Composition

Studying Composition at Bath Spa University you’ll develop your skills as a composer and deepen your understanding of current new music contexts, both artistically and professionally.

Through weekly seminars and tutorials, supported by workshops with musicians, you’ll work on your creative and technical skills, commenting critically on your own and others’ work. We set this against a wider consideration of current music and developments in contemporary musical thought by looking at new work.

You’ll graduate as a skilled composer with a deep understanding of contemporary music context. You’ll develop creative and technical skills, throughout the course, alongside the ability to think critically about composition.

You’ll have opportunities to collaborate with other creative artists, such as choreographers, filmmakers, and theatre practitioners through joint projects and seminar discussion. These developments in your creative practice are supported by practical consideration of your professional and academic skills.

Develop your music in a creative arts community, hear it played, and understand it critically.

Develop your unique compositional voice through working with experienced composers and creative practitioners
Hear your music played by professional musicians and fellow students
Professionalise your work and understand current contexts for new music