BA Musical Instruments

Comments about BA Musical Instruments - At the institution - London - Greater London

• Objectives
  This course will provide you with the theoretical and technical expertise that you need to build a career in the making or repairing of musical instruments in one of a wide range of instrument families, including guitars, orchestral strings, early strings, early keyboards, woodwinds, piano tuning and repair. The department has the broadest provision in the UK for the study of the technologies of music.
• Entry requirements
  You should have 160 points from two A-levels. All other qualifications are considered on an individual basis. You should also have a keen interest in musical instruments and music.
• Academic title
  BA Musical Instruments
• Course description
  Course structure
  
  For Single Honours you take eight modules at each of three levels. For Joint Honours you take four Musical Instruments* and four from your other subject.
  
  Level 1
  
      * Music and Technology
      * Music and Instruments
      * Workshop Introduction
      * Workshop Practice
      * Drawing
      * Introductory Acoustics
      * Metalwork and Machine Woodwork
  
  Level 2
  
      * Instrument Practical I & II
      * Instrument Acoustics
      * Instrument Maintenance and Repair
      * Instrument History
      * Materials Science
      * Scales, Tunings and Temperaments
      * Instrument Design Analysis
  
  Level 3
  
      * Electroacoustic Measurement Techniques
      * Instrument Conservation and Restoration
      * Musics of the World
      * Popular Music Studies
      * Project I & II
      * Small Business Studies
      * Dissertation