Popular Music MMus

Comments about Popular Music MMus - At the institution - Kingston Upon Thames - Greater London

• Entry requirements
  If you are interested in popular music at postgraduate level and would like to explore the subject from a practical perspective with an emphasis on music production, this course is ideal.
• Academic title
  Popular Music MMus
• Course description
  You can choose to focus on either composition/recording; performance (including individual lessons); or popular musicology (the study of popular music) for your major project.
  
  At Kingston we have four state-of-the-art recording studios, including one with a large live room used for professional recordings. We also have two computer laboratories containing 26 IMac computers with full music software for sequencing and processing. Several members of staff are practically engaged with the professional production of popular music.
  
  What will you study?
  You will focus on the production of current popular music, creating and recording tracks using the University’s high-quality recording facilities at Coombehurst. You will also explore the analysis of popular music, including the multimedia nature of much popular music and its broader context. You can choose to focus on either composition/recording of popular music; popular music performance; or popular musicology for your major project.
  
  You will also widen your musical knowledge and experience by choosing two optional modules from an extensive range, including recording techniques; sound design; and composing for film and TV.
  
  Course structure
  Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list.
  
  Core modules
  -Analysing Popular Music
  -Major Project
  -Major Project Plan
  -Major Project Progress Report
  -Production of Popular Music
  -Research Methods and Scholarly Practice
  
  Option modules (choose 2)
  -Art and Design options
  -Composition
  -Composing for Film and TV I
  -History of Film Music
  -Music in Context
  -Music in Education I
  -Research Seminars
  -Performance Studies I
  -Sound Design
  -Sound Diffusion
  
  Modules taught at University of Surrey
  -Aesthetics
  -Analysis
  -Case Studies
  -Classical Studio Production
  -Critical Musicology
  -Criticism and Reviewing
  -Popular Musicology

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