Music Technology and Composition BMus(Hons)

BMus(Hons)

Your course

We’ll give you the chance to develop your skills in acoustic and computerbased composition, as well as production and orchestration. We take a broad view, studying everything from using the studio as a creative tool and the computer to manipulate sounds, to idiomatic writing for specific musical instruments. You’ll get the grounding you need to go on to a career in composition, sound, sonic arts and many other exciting creative routes. You’ll be able to use our professionally equipped studios, and take your pick from lots of recording and composition studio spaces. Every year we also get involved with the world-famous Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival and label-defying Electric Spring Festival, so you can experience cuttingedge contemporary music in action. Graduates on similar courses have gone on to work in a range of careers including studio management, post-production, freelance engineering, programming, sound design, and professional audio sales.

Example modules

• Sonic Arts and Electronica • Advanced Composition • Desktop Music Production • Music in the 21st Century

Your future

A selection of companies that have employed Huddersfield graduates in recent years include Warner Music Group, Zeligsound, Nitin Sawhney’s The Dairy Studios, Abbey Road Studios and Astar Studios Music Limited.* We strongly encourage our students to be enterprising and many graduates work as freelance recording artists and composers while some go on to set up their music related companies. Support for starting your own business is available from our 3M Buckley Innovation Centre.

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Course info

Course length:

3 years full-time 4 years inc. placement year

Entry requirements:

BBB-BBC/DDM-DMM/Merit at T Level/120-112 UCAS tariff points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications alongside evidence of prior Music or Music Technology experience (which could be offered either through formal qualifications or a portfolio of creative work).

Music performance and theory grades from 6-8 can be counted in the total points.

Accreditation

This course is accredited by JAMES (Joint Audio Media Education Support), an approval by professionals that confirms it meets industry standards. This accreditation is reviewed on a regular basis.

“This course is aimed at students with a background in notated instrumental composition and electronic music making, and it allows for specialism in one area as the course continues. It’s really exciting to be able to discuss and share with students the wide variety of approaches to music making possible in the 21st century.”

Alexander Harker, Lecturer in Music Technology