Experimental Music MA/MMus

Brunel University

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In Uxbridge

higher than £ 9000

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    Uxbridge

  • Duration

    1 Year

  • Start date

    September

Brunel University London's MA/MMus Experimental Music is the UK's first master's programme in Experimental Music and offers you the opportunity to develop your own programme of study, based around your particular interests in contemporary music-making.

As a postgraduate student of MA/MMus Experimental Music you will be able to take advantage of the presence of the professional musicians who form Brunel University London’s tutoring staff, ensembles-in-residence and other musicians within Music at Brunel’s postgraduate community in your practice-based work.

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Location

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Uxbridge (Middlesex)
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Kingston Lane, UB8 3PH

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SeptemberEnrolment now open

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Subjects

  • Project
  • Music
  • Experimental music
  • Musicology
  • Performance
  • Sound editing
  • Music Technology
  • Music Industry
  • Music Production
  • Music Theory

Course programme

Course Content

Typical modules available on MA/MMus Experimental Music are:

Locating Practice (30 credits)
 An investigation of the theoretical and technical bases, and the contemporary context, of your individual practice as a composer, improviser, musicologist, performer or sonic artist.

Experimental Music Techniques (30 credits)
 You will study techniques in composition, improvisation, musicology, performance or sonic arts within your own creative and/or critical practice.

Experimental Music Portfolio (30 credits)
A series of student-directed short projects, developing creative and/or critical ideas which will form the basis for your master's Major Project.

Major Project (90 credits)
A practical project will lead to you being awarded the degree of MMusa dissertation to the award of MA.

Dissertation (90 credits)

Additional information

Special Features The MA/MMus Experimental Music programme is delivered by a  which includes composer and improviser Jennifer Walshe, sound artist Carl Faia, composer and writer Christopher Fox, and pianist Sarah Nicolls.

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