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The BA (Hons) Creative Musicianship is a programme designed for
artists who are driven by the need to create original material. It is aimed
at the creative musician who is interested in not only expanding their
musicianship, but also increasing their experience of creating new
music in a variety of contexts. The development of your own artistic
identity is what sits at the heart of the BACM.
In this course you will develop your principal instrument individually
through one-to-one instrumental tuition across all three years and
within a group workshop environment. You will also be given
the opportunity to discover and analyse a range of genres with
the intention of informing your own artistic development and
compositional ‘voice’.
Year 1
(
Level 4
)
Students will develop and enhance their technical and creative skills
through one-to-one tuition on their principal study instrument for a
total of 20 hours across both semesters. In addition to this, students
will begin to develop their compositional ‘voice’whilst gaining an
in-depth understanding of contemporary and traditional music
production processes.
Developing Performance Skills
(40 credits, over two semesters)
Developing Creative Skills
(40 credits, over two semesters)
TheMusic Industry
(20 credits, in semester 1a only)
Live PerformanceTechnology
(20 credits, in semester 1b only)
Year 2
(
Level 5
)
Students will continue to develop and specialise on their principal
study instrument through one-to-one tuition for a total of 16 hours
across both semesters. Building on from level 1, students will also be
adding to their portfolio of original compositions. Considerable focus
will also be placed on exploring contemporary concepts and current
practice relating to twenty-first century entrepreneurship, such as
online marketing, SEO and convergence theory.
Applying Performance Skills
(40 credits, over two semesters)
Applying Creative Skills
(40 credits, over two semesters)
Entrepreneurship
(20 credits, in semester 2a only)
TheMusic Entrepreneur
(20 credits, in semester 2b only)
Year 3
(
Level 6
)
Students will devise a final performance project, designed to showcase
their work as original artists and leaders. Coupled with this is the Final
Creative Project, in which students can either choose to align their work
with that of their final performance project or deviate completely into
interdisciplinary territory. Complimenting these twomodules
is the Dissertationmodule, offering students a space in which they
can research and explore concepts related to their own practice or
interest areas.
Final Performance Project
(40 credits, over two semesters)
Final Creative Project
(40 credits, over two semesters)
Dissertation
(40 credits, over two semesters)
BA
(
Hons
)
CreativeMusicianship
Qualification
BA(Hons)CreativeMusicianship
Duration
3years
Timing
Two15-weeksemesters
(inc. exams) per year
Level1&2
15hoursperweekcontact time (3-4days)
Level3
9hoursperweekcontact time (3-4days)
EntryRequirements
Applicantswill typicallyhaveGCE/VCE
‘A’levelsor equivalent at 200UCASpoints
minimum, the Institute’sHigherDiploma
(subject toaudition)
Applicantswill usuallybeexpectedtopossess
5GCSEswithgradesA-C, includingMathsand
EnglishLanguage
The Institutealsowelcomesapplications
fromestablishedpractitionerskeentostudy
atHE level, butwhomaynotpossess the
requiredqualifications
International
English language requirement—
MinLevel B2of theCEFR
formore information
Auditions
Applicantswill be requiredtosubmit audio/
visual examplesof theirownworkandan
accompanyingstatementdetailingtheir
artisticaims / aspirationsandwhy theywish
tostudyontheprogramme
Someapplicantsmayalsobe invitedtoattend
anauditionand interviewassessingtheir
abilities inperformance, aural perception,
harmonyandtheory, instrument skills
andsight-reading
UCASCode
W3C5
Validatedby
TheUniversityof East London
Fees
ContactAdmissionsor seewebsite fordetails
of course feesandfunding
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