Music Production BA (Hons) BA (Hons) BA (Hons) BA (Hons)

Introduction To Studio Practice

Ever wondered how a recording professional studio works? Well now’s your chance to see behind the curtain! Be guided through every step of the creative and technical process by our brilliant and talented staff within the Music & Sound department. On this module you will be taught the fundamentals of professional studio practice, everything from how microphones work, through to the postproduction effects processing techniques used on countless top 40 records.

Module code: MUSI40630

Music And Sound Project Level 4

This module provides a unique space for you to focus on developing your practical skills and creating a fantastic portfolio of work. Your practical project will be your only focus for the final 12 weeks of the year, and you will get personalised support from across the course team to ensure that you can build and develop on what you already know.

Module code: MUSI40634

Music Business And Marketing

Have you ever wondered how we discover the music we listen to? Have you ever thought about becoming your own record label? On this module you will learn about how to develop a marketing campaign for a music product. Whether it is your latest single or an event you are promoting, this module will give you skills to maximise of your sales potential.

Module code: MUSI40633

Creative Applications Of Digital Audio Workstations

Ever wondered how professional music and multimedia audio was produced? It is done with Digital Audio Workstations which are the centrepiece of every modern recording studio in the world! On this module you will learn how to harness their creative potential to the maximum to elevate your music and sound design skills to a whole new level. Topics covered include recording & editing, beat production, sampling, synthesis, effects processing, routing & mixing strategies, digital audio fundamentals, MIDI sequencing techniques and professional project management.

Module code: MUSI40632

Music And Sound Theory And Context

Do you want to understand how to talk about, structure and explain music and sound better? This module will give you the language and analytical strategies to better understand music and sound and be more confident talking about it.

Module code: MUSI40631

Sound Design In Visual Media

Designing sound for visual media is a practice which exists right across a whole host of different media – from online content to TV, films movies and games – sound plays a key role underpinning it all. Creating that sound is a specialised role that needs the right skills and strategies – this module will help you develop that.

Module code: MUSI50639

Experimental Music Composition

Experimental music has been a fixture in music within universities since the second world war and has developed a unique and parallel world of approaches and ideas which challenge the way in which we engage as listeners, composers and performers with sound objects. This module will allow you to explore this branch of music and create something beyond the ordinary.

Module code: MUSI50645

Editing And Mixing Audio

The module will cover the types of production and mixing techniques associated with commercial recordings produced with the music industry. As well as this, there will be an exploration of how production techniques have evolved and how computer based recording packages can be used to change musical content. Students will develop an in depth knowledge of production skills and their possible application to a pre-recorded multitrack recording, and to use technology to apply production skills to amend and improve the quality of a production mix to a multi-track recording.

Module code: MUSI50633

Sound Design In Context

Do you want to really get to grips with how sound design and society intersect and build your understanding and vocabulary to better talk about it? This module will help you understand the basics of cultural theory and use that to develop a greater understanding of where sound design fits in the world around us.

Module code: MUSI50646

Song And Lyric Writing

Writing and creating music is a major part of any music course, and this module aims to give a practice focused overview of the different approaches taken to writing music. Across the course of the module you will hone your skills writing popular music. Your work in this module will focus on the practical skills you need to create interesting and innovative music, and put them to the test.

Module code: MUSI50640

Experimental Software Tools

Are you curious about the possibilities of manipulating sound with software? Would you like to create sonic artworks using customised interactive environments? On this module you will work with software such as Max for Live, Reaktor or Supercollider to learn how to transform audio events in exciting and unexpected ways. There will be plenty of opportunities to develop your creative skills and your work in this module will focus on the practical skills you need in both synth programming and an introduction to building your own music software tools

Module code: MUSI50644

Acoustics

This module demonstrates the importance of acoustics in all performance and recording spaces. You will learn to measure and model the acoustics of rooms and design improvements to benefit the recording and mixing of audio as well as the performers and the audience.

Module code: MUSI50634

Studio Practice

Whether you are a performer, musician, sound designer or mixing/recording engineer, the recording studio is often the main environment you will work in. This module aims to equip you with the skills to make the process enjoyable, creative and rewarding by giving you transferable skills to use all the software and hardware at your fingertips, and to make the best choices for your project.

Module code: MUSI50632

Multi-Channel Audio Production And Mastering

Would you like to create music in stereo and surround and learn how to enhance your productions to a professional standard? This module will challenge you to develop skills to achieve the highest standards in audio production. To achieve this, you need a synergy of technical and creative capabilities which will all be tested and developed during this module. The practice of music production using industry standard equipment will equip you with the expertise, competencies and confidence to work in the music production and post-production industries.

Module code: MUSI50642

Synthesis And Sampling

Creating interesting and engaging sounds is a big part of modern composing, sound design and production. This module will give you the tools you need to shape amazing sounds and the tools that create them. Your work in this module will focus on the practical skills you need in synth programming and sampling.

