BA (Hons) Popular Music

Module: 4MU085

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Walsall Campus

This module develops core musicianship skills for professional performers through individual and small-group vocal or instrumental work, developing experience of repertoire, improvisation and interpretation.

Module: 4SW006

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Walsall Campus

This module aims to equip you with the skills and techniques relevant for your discipline in the processes of arranging, reconstructing and re-imagining musical works in a creative way to produce new and engaging material. You will learn to analyse and adapt elements of musical structure, dynamic, and form, and to communicate creative decisions clearly and effectively to others.

Module: 4SW004

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Walsall Campus

In this module you will learn about the use of DAW software in the context of music creation. You will learn how to: use DAW software to record and edit audio; use and manipulate audio loops; programme MIDI; use soft synths; and create a basic mix using standard plug-ins.

Module: 4MU015

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Walsall Campus

In this module you will have the opportunity to demonstrate a knowledge of preparing and presenting solo and group performances for an audience in a live setting. The module focuses on your instrumental/vocal technique and your ability to work with others alongside the development of solo repertoire.

Module: 4DR019

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Optional

Locations: Walsall Campus

During this module you will have the opportunity to engage with sources and texts, developing ideas arising from the material and designing for production. You will engage with a wide variety of methods to help you interpret texts and realise their potential for developing creative and innovative designs.

Module: 4MU083

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Optional

Locations: Walsall Campus

This module develops your understanding of the history of the musical, and explores how that history gets told. We will think about who gets to be part of the story and ask if the story needs changing. We consider the contributions of many groups who have developed the form we know today: we explore the work of key Black, Jewish, women and LGBTQ+ creative practitioners whose work has sometimes been overlooked in histories of the form. We interpret the cultural and social contexts that shape these processes, through practical workshops and seminar discussions. We will explore how the history of the musical might shape its future. The module will improve your knowledge of repertoire (songs and practices) and musicals.

Module: 4MU078

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Optional

Locations: Walsall Campus

This module focuses on developing your understanding of policies and procedures such as the promotion of equality, diversity and inclusion in teaching, safeguarding legislation and keeping children and young people safe in education . The module will help you to understand child development so that you can promote positive behaviour or manage challenging and inappropriate behaviour in the classroom. Lesson planning and micro-teaching activities will give you the opportunity to gain some classroom experience through micro-teaching exercises. Reflective tasks and professional discussions will help you to explore how you can develop creativity within your teaching practice and subject discipline.

Module: 4MU018

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Optional

Locations: Walsall Campus

This module provides a practical overview of live sound and lighting for performance. It covers the fundamentals of live sound engineering, including an understanding of the components of a live sound system and how they can best be set up and operated for a live gig. The module will also prepare you to design and operate a lighting rig, with the opportunity to set up and run a variety of equipment.

Module: 4MU010

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Optional

Locations: Walsall Campus

This module will develop your skills and knowledge through an exploration of the rudiments of music theory. This will provide a firm foundation for understanding, analysing, creating and performing music.

Module: 4MU086

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Optional

Locations: Walsall Campus

This module will enable you to develop your understanding of key lyric writing and structural techniques and then apply these skills in the development of original songwriting work.

Module: 4MU088

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Optional

Locations: Walsall Campus

This module introduces you to the music and instruments of other cultures. Your contribution to the weekly rehearsal process is a core element of this module. Through weekly performance activities and seminars, you will explore issues of cultural identity and performance context. The module will also consider the ways in which these instruments are used in Western society.

Module: 4MU013

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Optional

Locations: Walsall Campus

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