Sound Arts: Experimental Music

Develop your passion for sonic experimentation as you explore methods and techniques in composition, performance, improvisation and installation. You’ll immerse yourself in contemporary music-making technologies, learn about experimental music scenes and practices, and work collaboratively across a diverse range of media and contexts.

Why choose this course at London College of Communication

• Facilities: Industry-standard facilities include a high-spec labs and facilities - all supported by a dedicated technical team.

• Collaborate: Opportunities to collaborate with students from selected courses, including animation, games design and film, and with musicians and partners such as Corsica Studios and Resonance FM.

• Graduate success: Our graduates have gone on to work with leading organisations such as Tate Britain, Warp Records, Venice Biennale, Channel 5, BBC and Red Bull Music Academy.

What to expect

• Skills and knowledge: Develop key skills for a career in sound arts and experimental music, including creative ideation, composition, technical expertise, workflow, production techniques and more.

• Artistic practice: Art is at the heart of this course. You’ll gain a firm grounding in established and emerging fine art approaches to sound, including sound installations, environments, and sculpture.

• Creative development: Build a professional portfolio of original creative work which reflects you as an artist. Creativity is genre-agnostic – your own creative practice is at the centre of this course. Some units will be specific to BA (Hons) Sound Arts: Experimental Music. You will share others with BA (Hons) Sound Arts: Design, coming together at key moments in the course.

• Technical expertise: Technologies for the control and manipulation of sound and music are central to this course, including analogue and digital, hardware and software, conventional instruments and electronics, to support composition, improvisation, and sonic experimentation.

• Showcase your work: Contexts are offered during the course to present your sonic and musical art to the public, including: galleries, mixed-media events, installations, independent or self-released recordings, venues for improvised music, clubs.

Industry experience and opportunities

Professional sonic artists and experimental musicians are actively involved in the course. Our strong connections with experimental music scenes and creative media that use sonic innovation (films, TV, animation, games, VR) help foster professional development and networking.

You’ll have the opportunity to undertake the Diploma in Professional Studies or the UAL Diploma in Creative Computing between Years 2 and 3 to enhance your learning experience and employability skills.

About London College of Communication

At LCC, you’ll learn how to bring together technology, creativity and storytelling, while building the skills, confidence and networks you need for your future career. We’ll support you to develop a future‑proof mindset, so you’re ready to succeed in the industries you’re heading into.

Here, you’ll explore what matters to you, developing work that reflects your interests, values and ambitions.

As part of University of the Arts London — ranked 2nd in the world for Art and Design — you’ll join one of the world’s leading creative universities and unlock the opportunities that come with it (QS World University Rankings by Subject).