MusB Music (3 Years)

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  • Objectives
    The course aims to: -provide a broad and interesting musical training within a lively musical environment that stresses the role of performance; -develop skills through a study of music in its historical context, through performance, analysis and composition; -encourage curiosity and enthusiasm about a wide range of music; -encourage critical awareness and stimulate a creative imagination; -instil the attitudes and ethos of a subject that maintains a high profile of research and scholarship; -encourage the use of technology as applicable to the study of music as a creative art; -prepare students for a career, either inside or outside music, that involves critical judgement, developed powers of communication and interactive skills.
  • Entry requirements
    Selected entry requirements English language: Minimum IELTS score of 7.0 or equivalent; eg. NCUK EAP minimum Grade of A with range of 70-79 TOEFL: PBT score of 600; CBT score of 250; TWE score of 5.5; IBT score of 100. A level: Grades AAA-AAB. This should include grade A Music and either English Language, English Literature, History, Philosophy or another English-rich subject at grade A. Also required is Associated Board (or equivalent examinations) grade VIII, preferably at Distinction, on an instrument or voice and Associated Board grade VI standard on the piano (the latter can be self-certified). General Studies and Practical Music are welcomed but not included as part of the standard offer. Unit grade information: The University of Manchester welcomes the provision of unit grade information which, like all other available information, will inform the consideration of applications. Unit grades will not normally form part of offer conditions, except for Mathematics programmes. GCSE: Minimum of grade B in English Language. Key Skills qualification: The University warmly welcomes applications from students studying the Key Skills qualification. However, as the opportunities to take these modules are not open to all applicants, currently this is not an essential requirement of the University. International baccalaureate: 37-35 points overall inc. 6 in Music at Higher level and 6 in either English Language, English Literature, History, Philosophy or another English-rich subject at Higher level. Also required is Associated Board (or equiv. examinations) grade VIII, preferably at Distinction, on an instrument or voice and Associated Board grade VI standard on the piano (the latter can be self-certified). General Studies and Practical Music are welcomed but not included as part of the standard offer. Additional entry requirements Additional entry requirements exist for this course. You may view these by selecting from the list below.
  • Academic title
    MusB Music
  • Course description
    Course description
    MusB(Hons)

    This is a well-established and highly regarded three-year full-time degree programme. It offers scholarly and practical education in Western musicianship designed to prepare you for many avenues, including performance, composition, musicology including ethnomusicology, music journalism, postgraduate study, and many non-music fields in which good critical judgement and teamwork play a vital role. Regular updates in the course content reflect the latest research conducted by our staff, for example studies in Josquin, Purcell, Beethoven, Shostakovich, Corsican polyphony, postmodern, electroacoustic and film music, analysis and all forms of concert hall composition.

    MusB(Hons) and Graduate Diploma RNCM Joint Course

    We also offer the MusB(Hons) and Graduate Diploma RNCM Joint Course which is a four-year double degree programme. The first three years follow both undergraduate programmes, with your final year spent solely at the Royal Northern College of Music which is located just 300 yards from the Music department. Performance tuition, coaching, chamber ensembles and most orchestral playing are provided by the RNCM throughout the four years.

    Course content for year 1
    Please note that the following list is intended to be a guide only - course content or availability may change slightly as we aim to improve and update our courses yearly.

    Compulsory

    MUSC10011          Introduction to Classical Analysis                                

    MUSC10022          Principles of Musical Structure                        

    MUSC10110          Harmony and Counterpoint I                                       

    MUSC10311          Notated Sound                                                

    MUSC10511          Western Music and its Contexts A                  

    MUSC10512          Western Music and its Contexts B                  

    MUSC10600          Performance I                         


    Optional (Choice of 1 from 3)

    MUSC10212          Musical Notation                                                         

    MUSC10222          Musicianship Skills                                          

    MUSC*****          Composition and Notated Sound        

    Course content for year 2
    Please note that the following list is intended to be a guide only - course content or availability may change slightly as we aim to improve and update our courses yearly.

    Compulsory - none

    Optional

    At least 60 credits to be selected from core units:

    MUSC20011  Analytical Techniques A

    MUSC20022  Analytical Techniques B

    MUSC20111  Harmony and Counterpoint II

    MUSC20211  Orchestration

    MUSC20320  Composition II

    MUSC20411  Music Bibliography

    MUSC*****  Medieval Music OR MUSC*****  Opera in European Culture

    MUSC*****  Bach and His Contemporaries OR MUSC*****  Experimental and Postmodern Music

    Optional Course Units:

    MUSC20151  Recording Techniques

    MUSC20161  Electroacoustic Composition A

    MUSC20162  Electroacoustic Composition B

    MUSC20600  Performance II

    MUSC20620  Chamber Music

    MUSC20710  Gamelan

    MUSC*****  World Music

    MUSC*****  Faust in Music

    MUSC20812  Acoustics for Musicians

    Course content for year 3
    Please note that the following list is intended to be a guide only - course content or availability may change slightly as we aim to improve and update our courses yearly.

    Compulsory - None

    Optional 

    MUSC30160  Live and Interactive Electroacoustic Composition

    MUSC30300  Composition Portfolio

    MUSC30400  Dissertation

    MUSC30011  Analysis

    MUSC30412  Editing

    MUSC*****  Music and Ideas

    MUSC30510  Special Subject

    MUSC30520  Music-Theatre Composition

    MUSC30600  Recital

    MUSC30710  Performance Practice

    Career opportunities
    Our graduates have an excellent record in establishing successful careers within musical professions and beyond, and include some of the country's top musicians and scholars. Many go on to further study in Universities or Conservatoires: several prominent lecturers/professors in musicology and composition are Manchester graduates, as are many performers (conductors Paul McCreesh and Mark Wigglesworth both studied here). The list of professional ensembles Manchester graduates work with is impressively long: it includes several symphony orchestras (Halle, the BBC Orchestras, Manchester Camerata, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, CBSO and the orchestras of Bournemouth, Ulster, Reykjavik and Tucson); opera companies (ROH, WNO, Opera North, Glyndebourne, Carl Rosa Opera), early music groups (Orchestra of the Renaissance, Gabrieli Ensemble, Monteverdi Choir, Rose Consort of Viols, English Bach Soloists), choirs (BBC and Swingle Singers) string quartets (Sorrel, Bingham, Bridge, Archinto, Rivoli), brass bands, jazz bands and pop groups.

    Careers chosen by our graduates demonstrate the wide range of music-related professions for which our degrees prepare you. They include teaching, librarianship, music therapy, arts administration, publishing and journalism. They work for institutions and companies such as the BBC, San Francisco Opera, Spitalfields Festival, Britten-Pears foundation, Musicians' Benevolent Fund, Sage Gateshead, NYO, Scottish Opera, London Sinfonietta, Schott, Faber, Universal Edition, HMV, Gramophone, Time Out, The Guardian, and City Life.

    The Manchester degree can equip you with an enormous range of skills and, of course, not all our graduates have opted for a career in music. Some become lawyers, doctors, accountants, civil servants, tax inspectors, social workers, computer engineers, or workers in sales and human resources; some acquire management positions in companies such as M&S, the National Trust, IBM and Disney.

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