Creative Music Technology BA(Hons)

Why study BA(Hons) Creative Music Technology at University College Falmouth?

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Recording technology has been the vehicle for significant developments in Western musical history, ultimately changing the way that music is made and heard. Our Creative Music Technology degree is specifically designed for composers, performers and those exploring sound art and sound design who want to develop their creative identities and gain the skills necessary for a growing range of professional careers.

What will I get out of the course?

Through practical sessions, lectures, seminars and tutorials, this intensive course explores the creative potential of new and emerging audio technologies and techniques, underpinned by a backbone of theory and critical discourse on the aesthetic, technical and cultural history of music technology from a variety of perspectives.

You'll receive high-level training in studio production, live electronics, interactive audio systems, sound design for digital media, post-production, sonic art and game audio, helping you to develop the skills required to succeed in many areas of employment within today's music industry. 

Tell me more about the BA(Hons) Creative Music Technology course

By choosing to study for a degree in Creative Music Technology at Falmouth you will:

• Benefit from the technical and artistic guidance from the friendly staff who are all experts in their respective fields.
• Be based in the new Performance Centre at the Tremough Campus, which includes a recording studio complex and industry-standard facilities throughout.
• Engage with a wide range of hardware and software technologies.
• Gain a firm understanding of the music business, as well as developing problem-solving techniques and project management and interpersonal skills essential for professional success.
• Have opportunities to meet industry professionals from studios, record labels, promotion companies and venues.
• Have opportunities to gain work placements based on your interaction with these professionals.

Projects

Our BA(Hons) Creative Music Technology degree enjoys a close relationship with the legendary Sawmills Studios, made famous by the likes of Oasis, The Stone Roses, Robert Plant and Muse - amongst many others. Plans for the future include unique studio training courses.

Facilities

Our new £15 million Performance Centre includes:

• A high-specification performance studio designed for acoustic music
• A high-spec studio designed for amplified music
• A recording studio complex
• Music practice rooms for bands and solo work
• The very best in studio hardware
• Industry- standard software applications
• Huge collection of microphones

Course outline

Information about the content of each unit can be found in the detailed course outline below.

Level 1

• Studiocraft
• Music in Society 1 & 2
• Designing Sound
• Performance
• Audio Industries
• Collaborations

Level 2

• Phonographies
• Contexts
• Music Project or Elective or Placement

Level 3

• Off-campus Project
• Independent Project
• Final Project Portfolio
• Research Project or Independent Project or Professional Preparation

Professorial lecture series

Falmouth's Professorial lecture series aims to produce an engaging and challenging public programme that stimulates the intellectual curiosity of our staff, students and alumni, our research collaborators, our industry partners, our local communities and other supporters. Recent lectures relevant to Music students include Robin Rimbaud (aka ‘Scanner')

Robin Rimbaud (aka Scanner)

How to make art from life (with the help of a few ghosts)

British sound artist who has received critical acclaim and won admiration from the likes of Bjork, Aphex Twin and Stockhausen. Scanner has worked with Bryan Ferry, Radiohead and Laurie Anderson, The Royal Ballet, Merce Cunningham and Random Dance companies, composers Michael Nyman and Luc Ferrari, and artists Mike Kelley, Derek Jarman, Carsten Nicolai and Douglas Gordon, and performed in many of the world's most prestigious spaces.

Answers and advice about the course

If you have any queries about the course please visit our HelpMe Forum

HelpMe Forum

For further information about BA(Hons) Creative Music Technology at University College Falmouth, please email admissions@falmouth.ac.uk or telephone Admissions on 01326 255944.

Career opportunities

• Composition
• Performance
• Sonic art
• Sound designer (for screen media, mobile media, gaming and installation)
• Broadcasting
• Sound engineering
• Sound editing
• Music production
• Music press and promotion
• Postgraduate study
• Teaching

Course entry requirements

A minimum of 220 UCAS points, mainly from the A2 level (including at least Grade C in Music/Music Technology) or equivalent Level 3 qualifications. You'll also be asked to send a CD demo before being invited for interview. Candidates without standard qualifications but with music industry experience will be considered.

Please see our How to Apply page for more information.

For further information about BA(Hons) Creative Music Technology at University College Falmouth, please email admissions@falmouth.ac.uk or telephone Admissions on 01326 255944.

Interview dates and selection process

Interviews will commence in December.

Selection days will involve improvisation and working in small groups.

Applicants will be expected to bring:

• PERFORMANCE: A recording of 5-10 minutes (CD/movie file/URL) of you performing, This can be any kind of performance on an instrument, with your voice or using technology in some way. Please identify who the work is by (if not you) and, if you are part of a band, tell us how to identify your contribution.
• COMPOSITION: A recording (audio CD) of at least one piece that you have composed (it can be on the same CD as your ‘performance'). Tell us why you wrote this composition and how it has been performed in the recording.
• TECHNOLOGY: An example of your use of technology (audio CD/video) if you have not already demonstrated this in one of the previous two tasks.
• WRITING: A copy of an essay about music in which you have used language to discuss specific popular musical concepts.

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