BMus (Hons) Popular Music - Part time
Goldsmiths, University of London
Key Information
Campus location
London, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
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Pace
Part time
Tuition fees
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Introduction
BMus (Hons) Popular Music - Part time
This ground-breaking degree embraces popular music in its many forms from the mainstream to the underground and puts exploration and experimentation in creative practice at the heart of the degree.
Collaboration withMatthew Herbert'sAccidental Recordshas enabled us to createNX Records, an independent record label based at Goldsmiths, giving us the potential to promote Goldsmiths students' work on an international stage.
Why study BMus Popular Music at Goldsmiths?
This programme will allow you to acquire and develop a variety of skills, both individually and collaboratively, including musicianship and ensemble playing, songwriting, production and recording (atGoldsmiths Music Studios), composition and making music for film, and alternative sites for music.
London and Performance
You'll be within easy reach of South East London's many venues, as well as those across the capital, which provide a connection to music, art, dance, and theatre with an international focus, but also to local promoters, labels and the London-based music industry.
You'll also have the opportunity to perform at student-run showcases, in department ensembles, and atPureGold, our annual music festival that celebrates music created and performed at Goldsmiths.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Curriculum
Year 1 compulsory modules
- Songform and Practice
- Popular Music Contexts
- Practical Popular Music Studies
- Critical Approaches to Contemporary Music
- Creative Music Technology
- Popular Music History
Year 2
Group A modules
- Musicians, Commerce and Commodification
- Music and Identity
- Music in Film
- Group B modules
- Making Experimental Sound
- Performance: Ensemble
- Songwriting
- Techniques in Jazz and Popular Music
second term
Group A modules
- Music of Africa and Asia
- What is Jazz?
- Mapping 20th-Century Music
Group B modules
- Popular Music Production
- Electroacoustic Composition
- Media Composition
- Performance: New Contexts
- Arranging in Jazz and Popular Music
Year 3
Group C modules
- Creative Research Project
- Creative Performance
- Research Essay
Group D modules
- Minimalism and Postminimalism
- Phonography
- Performing South-East Asian Music
- Fringe and Underground Musics
- Creative Orchestration and Arrangement
- Music/Modernities
- DIY Practice and Alternative Sites for Music
- Music Teaching Skills
- Music in Educational, Community and Therapeutic Contexts
- second Term
- Live Electronics
- Music Workshop Skills
- Narrative, Representation and Popular Song
- Improvisation
- Psychological Approaches to Music
- Advanced Topics in Music and Screen Media
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Most of our graduates choose careers in fields related to their musical knowledge, including:
- Teaching
- Performing
- Arts administration
- Music librarianship
- Publishing and retailing
- Record companies and production
- Technical work in radio or television
Program delivery
3 years full-time, or up to 6 years part-time
English Language Requirements
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