Music and Technology BA (Hons)

Students take 60 credits in compulsory modules and four optional modules.

• Sound, Recording and Production (MUSI108) Level 1 Credit level 15 Semester Second Semester Exam:Coursework weighting 0:100 Aims

• To introduce students to the fundamentals of acoustics, microphones and recording and production techniques in a professional studio.

• ​To enable students to use a digital recording studio effectively

• ​To develop the students individual and group work skills within the studio environment

• Learning Outcomes ​ Students will be able to use a modern digital recording studio effectively to an intermediate level​

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  Students will understand the basics of acoustic and sound propagation

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  Students will be able to work effectively in a group setting​
• Introduction To Logic Pro (MUSI109) Level 1 Credit level 15 Semester First Semester Exam:Coursework weighting 0:100 Aims
• ​​To introduce students to MIDI sequencing and to consolidate their technical knowledge and skills, bringing them to an internediate level, through the use of Logic Pro software

• ​To enable students to compose music to digital video clips ​

• ​To enable students to compose electronic music in a given style ​

• ​To introduce students to software synthesis parameters and signal processing using a digital audio workstation ​

• ​To introduce students to optimal mixing and routing procedures in a DAW ​

• Learning Outcomes ​​​​Proficiency to an intermediate level in the use Logic Pro software for composing and editing MIDI sequenced music
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  ​The ability to transfer a sequenced composition to an audio CD or MP3 file ​

  ​The ability to successfully compose music for digital video and render it to a Quicktime movie file ​

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  ​To be able students to analyse a piece of popular electronic music in terms of structure, texture, instrumentation and technical resources ​

  ​The ability to correctly use the mixing facilities in Logic Studio ​

  Gain an enhanced understanding of software synthesis parameters ​

• Classical Practical Study 1 (MUSI102) Level 1 Credit level 15 Semester Whole Session Exam:Coursework weighting 0:100 Aims

• To further develop standard of practical performance

  To develop self-awareness and self-reflection in relation to performance

• ​To expand knowledge of repertory

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• ​To enable to develop a greater awareness of performance practice

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• To develop self-awareness and self-reflection in relation to performance​
• Learning Outcomes ​​​​​​​​

  On successful completion of this module students should be able:

  To perform a short recital to a standard appropriate to the level (ABRSM Grade 8)

  ​To perform with a sound technique

  
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  To think critically about concepts and methods of practice​
• Popular Practical Study 1 (MUSI104) Level 1 Credit level 15 Semester Whole Session Exam:Coursework weighting 0:100 Aims

• To enable students to develop group rehearsal skills

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  To enable students to develop group performance skills

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  To enable students to improve their individual instrumental or vocal technique, focussing on the ability to perform with confidence and fluency​
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  To help students to gain a greater awareness of the issues that support the performance of popular music

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• Learning Outcomes

  Students will develop communication and interpretative skills through the rehearsal of popular music

  Students will develop their communication and performance skills through the live performance of popular music
  
  Students will be given the opportunity to study, practice, learn and develop their individual instrumental and/or vocal skills
  

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  Students will develop their teamwork skills in their groups, to formulate, organise, prepare and deliver a short performance​​​

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• Composition and Orchestration 1 (MUSI106) Level 1 Credit level 15 Semester Second Semester Exam:Coursework weighting 15:85 Aims

• To gain greater awareness of formal considerations to provide experience in handling small-scale musical form

• ​ To develop self-critical skills

• ​ To develop accuracy and fluency in notation

• ​ To introduce students to the origins and historical development of counterpoint

• ​ To gain basic awareness of a range of 20th/21st-century styles, languages and approaches

• Learning Outcomes

  Learning to use the Sibelius notation software at a beginning level

  To demonstrate competency in notation, to assist with their own completed compositions ​

  ​ To demonstrate skills in the transformation and manipulation of musical data

  To engage with aesthetic aspects of music composition​

• Critical Approaches 1: Music and Culture (MUSI120) Level 1 Credit level 15 Semester First Semester Exam:Coursework weighting 25:75 Aims To introduce students to the breadth and scope of the study of music at university, and to key issues in such study
  To introduce students to key issues and concepts used in the study of music in relation to culture, as a part of culture, and as a culture in itself
  To develop core information literacy skills required for the study of music at university
  To provide a foundation for further study of music and culture at Levels To provide a foundation for further study of music and culture at Levels To provide a foundation for further study of music and culture at Levels Five and and Six.
  Learning Outcomes Demonstrate baseline skills in referencing and citation
  

  Locate and identify relevant sources for the critical study of music

  Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of key issues in and theories relevant to the critical study of music

  Demonstrate a critical approach to, and an understanding of, the intersection between issues and/or theories, and musical repertoires, cultures or practices, demonstrating independence of thought.
• Topics In Classical Music History (MUSI130) Level 1 Credit level 15 Semester First Semester Exam:Coursework weighting 50:50 Aims
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  to examine the development of Western classical music between 1600 and 1900​

• to introduce key composers and representative works from the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods

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  to consider the musical, historical and intellectual contexts that informed the changes of musical styles​
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  to explain the main lines of development with reference to tonality, instrumentation, structure etc

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  ​ to differentiate between the styles of representative composers using appropriate musical vocabulary

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  to evaluate the main reasons for the changes in musical style during this period

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  to engage with and critically evaluate primary and secondary sources, to discuss relevant material and ideas, and to prepare well-organised and well-researched written work.​​​
• Popular Music Studies 1 (MUSI140) Level 1 Credit level 15 Semester First Semester Exam:Coursework weighting 50:50 Aims ​- To provide an overview of the development of Anglo-American popular music from the mid-twentieth century onwards. - To examine specific stylistic developments and movements in the period covered by the module.​ - To introduce general issues and critical perspectives within the field of popular music studies. ​​​​​​​​ - To...