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| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 4,970 - ≈ € 12,280 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | London / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Kingston University
The Electroacoustic Composition MMus is ideal if you are interested in creating electroacoustic music (generating compositions through technology) or compterised music and want to develop your skills and techniques further. You can compose in a wide range of current styles, from popular-based electronic music (such as Aphex Twin) to experimental tape/recorded music using programmes like Max/Msp. You will produce a folio of electroacoustic recordings and have your music performed in the surround-sound system in Coombehurst Studio.
The course is practice-based, and we will encourage you to create vivid and rich new sounds in your compositions. You will also have the opportunity to compose for live instruments and writing to image. Five of the lecturers at Kingston are active electroacoustic composers, working in a wide variety of styles. We also have many visiting composers, such as Brian Ferneyhough, Peter Wiegold and Steve Martland.
What will you study?
You will study the principles of electroacoustic composition, recording techniques and composing to image, including working with a live ensemble. You will take part in practical workshops and compose music to be performed by professional musicians. Recent composition workshops have included the Arditti String Quartet, the Delta Saxophone Quartet and Chris Redgate (oboe).
You will also develop an understanding of the physical features of sound and how these features are perceived. We will introduce you to contemporary techniques for processing and manipulating sound, and discuss techniques for synthesising new sounds.
Contents
Core modules
* Colloquia
* Composing for Live Ensemble to Image
* Major Project
* Recording Techniques
* Researching Music
* Sound Design
* Techniques and Technology for Composing for Film and Television
Optional modules
* Advanced Production of Popular Music
* Advanced Techniques for Composing for Film and Television
* Comparative International Music Education
* Music Education in the UK: Theory and Practice
* Popular Music Composition
* Psychology of Musical Learning, Communication and Expression
* The Aesthetics of Musical Performance
* The Business of Composing for Film and Television
* The Marketing of Popular Music
* 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)
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
* A good honours degree in music from either the UK or abroad (this may be in a specialist field such as popular music, performance or music technology). Typical entry qualifications are an honours degree in music at 2.2 or above (2.1 preferred).
* We may ask applicants to submit an essay as evidence of strength in written work and/or a portfolio of compositions
* Where an applicant can produce evidence of relevant experiential learning (eg work as a professional performer, composer or producer), it may be possible to consider a good honours degree in a subject other than music or advanced study in a conservatoire (which has not led to a degree) in lieu of a music degree.
* Where English is not your first language, you must have an IELTS score of 6.5 or equivalent
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
Accreditation
Many of the courses that we run are accredited and recognised by relevant professional bodies within their respective fields. As part of our commitment to providing quality, relevant courses we seek accreditation and recognition wherever possible. In fact the Higher Education Funding Council of England awarded us a quality rating for 'Excellence in teaching'.
Kingston Business School is also one of an elite number of UK business schools with Association of MBA accreditation of our MBA courses. Plus we have received EPAS accreditation from the European Foundation for Management Development for several of our postgraduate and undergraduate business programmes; only the second UK business school to receive this accreditation.
To view a full list of our accreditations, please visit our website.
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