Music (Composition) MMus

University of Surrey

Master

In Guildford

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Guildford

  • Duration

    1 Year

The Composition pathway of our MMus Music course is designed to develop your individual compositional style and technique through tutorial guidance and opportunities for performances, workshops and recordings.

Various stylistic and generic strands can be pursued individually or in combination, including jazz, music for screen and multimedia, contemporary music for the concert hall and computer sound design.

You will take two compulsory research training modules followed by a combination of composition-related options.

This course provides ideal preparation for future research at PhD level.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Guildford (Surrey)
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GU2 7XH

Start date

On request

About this course

Composers are artists, and silence is their canvas.

Our MMus in Music (Composition) is distinctive in its range of musicological, compositional and performance-based elements.

You will benefit from the diversity of our research strengths, our many ensemble performance opportunities and our expertise in a range of musical fields. These currently include contemporary music for the concert hall, popular music, film music, opera, acoustic, electronic and computer-generated music.

Academics within our Department of Music and graduates of this course are internationally recognised theorists and practitioners in a wide range of musical activity and areas of specialism.

A minimum of a 2:1 UK honours degree, or a recognised equivalent international qualification.

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Subjects

  • Options
  • Credit
  • Composition
  • Music
  • Programming
  • Studio
  • Techniques
  • Performance
  • SCREEN MUSIC
  • Music Technology

Course programme

Year 1

Module title
  • COMPOSITION A
  • COMPOSITIONAL PROGRAMMING A
  • CONDUCTING A
  • MUSIC PROJECT A
  • PERFORMANCE A
  • RESEARCH TRAINING FOR PRACTITIONERS A
  • STUDIO TECHNIQUES
  • TOPIC STUDY A
  • COMPOSITION B
  • COMPOSITION FOLIO
  • COMPOSITIONAL PROGRAMMING B
  • CONDUCTING B
  • DIGITAL IMPROVISATION 2
  • MODERNISM AND POSTMODERNISM
  • MUSIC PROJECT B
  • PERFORMANCE A
  • PERFORMANCE B
  • RESEARCH TRAINING FOR PRACTITIONERS B
  • SCREEN MUSIC STUDIES
  • TOPIC STUDY B
Optional modules for Year 1 (full-time) - FHEQ Levels 6 and 7
  • EITHER 4 x 15 credits options
  • OR 2 x 15 credit options and 1 x 30 credit option (most 30 credit compulsory modules from other pathways can be taken as options in Semester 2)

Additional information

Overseas fees - £17,500

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