important now as record labels and music business executives expect artists to develop their careers before they become involved.
Music management graduates have found employment in a wide range of areas including commercial and public radio, record labels, artist management companies, royalty collection, venue management, festivals and events. Alternatively, you may choose to further your studies at postgraduate level.
A typical offer will be a UCAS Tariff score of 80. A minimum of two full A-levels (or equivalent) is required. Every application is considered on an individual basis.
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Subjects
- Professional
- Music Cultures
- Marketing Principles
- Music Publishing
- Audio Production
- Research methods
- Dissertation
- Performance Management
- Practical
- Analytical
Course programme
This module map provides a list of the modules that make up your course.
Each module is worth a specified number of credits (typically either 15 or 30 credits for undergraduate courses). Compulsory (or ‘core’) modules cover key subject knowledge, while ‘option’ modules enable you to develop your own interests. For a full-time course you must take modules worth a total of 120 credits at each level of the course. The number of option modules you can take depends on the number of compulsory modules at each level. You can find more information about how your course is structured via the Academic Advice pages.
Our teaching is informed by research and employer requirements, and modules change periodically to reflect developments in the subject area. In addition, where we have insufficient numbers of students interested in an option module, this may not be offered. If an option module does not run, we will advise you as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative module.
The modules available on this course are as follows:
Year 1 Modules- DIY: A Plan for Success
- Professional Performance Context
- Music Cultures and Marketing Principles
- Introduction to Recording and Pro-Tools
- Music Publishing
- Professional Performance Practice
- Audio Production Techniques: Studio
- The Music Entrepreneur
- e-Commerce for the Music Industry
- Research Methods
- A&R
- Dissertation
- Production Company Project
- Professional Performance Management
Additional information
Full Time Home and EU, February 2020: £9,250 per year
Full Time International, February 2020: £12,000 per year
BA (Hons) Music Performance Management