MA Music-MA Popular Music

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University of Wolverhampton, School of Sport, Performing Arts and Leisure

Comments about MA Music-MA Popular Music - At the institution - Wolverhampton - West Midlands

• Objectives
  # The MA aims to develop analytical, critical, evaluative and creative skills appropriate to music teachers, academics and/or performing musicians. It also seeks to instill knowledge and critical understanding from a variety of topical viewpoints in current musicology, education, and/or performance, by students taking an independent and holistic perspective.
• Entry requirements
  - You should be a professional musician or music teacher, or a graduate seeking a career in music or popular music. - You should have a good Honours degree or equivalent, however applicants with significant relevant work experience and related qualifications are also encouraged to apply. - Graduates from other disciplines (eg. arts related) may still be eligible for entry. - Applicants taking the peformance module should be approaching Licentiate Diploma standard on their main instrument. - You should also have a good standard of written and spoken English (IELTS 6.0 or equivalent). - If you are currently employed we request a statement of support from your employer. - Offers are normally made following an Open Day and interview or audition.
• Academic title
  MA Music/MA Popular Music
• Course description
  Summary
  - The MA aims to develop analytical, critical, evaluative and creative skills appropriate to music teachers, academics and/or performing musicians
  - It also seeks to instill knowledge and critical understanding from a variety of topical viewpoints in current musicology, education, and/or performance, by students taking an independent and holistic perspective
  - This is a challenging programme - both musically and intellectually - allowing you to follow a specialist area of expertise in music or popular music
  - There is a Musicology or a Performance pathway and modules are designed flexibly to cater for your area of musical interest
  - You will extend your specialist skills in performance and analysis, develop an awareness of changing trends in performance practice and improve your understanding of the relationship between theory and practice
  - The Music department have staff with extensive experience, excellent reputations in their fields and a strong research portfolio
  - Your learning process will involve seminar discussions, rigorous debate, individual tutorials and feedback - guidance is available in skills such as bibliographic retrieval, précis writing, critical evaluation and formulation of arguments
  - Study areas include 20th Century Music, Music in Education, and The Politics of Song
  - You will be assessed through a variety of methods appropriate to the music/popular music including written assignments, presentations, case studies, portfolio, written examination and performance recital
  
  Future prospects
  - The course will equip teachers, performers and music graduates with a diverse range of skills and experience to enhance their career prospects
  - You will develop practical, critical, analytical and research skills from studying a broad spectrum of repertoire and literature
  - You will acquire transferable skills relevant for pursuing a research degree and a range of employment opportunities in areas such as performance, administration, publishing and teaching
  - The focus of the degree and the options within it are designed to appeal to students who wish to extend their undergraduate study, possibly with a view to pursuing a research degree at some stage
  
  
  Entry requirements
  - You should be a professional musician or music teacher, or a graduate seeking a career in music or popular music
  - You should have a good Honours degree or equivalent, however applicants with significant relevant work experience and related qualifications are also encouraged to apply
  - Graduates from other disciplines (eg. arts related) may still be eligible for entry
  - Applicants taking the peformance module should be approaching Licentiate Diploma standard on their main instrument
  - You should also have a good standard of written and spoken English (IELTS 6.0 or equivalent)
  - If you are currently employed we request a statement of support from your employer
  - Offers are normally made following an Open Day and interview or audition
  
  Typical modules may include
  - Advanced Research Skills
  - Research Seminars
  - Analysis of 20th Century Music
  - Music in Education
  - Performance Studies
  - Project (Solo Recital/Composition/Dissertation)
  - Critical Musicology
  - The Politics of Song
  - Solo Performance

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