Music BA(Hons)
Bachelor's degree
In Falmouth
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Falmouth
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Duration
3 Years
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Start date
Different dates available
Cover a range of musical styles including avant garde, classical, jazz, folk, blues and rock to develop a broad understanding of music.
Play regularly in ensembles, including vocal groups, laptop orchestras and Taiko drumming.
Benefit from guest speaker artists and ensembles; recent visitors include Graham Fitkin (composer), Kenny Werner (piano), Kevos (ensemble) and Adrian Utley (Portishead).
Do a three-month placement or internship in your third year that can take any form, from shadowing a professional composer to working with a London orchestra.
Take advantage of our prestigious international exchange partners including Sarah Lawrence College NYC, La Salle, Nagoya University, Griffith University and Helsinki Metropolia University.
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About this course
The focus will be on your practice and you’ll push stylistic and technological boundaries while developing your work and carving out your musical identity. You can choose to specialise in performance, music pedagogy, sound art or musicology, or work in a mixture of these disciplines.
With creativity and artistic exploration at the centre of your experience, you’ll research new ideas and cross stylistic borders in our supportive environment.
Our students have gone on to work with Elvis Costello, Madonna, Mark Ronson and the Philharmonic Orchestra.
104 - 120 UCAS points, primarily from Level 3 qualifications like A-levels, a BTEC Extended Diploma or a Foundation Diploma.
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Subjects
- Music
- Composition
- Analysing
- Musicology
- Music Technology
- Music Industry
- Musical Theatre
- Music Production
- Music Theory
- Music History
- Music Video
- Music Management
Course programme
Analysing and exploring the basics of music-making, you’ll study performance, critical listening, composition, recording, theory and notation.
Modules
- Audio Cultures and Critical Theory
- Composition Studies: The Elements of Music
- Performance Studies: Self and Sound
- Core Music Practice
- Music Technologies
- Contemporary Techniques
You’ll choose from specialist modules like Film Music, Music Education, Studio Composition, and the Music Business. Other modules will explore the latest trends in the music scene, and the right career opportunities for you. There’ll also be opportunities to study abroad with one of our partner institutions.
Modules
- Creative Writing and Research in Virtual Music
- Music Innovations
- Professional Music Practice
- Applied Music
- Voice
- Timbre
- Supersonic
- The Working Musician: Reproduce; Arrange; Mutate
- The Hit Machine
- The Music Educator
- Music and Moving Image
You’ll begin by gaining professional experience with an off-campus project - anything from overseas community projects to working in a UK record label. When you return, you’ll work on self-devised projects, like writing an album, putting on a major performance, or composing a score.
Modules
- Specialist Practice in Context
- Dissertation
- Professional Portfolio
Additional information
Music BA(Hons)