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Welcome to Popular Music BA 2024.

Welcome Popular Music Student. You’re about to undertake a three-year degree in popular music. In year 1, you’ll receive twenty 30-minute lessons on your main instrument/voice.

Throughout your three years you’ll get to complete a range of interesting and exiting assignments including: solo performance to performing on stage in front of a live audience, learning music theory, how to use DAW software and how to use the recording studio.

You’ll learn to understand and apply music theory in your own creative compositions, songs and tracks. As well as learn academic skills and important employability and music industry skills.

At the end of the three years, you’ll have a wide and deep set of skills, knowledge and experience that will set you up for a career in the creative industries or further study.

This course is accredited by Joint Audio Media Education Support (JAMES) – the industry standard for popular music, music production and media.

Your Programme Leader

Stace Constantinou, Senior Lecturer in Popular Music

Dr Stace Constantinou

Senior Lecturer in Popular Music
​Stace.constantinou@northampton.ac.uk

Welcome and Induction Sessions

This is your induction timetable with in-person sessions starting on Monday 16 September. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact induction Stace Constantinou: Stace.Constantinou@northampton.ac.uk.

  • Monday 16 September

    • Session: Orientation. You’ll meet Dr. Stace Constantinou, the Programme Leader for Popular Music. You’ll be given key information about the rest of the week and the course.
    • Time: 10.30am-12pm
    • Location: Room CH206, second floor, Creative Hub

    Try to enrol before this session if possible. But either way, ensure you attend. Please email me Stace.Constantinou@northampton.ac.uk if you can’t find the room on the day.

     

    • Session: Welcome with all Music staff 
    • Time: 1pm-3pm
    • Location: CH206, second floor, Creative Hub

    Please ensure you attend. You’ll meet all the staff and have a tour of the music department.

    Tuesday 17 September

    • Session: In Harmony. Getting together in the ‘Booths’, playing & singing. A first look at popular music performance with our performance tutors.
    • Time: 10am-12pm
    • Location:  The Booths, Development Hub

    Bring your instruments. Be ready to sing or play.

     

    • Session: Meet 2nd and 3rd Year Music Students. Meeting up with the second and third years and making a ‘buddy’ connection.
    • Time: 1pm-3pm
    • Location:  The Booths, Development Hub

    Wednesday 18 September

    • Session: Your First One to One Session. Individual meeting with Dr. Stace Constantinou
    • Time: 10am onwards
    • Location: CH206, second floor, Creative Hub

    Thursday 19 September

    • Session: The Waterside Bandeoke Experience. Join the Musical!
    • Time: 5pm onwards
    • Location: The Waterside Bar and Restaurant

    Please do attend this fun social event, and perform a song/track or two!

Equipment

  • A musical instrument. We have a supply of guitars, basses and keys, but we recommend you get your own. (Price varies).
  • Vocal microphone. We have a good supply of microphones, but we recommend you get your own. (Price varies but from around £80).
  • Headphones (approximately £60-100).
  • External portable hard drive (approximately £60-80).
  • Batteries for portable recording equipment. Not needed immediately though so hold off buying for now.
  • SD cards/USB Flash drives (data sticks). Not needed immediately though so hold off buying for now. (£10-20 for two).
  • Core textbooks and sheet music (approximately £80).
  • Consumables for individual instruments: Jack leads, capos, plectrums, drum skins, drumsticks, reeds, strings, mutes, patch leads etc. (Price varies).

Enhancing skills, building networks and engaging in the wider University community

Every year we run opportunities for music students to get involved in performance opportunities, including the annual Northampton Music Festival in June. Please speak to me for more information about this.

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