Production of Popular Music MMus

The Production of Popular Music MMus gives you the opportunity to explore popular music from a practical and creative perspective with an emphasis on studio-based work.
The wide selection of optional modules allows you to tailor the course to your own interests. The major project (for which you will produce an extended album of your popular music compositions/covers) gives you the chance to further develop an area of interest in greater depth, plus enhance your research and project development skills.
You can take advantage of the wide range of music groups at Kingston University, including pop, rock and jazz groups
The curriculum is enriched by the eclectic view we take of musical styles and genres at Kingston, exploiting the diversity of a repertoire encompassing western classical music, popular and world musics.
We offer a part-time option to enable you to complete your MMus alongside other commitments.

A high proportion of Music Performance MMus students obtain employment on graduation - either in the music profession itself, in related areas or in teaching - or enrol for further study (eg PGCE, MPhil or PhD). For those students who are already in employment and undertake the course part-time, the award may accelerate promotion and open up new opportunities.

The MMus Production of Popular music is a new award at Kingston, combining theoretical knowledge and practical skills. It is designed to equip you to enter the music industry, undertaking studio-based technical and creative work. Others may develop a portfolio career, common in the popular music industry, as composer, performer/composer and producer and be self-employed. The high level of research and transferable skills you acquire during your studies also makes careers in the wider commercial and business environments available to you.

Examples of recent graduate destinations for similar courses include:

broadcast media co-ordinator at the BBC, London;
composer for Jonathan Brooks Music, Cheshire;
interactive editorial assistant for the BBC, London; and
music production co-ordinator at Michael Paert Music, Surrey.

A good honours degree in music from either the UK or abroad (this may be in a specialist field such as popular music, performance or music technology). Typical entry qualifications are an honours degree in music at 2.2 or above (2.1 preferred).
We will ask applicants to submit portfolio of three contrasting produced popular music compositions.