BA (Hons) Music Technology
Placed in the heart of the UK’s music and media business, with resources second to none and with over a decade of experience and development, the LCMM is one of the leading centres within the UK for contemporary music technology. We are pioneers in music technology course development, starting in 1991, and we have kept this record by currently being one of the first to have developed the new Foundation Degree in Music and Multimedia Technology.
We have a range of courses from specialist degrees to short (term-based) courses. These have a unique creative perspective which, allied to outstanding technical facilities, equips students with sophisticated skills appropriate to the demands of a rapidly changing industry. On completion of a specialist course, we expect students to be able to control complex recording sessions and projects in high performance audio environments. In doing so they will have built a comprehensive portfolio of work in their name. All of our courses are structured on the belief that a firm grounding in practice is crucial to survival in the industry.
Our facilities are comprehensive and impressive numbering some 17 studios (not including the radio studios). These vary from high performance large studios attached to halls and live rooms, surround sound (5.1), synthesis, powerful project and mastering studios, teaching rooms, in addition we have a specialist audio laboratory with 20 Macintosh G4 computers. Cubase, Logic and Pro Tools are standard applications in all the studios.
We have a teaching and support staff to match our facilities and we are a strong, pro-active team which provides a very wide range of expertise and industry experience.
BA (Hons) Music Technology course details
This course is a 3 year specialist degree in Music Technology. It was conceived as a response to the demand for a course combining an academic approach with the professional ethic of the recording industry. It offers the chance to get seriously hands-on with some of the latest hardware and software on the market, whilst investigating the wider issues of the music business.
The objective of this course is to ensure that students acquire and develop skills that are appropriate to contemporary sound and music pre- and post-production. We support students from a wide range of backgrounds with the proviso that you can demonstrate significant commitment to your area of interest when you apply and at interview via a portfolio of work. Students will engage in the practical application of audio and MIDI technology from a creative and theoretically informed base and on completion of the course are expected to be able to skilfully operate and control complex recording sessions and projects in high performance audio environments.
Students are coached in the disciplines native to the area; synthesis, sampling and sequencing, as well as undergoing a thorough training in the modern multi-track recording studio. They are also invited to explore the territories of video and multimedia at basic levels, and are expected to develop a wide understanding of the related areas.
Naturally, the degree focuses on some of the most sophisticated systems available, including Pro Tools, Cubase and Logic Audio software, Tascam digital tape systems, Sony DMX-R100 digital consoles, the Otari Elite console and a large amount of professional outboard recording gear. In addition each of our 16 studios contain full MIDI systems based on Macintosh G4 computers with modules from Akai, Roland, Korg etc. and fully integrated mixing/monitoring options, including 5.1 surround sound systems.
This degree, however, isn’t simply about training students in particular products. The emphasis is squarely on furnishing students with transferable skills by fostering an understanding of the theories and techniques behind music technology. In this way students are not limited by a reliance upon a small number of pieces of equipment, but can quickly assimilate new products that operate along similar lines.
Students are initially asked to complete group based assignments and are encouraged to expand their individual horizons as the degree progresses, with major recording projects sited at the end of years two and three. These projects offer the students an opportunity to work outside of their usual field if they so wish, with many year three students choosing video or multimedia components.
The degree deliberately looks beyond current music conventions and will often ask students to consider alternative approaches to sound from an artistic viewpoint. It aims to change the way an individual responds to music on many levels, and furnishes the students with an armoury of new skills and techniques essential to the creation of music to a professional standard.
For more information please contact:
Jolyon Forward
T: 020 8231 2521
E: musictech@tvu.ac.uk
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