Production of Popular Music MMus

If you are interested in the production of popular music at postgraduate level and would like to explore the subject from a practical perspective with an emphasis on studio-based work, this course is ideal. For your final major project you focus on composition and production within the popular music genre, producing an extended album of your popular music compositions/covers.

At Kingston we have five state-of-the-art recording studios, including one with a large live room used for professional recordings. We also have two computer laboratories containing 26 IMac computers with full music software for sequencing and processing. Several members of staff are practically engaged with the professional production of popular music.

What will you study?

You will focus on the production of current popular music, creating and recording tracks using the University's high-quality recording facilities at Coombehurst. You will also explore the composition of popular music, recording techniques and the marketing of popular music.

You will widen your musical knowledge and experience by choosing an option module from an extensive range, including those covering composing with sound design, ensemble performance and composing for film and TV.

As a student on this course, you will have the chance to get involved with a range of music groups at the University, with opportunities to join a wide range of ensembles.

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Many of the staff in the Music department are research active. This ensures they are in touch with the latest thinking and bring best practice to your studies.

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Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list.

Core modules

• Advanced Production of Popular Music
• Colloquia
• Major Project
• Popular Music Composition
• Recording Techniques
• Researching Music
• The Marketing of Popular Music

Optional modules

• Comparative International Music Education
• Music Education in the UK: Theory and Practice
• Psychology of Musical Learning, Communication and Expression
• Sound Design
• Techniques and Technology for Composing for Film and Television
• The Aesthetics of Musical Performance
• Applied Musical Skills
• Conducting
• Creating Music and Sound for Image 2
• Ensemble Projects 2
• Jazz Studies 2
• Live Electronics
• Music in Context
• Special Study
• British Cinema 1960-1990
• Gender and Sexuality in European Cinema
• Mapping World Cinema
• New Hollywood: from the mainstream to the margins
• Place and Identity in European Cinema(s)

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