BA (Hons) Electronic Music Production and Performance.

Creative Music Production fosters the fundamental skills required to compose, arrange, and produce your music. This module encourages you to express yourself while experimenting with a range of electronic music tools and techniques, from synthesis and sampling to drum programming and building chord progressions. You will prepare a portfolio of compositions which showcase your individual style and interests before reflecting on your process in the form of a written report.

Assessment: Portfolio of compositions and report. 40 credits.

This module provides you with the skills you need to take your music from the studio to the stage. You will be encouraged to explore performative approaches to composition and electronic music production, developing a portfolio of compositions that feature hands-on, ‘live’ approaches to music making. Following this, you will be guided through the process of preparing your material for the live environment, culminating in an intimate showcase of your work in our dedicated venue.

Assessment: Composition and live performance. 40 credits

Recording Techniques introduces you to the professional studio environment, providing the opportunity to develop core skills in recording, editing, and mixing. You will learn the principles of sound and how to apply them in the studio, capturing sound with microphones, operating a mixing desk and editing using industry standard hardware and software. Through practical experimentation in our dedicated studios, you’ll learn to assess the needs of individual recording sessions and document your process in a written report.

Assessment: Signal path test, portfolio, and report. 20 credits.

Electronic Music Contextual Studies explores the cultural, technological, and social context for key developments in electronic music practice. You will be encouraged to consider diverse historic and contemporary perspectives on the discipline and conduct independent research into the music and artists that inspire you. In addition to developing a greater understanding of the music you create, you will advance essential skills in research, analysis, and academic practice.

Assessment: Presentation and essay. 20 credits.

Introducing you to more advanced creative and technical approaches to electronic music production, this module will help develop your sound design, composition, and remixing skills to create an original EP. You will have the opportunity to collaborate directly with other musicians and integrate new techniques such as modular synthesis, generative composition, and hardware effects processing.

Assessment: Portfolio and viva voce. 40 credits.

This module highlights the creative and technical processes involved in creating industry-ready audio content, providing you with the skills to create a sound library and sampler instrument. Through these sessions, you’ll be encouraged to develop work in a specific genre and consider effective workflows for creating an original sample pack.

Assessment: Portfolio and presentation. 20 credits.

Encouraging you to collaborate with other musicians, this module explores your potential as an instrumentalist and performer. You’ll develop technical and creative skills using controller technologies as well as considering unconventional approaches to studio and performance practice, such as turntablism and dub mixing. Following your performance you’ll reflect on the collaborative process and identify the next steps in your progression in an in-person interview.

Assessment: A collaborative live performance and viva voce. 20 credits.

This module offers you the chance to conduct a self-directed investigation into a research topic that aligns with your interests. You will have the opportunity to explore a hands-on approach to research, grow your knowledge base, and refine the academic skills that are critical to undergraduate success.

Assessment: Research project. 20 credits.

Working to a live client brief, you’ll develop a strategy to achieve the goals and requirements of a commissioning client. Assignments in this module will encourage you to think critically about your work and use the skills and knowledge you have gained on the course to create a product that meets specific criteria;projects undertaken within this module can be as diverse as acting as a producer or recording engineer, or creating sound effects for moving image.

Assessment: Portfolio and report. 20 credits.

In your final electronic music production module you’ll explore diverse perspectives on composition and production that will inspire you to think differently about your approach to music making and innovate within your practice. You will have the opportunity to apply creative strategies to generate original tracks, and find your sound. You will also be encouraged to think critically about your techniques and conduct further research to put your ideas into context, building on the skills you have developed throughout your degree and share them with your peers.

Assessment: Composition and presentation. 20 credits.

This is a student-directed module which enables you to focus on your individual creative goals in the context of a ‘real-world’ project. With the guidance of expert tutors, you’ll devise a creative project and manage its launch into the public domain. Whether you create a live performance, DJ set, or score a short film, you’ll have the opportunity to share your work in an iconic venue in the heart of the city as you take your first steps into the industry.

Assessment: Major project and archive. 40 credits.

Preparing you to kickstart your career as soon as you graduate, this module will help you understand how different businesses function in the music and audio industries, and how you can find your place within it. You will be exposed to a range of career opportunities across the creative industries whilst undertaking independent research and professional development. Through completion of this module, you will gain essential skills relevant to entrepreneurship and self-employment and develop a professional portfolio that is tailored to your career goals.

Assessment: Proposal, portfolio,and report. 40 credits.

Exploring all aspects of performance, from technical requirements and sound reinforcement to lighting and live projections – you’ll create, prepare, and deliver a live electronic performance. Through this module, you’ll gain practical skills that are key in preparing you to deliver live sets that represent your creative vision, including developing industry-ready technical documentation and fully realised musical material.

Assessment: Technical specifications and live performance. 20 credits.