BA (Hons) Music (Community and Education) Course

Program Overview

This three-year Music program emphasizes creativity in both recorded and live music, equipping students with a comprehensive knowledge of music theory, techniques, and history. Through individual and collaborative projects, students develop practical skills in project management, composition, and performance. The program culminates in a substantial Major Project and provides opportunities for industry experience through placements and internships.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Year 1
• Creating Recorded Music: Work with fellow musicians to fully realize a musical recording.
(Core, 20 credits)
• Creating Live Music: Channel creativity into a live music event.
Collaborate with music and music production students to create a unique event. Develop project management, repertoire development, and artistic presentation skills. (Core, 20 credits)
• Core Music Techniques: Develop proficiency in music theory, notation, harmony, melody, rhythm, and listening skills.
Form a portfolio for assessment from tasks across various musical styles and techniques. (Core, 20 credits)
• Applied Music Skills: Gain an in-depth understanding of music structure, harmony, and harmonic perspectives.
Develop crucial listening skills for practical musicianship. (Core, 20 credits) (Core, 20 credits)
• Music and its Histories: Introduces narratives that characterize histories of music across different historical periods, technologies, and styles.
Explore these while pursuing specialist studies relevant to the degree pathway. (Core, 20 credits)
• Year 2
• Individual Creative Project: Bring an individual project to life with support, planning, execution, and completion.
May be a performance, composition, recording, songwriting EP, educational practical project, or sound design. (Core, 20 credits)
• Collaborative Creative Project: Explore key methods used in creative industries to organize and manage complex projects.
(Core, 20 credits)
• Specialist Music Skills: Equip students with core music research skills and specialist techniques useful in various applications.
Develop confidence in gathering, handling, and evaluating information while honing practical skills through focused study. (Core, 20 credits) Develop a critical approach to thinking about these, deepening understanding of the historical context and critical significance of music-making activities. (Core, 20 credits)
• Case Studies in Contemporary Practice: Interrogate the concepts, methods, philosophies, and motivations that underpin diverse practices such as performances, compositions, installations, community projects, music therapy, industry-related practices, and music psychology.
Benefit from sessions with leading practitioners while preparing a critique of a chosen case study. (Core, 20 credits)
• Professional Music Skills: Explore roles, discover what professionals do, and maximize future employment opportunities in a vibrant and growing sector.
Gain an in-depth understanding of the chosen field and prepare for the next steps as a professional. (Optional, 20 credits)
• Music and Sound for Media: Support the development of specialized creative and technical skills involved in the production of sound and music for visual media.
Undertake projects including films, games, music videos, interactive installations, and performances with visual projection. Explore general principles relating to the interaction of sight and sound. (Optional, 20 credits)
• Year 3
• Major Project (Music): Carry out a substantial piece of work in the chosen area.
May be large-scale live performance, original album, critical dissertation, portfolio of compositions, music for film or game, or cutting-edge research project. Receive support, facilities, expertise, planning, and management skills. (Core, 40 credits)
• Working in Music: Gain essential insight into a future career by taking part in a placement or getting experience as a freelancer.
Explore performing on stage or in the studio, working in broadcast or live events, or going into teaching. Enable students to start gaining professional experience in their chosen career. (Core, 20 credits)
• Questioning Music: Challenge assumptions about music and its value, leading to different thinking.
Develop transferable skills and prepare for a range of career paths. (Core, 20 credits)
• The Future of the Arts: Reflect on creative practices and their environmental cost.
Equip students with the skills and understanding needed to shape the arts practices of the future. (Core, 20 credits)
• Generating Insights into Music: Enable students to pose probing questions to generate new insights into music.
Define a topic, explore it in detail, and share insights, giving crucial skills and sharpening abilities to articulate ideas. (Core, 20 credits)

Assessment:

• The assessment methods and criteria used in the program vary depending on the course and modules chosen.
• Students may be assessed through a mix of examinations, coursework, presentations, and group projects.

Teaching:

• The program is taught by a team of experienced and passionate academics who are active in the music industry.
• The program is delivered through a combination of lectures, seminars, workshops, and practical sessions.
• Students have access to a range of facilities, including industry-standard recording studios, performance spaces, and rehearsal rooms.

Careers:

• Graduates of the program can pursue a career in a wide range of music-related fields, including:
• Animateur
• Music workshop leader
• Community arts worker
• Teacher
• Youth worker
• Music therapist

Other:

• The program offers students the opportunity to work on live events in and around Hull.
• The program has close links with the BBC, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and Opera North.

UK

Tuition fees £9,250 per year The amount you pay may increase each year, in line with inflation - but capped to the Retail Price Index (RPI).

Additional costs you may have to pay

Your tuition fees will cover most costs associated with your programme. There are some extra costs that you might have to pay, or choose to pay, depending on your programme of study and the decisions you make: Books (you can borrow books on your reading lists from the library, but you may buy your own) Optional field trips Study abroad (incl. travel costs, accommodation, visas, immunisation) Placement costs (incl. travel costs and accommodation) Student visas (international students) Laptop (you’ll have access to laptops and computers on campus, but you may want your own) Printing and photocopying Professional-body membership Graduation (gown hire and photography) Remember, you’ll still need to take into account your living costs. This could include accommodation, travel, food and more. You can take out a tuition fee loan to cover the full cost of your course. One you’ve successfully applied for this, you don’t need to do anything else – the money is sent straight to us. You can also take out a maintenance loan of up to £10,227 a year to cover your living costs, depending on your household income. Remember, you won’t start paying your loans back until you’ve left University and earn more than £25,000 per year.

International

Tuition fees £16,500 per year

Additional costs you may have to pay

Your tuition fees will cover most costs associated with your programme. There are some extra costs that you might have to pay, or choose to pay, depending on your programme of study and the decisions you make: Books (you can borrow books on your reading lists from the library, but you may buy your own) Optional field trips Study abroad (incl. travel costs, accommodation, visas, immunisation) Placement costs (incl. travel costs and accommodation) Student visas (international students) Laptop (you’ll have access to laptops and computers on campus, but you may want your own) Printing and photocopying Professional-body membership Graduation (gown hire and photography) Remember, you’ll still need to take into account your living costs. This could include accommodation, travel, food and more. Discounts are available for International students.