Music
Practical Musicianship
Module code: W1000
Level 4
30 credits in autumn semester
Teaching method: Seminar, Lecture, Workshop
Assessment modes: Coursework
This module introduces and develops fundamental skills needed by musicians, composers, and producers working today. You’ll work on:
- improving your musicianship skills
- examining the intersections between composition, presentation and concept, via different contemporary approaches.
We explore key ideas, tools and techniques through practical workshops, supported by lectures, practical assignments and reading. This includes:
- understanding musical harmony and rhythm
- listening and ear training
- score production
- beat-making
- MIDI programming and DAW arrangement
- audio recording
- collaborative production techniques
- video production
- writing, evaluating and developing a reflective practice.
The skills you acquire will help you to:
- collaborate with other musicians/producers/engineers effectively
- communicate and execute your creative ideas
- produce work using contemporary music technology
- evaluate, reflect on and improve your practice.
Module learning outcomes
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of musical harmony and rhythm through creative practice and score writing
- Use core music production techniques within a DAW including MIDI programming, audio recording, and processing
- Demonstrate an understanding of the connection between a musical composition, its underlying concept and its mode of presentation
- Demonstrate the ability to produce original musical works in an appropriate format, with creative flair
- Demonstrate the ability to evaluate and reflect on the creative work of yourself and others