Music Production

The BA (Hons) Music Production course gives you the chance to create music and sound in a variety of contexts. As well as addressing the ‘how?’ of music and sound production, the course also tackles the ‘why?’; providing you with a deeper understanding of philosophies, workflows and future-proof technical approaches to music and sound production. Fundamentally, this course allows you to pursue a fulfilling career in a range of music and creative industries roles.

The course will provide you with everything you need to bring your technical knowledge and creativity to real-word, live and studio settings. You will know the fundamentals required to collaborate with others, work with artists, and record other musicians’ sounds. However, you will also learn all you need to create your own electronic music and develop your skills as a potential future artist, remixer, programmer or game audio designer.

During the course, you will undertake hands-on learning in our high-tech facilities, and have direct access to cutting-edge equipment and software. You will also understand the technical requirements of a professional creative brief and know the effective approaches to answer it, implementing production concepts that you’ve learned and incorporating appropriate terminology. Our world-class industry lecturers – who know the ins and outs of the creative process – will be with you every step of the way, offering direction and support.

You will also have the opportunity to choose modules, such as Game Sound & Music, Electroacoustic Composition, and Vocal Capture and Production. These optional modules will help you to focus your studies and create the career route that’s right for you. The options you choose can help you forge a successful career in a range of music-based industries, such as game audio industries, electronic music, the recording industry, the live music industry, the film and TV industry, the audio post-production industry and education industry.

Course Modules

Year 1
The Creative Industries
Computer Music Production
Audio Capture methods and Equipment
Sample Based Production
Creative Music Sequencing
The Creative Industries and You
Multitrack Mixing
Applied Synthesus
Composition toolkit for Producers

Year 2
Defining Your Practice in Context
Studio Practice and Engineering
Advanced Synthesis
Exploring Practice Through Collaboration
creative Mix techniques
Music Production in Context

Year 3
Final Project
Answering a Creative brief
Audio Post-Production
The Art of Mastering
Professional Portfolio