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Music and Sound Recording (Tonmeister) BMus(Hons) / BSc(Hons)
Course options
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Qualification
Bachelor of Music (with Honours) / Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BMus(Hons) / BSc(Hons)
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Location
Stag Hill
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Study mode
Sandwich / Placement
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Start date
18-SEP-23
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Duration
4 Years
Course summary
**Why choose this course**Our prestigious course is unique in the UK. We blend rigorous musical study, advanced investigation of audio engineering and mastery of sound-recording operation and practice.Our BMus/BSc (Hons) Music and Sound Recording (Tonmeister®) course is aimed at exceptional students who are primarily interested in engineering and music. You’ll gain a breadth of experience, numerous practical skills, and invaluable initiative and adaptability that will prepare you for a career in any area of the professional audio industry.We’re one of the UK’s leading universities for music, with our courses in the top 10 by the Guardian University Guide 2021. This course also achieved 100% overall satisfaction in the National Student Survey 2020. **What you will study**Our course is made up of three areas of study: - Technical understanding of audio - Practical experience of recording - Musical theory and practice. The technical aspects of our course cover the engineering components that contribute to modern sound recording and reproduction. This includes acoustics, electroacoustics, electronics, computer audio systems, sound synthesis and signal processing.The practical elements of your studies will provide you with tuition in recording techniques and critical listening. You’ll also apply technical theory by recording a wide range of music.The musical components of the course will develop your analytical skills and provide the opportunity for detailed study of creative disciplines such as performance and composition.
Application deadline
25 January
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- A level
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- Access to HE Diploma
- GCSE/National 4/National 5
- International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
- Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
- Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)
A level : AAA
Overall:AAA Required subjects: Mathematics, Music, and Physics. Music Technology A level together with ABRSM Music Theory grade 5 is acceptable in place of Music A level. Musical performance proficiency equivalent to ABRSM Grade 7 is desirable. Applicants taking an A level science subject with the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass the practical element. We do not include General Studies or Critical Thinking in our offers.
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