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Music – (B.A.)
Brunel University
School of Arts| Application Deadline: | as early as possible | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 3,857 - ≈ € 11,431 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | London / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 36 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 360 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
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This programme is designed for students who wish to focus on the academic study of music, while still providing the freedom to pursue composition, performance, and interests outside music. It provides a thorough knowledge of the development of Western music in the 20th and 21st centuries, informed by a broad understanding of earlier music history. It introduces important methods of analysis commonly applied to music of this period, as well as ideas in aesthetics, music sociology, music psychology, and critical theory.
Upon successful completion, you will have a broad basis of knowledge and understanding from which to pursue careers and/or further training in areas such as contemporary musicology, music education, criticism, broadcasting, music psychology, or arts management.
CareersA high proportion of our Music graduates have either progressed to postgraduate study at a university or conservatoire or have entered the music profession as performers, composers, teachers and technicians. Others have entered arts administration, publishing, the media and management. Brunel music courses also help develop a wide range of vocational, collaborative and transferable skills that are highly attractive to employers in industry and commerce.
Brunel music courses also help develop a wide range of vocational, collaborative and transferable skills that are highly attractive to employers in industry and commerce. Students have the opportunity, for example, to develop IT and highly sought-after presentation and communications skills during the course.
Contents
The course requires students to explore fundamental questions about the nature and meaning of music by analysing and critiquing musical texts, and by considering their social, cultural and political contexts. In your final year you will have the opportunity to explore in depth an area of particular interest to you in the major project.
The degree course is modular. Each module is worth 20 credits and you must complete 120 credits for each year of your degree programme. You´ll have a wide range of modules from which to choose and you can specialise in areas that particularly interest you. The final year project requires you to carry out research on any related topic of your choice.
Typical Modules
Level 1 Core
* Academic Practice
* Musicianship
* Music and Society
* Music since 1900: Themes and Contexts
Level 1 Options
* Arts Elective
* Introduction to Sonic Art
* Principles of Musical Composition
* Principles of Performance Practice
* Sonic Arts Repertoire Studies
Level 2 Core
* Music and Perception
* Music since 1900: Experiment and Tradition
Level 2 Options
* Arts Elective
* Conducting and Realisation
* Directed Ensemble Performance
* Improvisation
* Instrumentation and Orchestration
* Composition for Soloist(s)
* Contemporary Performance II
* Popular Music Practice
Level 3 Core
* Music since 1900: Modernism and Postmodernism
* Special Project
Level 3 Options
* Arts Elective
* Advanced Improvisation
* Analysis and Sociology of Popular Music
* Music and the Moving Image
Special project
At Level 3, you may produce a special project, and the freedom of scope you have is one of the most attractive aspects of the course. For example, your project might take the form of a lecture-recital, a dissertation on a chosen topic, an extended original composition, or it might be based on a placement (for example, one involving the music business, administration, publishing, teaching, the recording industry or performing with a world music group).
Professional Practice
Brunel´s School of Arts and Arts Centre have a strong tradition of practical music-making and there are a number of ensembles that you can participate in, including the New Music Ensemble, Jazz bridge, Brunel Vox and New Noise. The Arts Centre holds regular lunchtime and evening concerts featuring visiting performers, music students and staff. Music at Brunel also has associations with the London Contemporary Orchestra and Piano Circus.
Teaching and LearningThe music staff includes some of the country´s leading composers and performers, with teaching and research strengths in composition (both acoustic and studio-based), performance, musicology and socio-critical musicology. Modules on the course reflect the expertise of the staff and focus on technique and interpretation in contemporary music performance, as well as relevant cultural and historical issues.
AssessmentAssessment methods include coursework, projects, oral presentations, practical work and some written examinations. The proportion of exam to coursework is approximately 30-70.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
All candidates without either Grade C at Music A-level or equivalent or Grade 8 ABRS M, LCMM or Trinity College will be required to pass a brief entrance test, details of which will be provided upon application.
* GCE A and AS- level 300 tariff points from 3 A-levels plus 1 AS-level or Extended Project Qualification, including A-level Music (General Studies/Critical Thinking accepted)
* Irish 300 tariff points from 5 subjects.
* Scottish 300 tariff points from 3 Advanced Highers plus 1 Higher.
* Advanced Diploma 300 tariff points in Creative and Media, including an A-level for Additional and Specialist Learning
* IBDP 31 points
* BTEC ND DDM. BTEC NC is accepted alongside other Level 3 qualifications - please contact the Admissions Tutor for more information. All BTE C candidates will be required to pass a brief entrance test, details of which will be provided upon application.
* Access Pass in a related subject
* Practical ABRSM, Guildhall, LCMM or Trinity Grade 8 in an instrument or voice is normally required for performance modules. Other applicants will be considered on an individual basis. Applicants without Grade 8 may be asked to attend an interview and/or audition.
For all other qualifications or combinations, contact the Admissions Tutor.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | High School diploma |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 580 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 92 |
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