Comments about BSc Creative Music Technology - At the institution - Bristol City - Bristol
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Objectives
For many, music composition and performance is a central part of their lives. The realisation of this music may be through any combination of voices or instruments, traditional or electronic. As a musician, you get the best from your instruments by understanding how they are designed, and how they work. An ability to use audio technically is vitally important for enhancing sound and recording. If you have studied music in a formal context, and wish to study performance and composition within a technology-based course, this programme is for you.
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Entry requirements
Requirements GCSE: Maths and English required (or equivalent) Tariff points range: 240-260 Specific subjects: Music A2 or Grade 8 Performance plus at least one technology related subject at A2 Relevant subjects: Any technology related subjects Access: Yes Baccalaureate EB %: 68-70 Baccalaureate IB pts: 26-28
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Academic title
BSc Creative Music Technology
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Course description
Content
The underlying content of this degree is music and computing, allowing you to develop skills both on the stage and behind it. In your first year you will be introduced to the programming skills that you will continue to develop in subsequent years. A module in engineering principles gives just enough scientific emphasis to enable you to understand basic engineering concepts. You will study composition and keep up your performance skills by playing in a variety of settings.
The module Professional Studio Practice teaches you a professional approach to the use of the recording studio, covering not just how to use the equipment but providing you with the opportunity and direction to develop the professional approach to work which is expected at UWE. This includes those skills which have been specifically mentioned by potential employers, such as good oral and written communication, good interpersonal relationships, effective planning and conformity to recognised standards in a variety of areas.
Your second year will contain some technological aspects of music but with an emphasis on creativity and the creative application of technology. The programme covers the physics of sound itself and how various musical instruments are engineered to produce their characteristic sound behaviour. Where this degree really stands out is in the performance module, where, with staff help, you will work as a group to plan and execute public concerts. A module in business skills will assist this.
In your third year, you will have the option of spending a year on a salaried placement.
In your final year you will study acoustics and recording in depth, as well as the appreciation of audio for video and film. Module options allow you the freedom to develop your own particular specialisms. These options are likely to change, depending on staff interests, and in response to feedback from the music business. You will also undertake an individual final year project, a showcase for your composition and performance skills.
