Course Description
This BA (Hons) Commercial Music provides a comprehensive award for modern songwriters with pathways suited to solo vocalists and rappers, DIY producers, ambitious DIY artists and creative executives. The programme combines core and optional modules that are almost all cross-programme enabling students to meet and collaborate with peers on the other music and music business programmes. The course will appeal to solo artists and producers as well as hands-on A&R and creative entrepreneurs who want to learn essential knowledge and songwriting skills in both the recording and releasing of contemporary music.
Course Structure
Compulsory
History Of Pop: Cultural Context
Music Industry Landscape
Music Programming 1 Or Music Programming 2
Music Industry News (Compulsory Option1) Or Digital Trends (Compulsory Option 2)
Optional
Music Programming 1
Vocal Performance: Technical & Group Harmony
The Streaming Economy
Songwriting & Collaborative Practice
History Of Pop: Crate Digging
Mix Concepts
Artist Development
Rights & Royalties: Labels & Publishing
Vocal Performance: Band & Harmony Performance
Compulsory
Artist Branding & Audience Development
Ticketing & Touring Or Songwriting & Vocal Performance
Optional
Entertainment Law & Litigation
Music Programming 3: Sound Design
Audio Mastering
Vocal Performance: Musical Identity
Online Exploitation & Royalty Collection
Music Programming 4: Contemporary Electronica
Growth Hacking
Live Sound
International Exploitation & Royalty Collection
Compulsory
Artist Management Project Or The Professional Performer
Ticketing & Touring Or Professional Portfolio
Optional
Professional Identity
Composing For Media (Broadcast)
Entertainment Science
Content Creation & Livestreaming
Composing For Media (Film)
Data Insights & Communication
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