Module code: MUSI50641

Digital Performance

This module aims to develop your skills in preparation and implementation of electronic live performancetechniques using suitable software and hardware. The module will incorporate a variety of contemporary liveperformance methodologies, theories and practices and will result in a performance at a live event duringthe year. You will learn approaches to the performance of live electronic music, practical real-time softwaretechniques, performing with controllers and sensors, live electronics, theories of performance, listeningand composition, Interactive music systems and the use of visuals in live performance.

Module code: MUSI50643

Music And Sound Project - Level 5

This module provides a unique space for you to focus on developing your practical skills and creating a fantastic portfolio of work. Your practical project will be your only focus for the final 12 weeks of the year, and you will get personalised support from across the course team to ensure that you can build and develop on what you already know.

Module code: MUSI50631

Events Management

Gigs and events are the lifeblood of the music scene, particularly when bands are just getting started. In Music Business Promotion you will take on the role of promoter running events in the local music community and beyond. You will work to research the market and provide the kind of events that people want on campus. This student centred delivery model means that you get to make meaningful decisions about your events, and see them succeed.

Module code: MUSI50635

Music In Context

Do you want to really get to grips with how music and society intersect and build your understanding and vocabulary to better talk about it? This module will help you understand the basics of cultural theory and use that to develop a greater understanding of where music fits in the world around us.

Module code: MUSI50647

Music And Sound Project (Level 6)

This module provides a unique space for you to focus on developing your practical skills and creating a fantastic portfolio of work. Your practical project will be your only focus for the final 12 weeks of the year, and you will get personalised support from across the course team to ensure that you can build and develop on what you already know.

Module code: MUSI60631

Written Research Project

This individual project, of your design, allows you to produce in depth work on a chosen subject that directly relates to your studies and future career aspirations.

Module code: MUSI60629

Music And Sound Project (Level 3)

This module provides a unique space for you to focus on developing your practical skills and creating a fantastic portfolio of work. Your practical project will be your only focus for the final 12 weeks of the year, and you will get personalised support from across the course team to ensure that you can build and develop on what you already know.

Module code: MUSI30009

Music And Sound In Context

Want to understand more about how music influences the rest of our world, and how our world influence music?Music and Sound in Context will take you through the process of examining music and sound and the people who make it, and their place in the wider world.

Module code: MUSI30008

Investigating Music And Sound

Do you want to understand better how to research, write and present your idea in a formal academic way? This module will give you the tools you need in a clear and supportive environment. There is a direct focus on individual support and supervision to ensure that the writing process is understood as well as possible, and students are supported into good habits and develop relevant skills whilst looking in depth and a subject that interests them.

Module code: MUSI30007

Introduction To Music And Sound

Do you want to get into the studio and start recording?This is the module which will help you do that. Introduction to music and sound takes you through a tour of all of the practical areas of music and sound which we work in at the University and gives a taste of what it means to get in volved in each one So whether it is sound design, writing tracks or recording bands that you are interested in – this module will get you started.

Module code: MUSI30006

Digital Skills In Music And Sound

The world is increasingly digital, and the level of skills needed in order to understand that are rising.This module will give you a broad introduction to some of those essential digital skills and give you the tools to help yourself improve your skills in the future.The combination of being introduced to the ever-changing world of digital alongside a reflective approach to learning to learn will work together to give you the tools you will need to stay up to date in a field which is constantly changing.

Module code: MUSI30005

Dtib Industrial Placement

Module code: PLAC00002

Work Placement

An optional final year module providing formal credit for a work placement which the students may undertake for their sandwich degree. The placement is taken as a year out between level 5 and level 6 and may be in any relevant industry or organisation. This provides practical experience of working in a professional environment and provides an opportunity to use this to reflect on personal development and career goals.

Module code: MUSI60645

Music And Sound Project Level 4 Part Time Part A

This module provides a unique space for you to focus on developing your practical skills and creating a fantastic portfolio of work. Your practical project will be your only focus for the final 12 weeks of the year, and you will get personalised support from across the course team to ensure that you can build and develop on what you already know.

Module code: MUSI40635

Music And Sound Project Level 5 - Part Time

This module provides a unique space for you to focus on developing your practical skills and creating a fantastic portfolio of work. Your practical project will be your only focus for the final 12 weeks of the year, and you will get personalised support from across the course team to ensure that you can build and develop on what you already know.

Module code: MUSI50630

Music And Sound Project (Level 6) (Part-Time)

This module provides a unique space for you to focus on developing your practical skills and creating a fantastic portfolio of work. Your practical project will be your only focus for the final 12 weeks of the year, and you will get personalised support from across the course team to ensure that you can build and develop on what you already know.

Module code: MUSI60630