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MUS1125 – Professional Music Studies
Field: MUSIC
Co-ordinator: Stace Constantinou
Credit Value: 20
Level: 4
Timetable Slot: Semester 2
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STDFF - Professional Music Studies, Coursework: 50% STD - Professional Music Studies, Coursework: 50% Exam: 50% STDFF - Professional Music Studies, Exam: 50%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Popular Music;
Description: The purpose of this module is to introduce students to the field of Professional Music Studies. The module focuses on production, consumption, and understanding of popular music and students will engage with a variety of approaches that help us to understand popular music?s cultural, social and economic value.
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MUS1127 – Performance 1
Field: MUSIC
Co-ordinator: Tim Smart
Credit Value: 20
Level: 4
Timetable Slot: All Year
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STDFF - Performance 1, Coursework: 100% STD - Performance 1, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Popular Music;
Description: This module develops general musicianship in a variety of contexts such as popular music, genre and performance. It includes ensemble playing, improvisation and performance work and practice based composition/arrangement. The emphasis of this course is in the development of practical skills in music making.
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MUS1129 – Cultural Theory 1
Field: MUSIC
Co-ordinator: Gavriel Rubin
Credit Value: 20
Level: 4
Timetable Slot: Semester 1
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STDFF - Cultural Theory 1 (4 Year Programme), Coursework: 50% STD - Cultural Theory 1, Coursework: 50% Exam: 50% STDFF - Cultural Theory 1 (4 Year Programme), Exam: 50%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Music Production; BA Popular Music;
Description: This module introduces students to theoretical approaches afforded by cultural studies. Students will experience a range of complementary and competing theoretical positions related throughout the module to popular music and culture more broadly. The skills learnt here will act as a foundational scholarly base for analysis in later modules.
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MUS1140 – Electronic Music Performance
Field: MUSIC
Co-ordinator: Gavriel Rubin
Credit Value: 20
Level: 4
Timetable Slot: Semester 2
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STD - Electronic Music Performance, Coursework: 100% STDFF - Electronic Music Performance (4 Year Programme), Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Music Production;
Description: Electronic Music Performance 1 enables higher education music production practitioners to develop and apply good musicianship by deploying music technology equipment in performance.
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MUS1141 – Music Production Analysis
Field: MUSIC
Co-ordinator: Mark Thursby
Credit Value: 20
Level: 4
Timetable Slot: Semester 1
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STD - Music Production Analysis, Coursework: 100% STDFF - Music Production Analysis (4 Year Programme), Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Music Production;
Description: Music Production Analysis enables students to understand music and production essentials from the perspective of a digital audio workstation (DAW) user. Through this module, they will recognise the components of professional music production styles.
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MUS1142 – Creative Music Production Techniques
Field: MUSIC
Co-ordinator: Mark Thursby
Credit Value: 20
Level: 4
Timetable Slot: Semester 2
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STDFF - Creative Music Production Techniques (4 Year Programme), Coursework: 100% STD - Creative Music Production Techniques, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Music Production;
Description: This module will explore creativity in music production. It will require the student to engage and experiment with creative techniques so as to unearth and sculpt original sonic results. Both audio and MIDI will be explored with a keen eye focused on the innovative techniques found across 70 years of experimental electronic music.
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MUS1143 – Digital Audio Workstation: Implementation
Field: MUSIC
Co-ordinator: Michael Bell
Credit Value: 10
Level: 4
Timetable Slot: Semester 1
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STDFF - Digital Audio Workstation: Implementation, Coursework: 100% STD - Digital Audio Workstation: Implementation, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Music Production; BA Popular Music;
Description: This module introduces students to the fundamentals of digital audio workstation use through the application of Logic Pro and/or Ableton 10 software. The module teaches students the skills required to use a DAW effectively and professionally. It introduces MIDI, audio, and navigation of the DAW.
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MUS1144 – Digital Audio Workstation: Creation
Field: MUSIC
Co-ordinator: Michael Bell
Credit Value: 10
Level: 4
Timetable Slot: Semester 2
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STDFF - Digital Audio Workstation: Creation, Coursework: 100% STD - Digital Audio Workstation: Creation, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Popular Music;
Description: This module allows the students to creatively apply the fundamentals of digital audio workstation use through the creative application of Logic Pro X and/or Ableton 10 software. The module teaches students creative and musical applications within the DAW.
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MUS1145 – The Recording Studio: Driving Test
Field: MUSIC
Co-ordinator: Mark Thursby
Credit Value: 10
Level: 4
Timetable Slot: Semester 1
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STDPF - The Recording Studio: Driving Test (Ba Popular Music) (4-Year Programme With Foundation Year), Coursework: 100% STDMP - The Recording Studio: Driving Test (Ba Music Production), Coursework: 100% STDMF - The Recording Studio: Driving Test (Ba Music Production), Coursework: 100% STDPM - The Recording Studio: Driving Test (Ba Popular Music), Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Music Production; BA Popular Music;
Description: This module introduces students to the recording studio. Its focus is on safe and accurate use of the analogue mixing console, and on the effective use of microphones and communication between musician and engineer in a professional recording studio.
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MUS1146 – The Recording Studio: Basic Recording
Field: MUSIC
Co-ordinator: Mark Thursby
Credit Value: 10
Level: 4
Timetable Slot: Semester 2
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STDMP - The Recording Studio: Basic Recording (Ba Music Production), Coursework: 100% STDPM - The Recording Studio: Basic Recording (Ba Popular Music), Coursework: 100% STDMF - The Recording Studio: Basic Recording (Ba Music Production), Coursework: 100% STDPF - The Recording Studio: Basic Recording (Ba Popular Music) (4-Year Programme With Foundation Year), Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Music Production; BA Popular Music;
Description: This module continues in the recording studio. Now the students have completed the Driving Test, the focus is on completion of a recording session in small groups. The groups must demonstrate good microphone placement, routing, gain structure, dynamics processing, and basic approaches to mixing a session. This module will equip all students with the ability to use the recording studio flexibly and effectively to capture, process and mix sound.
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MUS1147 – Composition and Theory: Basic Music Theory
Field: MUSIC
Co-ordinator: Stace Constantinou
Credit Value: 10
Level: 4
Timetable Slot: Semester 1
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STD - Composition And Theory 1: Basic Music Theory, Coursework: 100% STDFF - Composition And Theory 1: Basic Music Theory, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Popular Music;
Description: The module introduces students to the foundations of music theory and composition. Given the inherent diversity within student cohorts abilities, this module will be subject to APL for students with Grade 3 already. Students that are exempted are still required to attend these Mac Suite sessions. All students are supported in this module by weekly instrumental lessons.
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MUS1148 – Composition and Theory 1: Application of Theory
Field: MUSIC
Co-ordinator: Stace Constantinou
Credit Value: 10
Level: 4
Timetable Slot: Semester 2
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: STDFF - Composition And Theory 1: Application Of Theory, Coursework: 100% STD - Composition And Theory 1: Application Of Theory, Coursework: 100%
Designated for: Designated for: BA Popular Music;
Description: The module continues to develop the students foundations within music theory and composition. It builds upon students' knowledge of music theory, developing it to the equivalent Grade 5 standard. Students continue to be supported in this module by weekly instrumental lessons.