BA Music
Entry requirements
For all Music courses the ability to read staff notation is required. Points from grade examinations are taken into consideration where appropriate, but are not normally included in the offer. Offers are tariff based, 104 - 128 tariff points from a Level 3 qualification* e.g.: A Levels: including a grade B in Music (in lieu of Music A-level we will also consider other A-level subjects in conjunction with other level 3 qualifications in Music, or merit in the ABRSM/Trinity/LCM/Rockschool Grade 5 Theory/Grade 7 Practical; or IB Higher in Music.) General Studies and Key Skills not normally accepted. BTEC National Extended Diploma in Music: DMM - DDM including a unit demonstrating the ability to read staff notation (We will also consider other BTEC subjects in conjunction with other level 3 qualifications in Music (e.g. A Level Music, IB Higher in Music) or merit in the ABRSM/Trinity/LCM/Rockschool Grade 5 Theory/Grade 7 Practical) Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma**: DMM - DDM City & Guilds Advanced Technical Extended Diploma (1080)**: considered on a case-by-case basis International Baccalaureate Diploma: including grade H5 in Music** Access**: pass required Welsh Baccalaureate**: We will accept this qualification in conjunction with other level 3 qualifications T Levels**: T Levels in a relevant subject considered on a case-by-case basis Extended Project Qualification: Points can include a relevant Extended Project (EPQ) but must include a minimum 2 full A-levels, or equivalent.
About this course
BA (Hons) in Music, covering composition, performance, and musicology. Core topics include Research Methods, Design & Creative Practice, and Ethics & Professional Practice. The degree allows up to one third of modules to be taken in other subjects across the university. A Community Arts Placement module provides at least 40 hours of experience working with arts organisations in the wider community.
Modules
- Music Since 1850
- Adventures in the Creative Arts
- Melody and Harmony
- Introduction to Harmony and Counterpoint
- Introduction to Poetry
- Visual Cultures
- Children and Society
- Cist Cynhyrchu
- Production Toolkit
- Devised Theatre
- Introduction to Theatre Making
- Cyfansoddi I
- Composition I
- Studio Composition I
- Year 1 Solo Performance
- Solo Performance
- Genres and Composers A
- Orchestration Today
- Interactive Sound and Music
- Understanding Popular Music
- Ensembles and Groups A
- Community Arts Placement
- Poetry and Short Fiction: Image, Voice and Narrative
- Short Film Production
- Researching Childhood
- Solo Performance
- Composition II
- Notation and Editing
- Arts Project
- Music Teaching in Context
- Ensembles and Groups B
- Acousmatic Composition
- The Craft of Songwriting
- Genres and Composers C
- Advanced Film History: America
- Gender, Sexuality, Race, Class
- Multilingualism in Childhood
- Theatre and Performance: Self