Prepare for a career as a professional musician with this industry-focused music degree. Based within our supportive and collaborative environment, you’ll develop your practice and push stylistic and technological boundaries while carving out your musical identity. If you’re stylistically eclectic and keen to experiment, this is the course for you. Whether you’re a performer, composer, sound artist, musicologist, or work in a mixture of these disciplines, we’ll offer an insight into the modern music industries. You will: Learn to play in a range of musical styles and genres, in a variety of professional contexts. Play regularly in ensembles, including session bands, vocal groups, contemporary music groups and laptop orchestras. Benefit from guest speaker artists and ensembles; recent visitors include Adrian Utley (Portishead), Graham Fitkin (composer), Kenny Werner (piano) and Kevos (ensemble). Have the chance to gain industry experience through a three-month placement or internship, from shadowing a professional composer, interning with a record label to working with a professional orchestra. Have the opportunity to take advantage of our prestigious international exchange partners, including CalArts (USA), Griffith University (Australia), LASALLE (Singapore) and Nagoya University (Japan).

This BA(Hons) Music degree will provide you with a range of experiences and enable you to develop a unique musical identiy, a diverse set of musical and academic skills, strong critical awareness, and a good understanding of the contemporary musical world. By the end of the course, you’ll have a varied portfolio of work and a keen sense of enterprise. This will equip you well to identify, create and respond to the many musical opportunities that exist in the professional world. Year one Analysing and exploring the basics of music-making, you’ll study performance, critical listening, composition, recording, theory and notation.. Modules Audio Cultures and Critical Theory Composition Studies: The Elements of Music Performance Studies: Self and Sound Core Music Practice Music Technologies Contemporary Techniques Year two You’ll choose from specialist modules like Film Music, Music Education, Studio Composition, and the Music Business. Other modules will explore the latest trends in the music scene, and the right career opportunities for you. There’ll also be opportunities to study abroad with one of our partner institutions. Modules Creative Writing and Research in Virtual Music Music Innovations Professional Music Practice Applied Music Optional modules Voice Timbre Supersonic The Working Musician: Reproduce; Arrange; Mutate The Hit Machine The Music Educator Music and Moving Image Creative Performance Technology Year three You’ll begin by gaining professional experience with an independently organised specialist project – anything from overseas community projects to working in a UK record label. When you return, you’ll work on self-devised projects, like writing an album, putting on a major performance, or composing a film score. . Modules Specialist Practice in Context Dissertation Professional Portfolio The modules above are those being studied by our students, or proposed new ones. Programme structures and modules can change as part of our curriculum enhancement and review processes. If a certain module is important to you, please discuss it with the Course Leader.

Assessment is a combination of practical exams and coursework.

Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.

26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Course code: W300

Institution code: F33

Campus Name: Penryn Campus

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The following entry points are available for this course:

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Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.

If you are able to demonstrate relevant, current, equivalent experience instead of formal qualifications, we encourage you to apply. Please contact our Applicant Services team before applying, for advice regarding your individual experience and eligibility. If you are an international applicant and require a Student visa to study in the UK, you must have a recognised English language test approved and vouched for by the University at the appropriate level. Our Applicant Services team can help you with any general questions you may have about study visas or suitable language tests. For more specific advice, we recommend you also consult UKCISA http://www.ukcisa.org.uk/

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Test	Grade	AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)	6.0	An (IELTS) Academic minimum score of 6.0 overall is required, with a minimum of 5.5 in Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening
Trinity ISE		A minimum of Trinity ISE II with Distinction in all four components is required.
Cambridge English Advanced		A minimum on the Cambridge English scale of 169 is required
PTE Academic	55.0	A minimum score in the Pearson Academic Test of English of 55 overall is required, with a minimum of 51 in all four components.

If English is not your first language, you will need to demonstrate English language skills that are sufficiently developed for successful completion of your studies. We accept a range of recognised English language qualifications that are equivalent to the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic minimum score of 6.0 overall, with a minimum of 5.5 in Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening

English language support at Falmouth

https://www.falmouth.ac.uk/international/english-language-support

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