BMus (Hons) Music Composition with Foundation Year

University of West London

Foundation degree

In City of London

£ 9,250 + VAT

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Description

  • Type

    Foundation degree

  • Location

    City of london

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary
88% of students on our music courses said they 'would recommend their course to others' in the National Student Survey 2016.

Composition at the London College of Music draws on a wide range of cultural influences, not ignoring the challenges of the avant garde or, by contrast, the commercial demands of writing for media.

Professor Francis Pott, Head of Composition, is an internationally celebrated composer, known for such masterpieces as The Cloud of Unknowing.
The department runs a composers' workshop series, in which you will have the opportunity to meet leading composers. In recent semesters, Michael Finnissy, Judith Weir, Augusta Read Thomas, Simon Holt, Param Vir, Philip Grange, Bryn Harrison and many others have attended these workshops, along with major film composers such as John Cameron, and virtuoso performers demonstrating their instruments. Members of staff include producer/composer Paul Borg and celebrity arranger and producer Pip Williams, who also contribute to the series.
BMus Composition is a three year course in which you can specialise in score-based composition - while also taking modules with Performance and Music Technology students.

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Location

Start date

City of London (London)
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St Mary's Rd, W5 5RF

Start date

On request

About this course

Entry requirements
72 UCAS tariff points at level 3 or equivalent, which would normally include at least two subject areas including Music or a related subject area, A level music (or equivalent) plus Maths and English grade A*-C.
Grade 8 standard on the first study instrument or voice is desired plus sight reading ability at Grade 5 or 6 and theory at Grade 5.
International students need to meet our English language requirement at either IELTS at 6.0 or above and a minimum of 5.5 for each of the 4 individual components (Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening).

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Subjects

  • Staff
  • Music Technology
  • Composition
  • Music Management
  • Technology
  • Music

Course programme

Course detail
Course overview

This course provides aspiring composers with the opportunity to take command of the widest range of techniques from the traditional right through to those of the avant garde and helps the development of individual and original styles in concert composition, jazz and popular music. Studying composition at LCM encourages professionalism underpinned by strong musicianship skills.

This course also encourages links with both music technology and music management departments in order to offer comprehensive and meaningful insight into the world of composition and its relevance to the performance aspect of the industry. The course is also available in combination with both Music Technology and Music Management modules. Internationally acclaimed composers are on the staff to support your studies, with many leading composers at the height of their creative careers visiting on a regular basis to give Composers' Workshops.

All rehearsals and performance work will happen in the workshop time with no requirement for students to book performance/practice studios. However, there will be access to the labs and the need for basic audio kit to use in the practical workshops.

Modules
Foundation Year (Level 3)
Critical Thinking and Academic Performance
Personalised Learning
Performance Studies A and B
Introduction to General Musicianship A and B
Discovering Music
Music Project
Year One (Level 4)
Composition
Harmony and Counterpoint
Music Analysis
Music History A – 1600-1900
Methods and Materials.
Year Two (Level 5)
Composition
History B (20th/21st Century Music)
Orchestration and Arranging.
Optional modules:
Creative Sound
Fugal Composition and Analysis
Jazz Studies
Music and Enterprise
Advanced DAW and Mixing.
Year Three (Level 6)
Advanced Orchestration and Arranging
Composition.
Optional modules:
Experimental Sound
Independent Research Project
Music Education Workshop
Music Management.

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