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Music Production BA (Hons) (with Foundation Year)

UCAS Code: MP02|Duration: 4 years|Full Time|Creative Campus

UCAS Campus Code: L46

Work placement opportunities|International students can apply|Study Abroad opportunities

About the course

Music Production gives you the opportunity to explore the creative, technical, and theoretical aspects of one of the most rapidly changing creative landscapes. Liverpool Hope University is a core hub for studying Music Production. Located in a world-renowned city of music, the course is part of the active and growing music scenes in the city.

Music Production will prepare you to navigate the current musical landscape. You will study: audio recording, editing and mixing; live sound reinforcement; live performance with technology; contemporary music creation; essential music skills; music production cultures; and the music industry. The single honours programme allows for an even deeper focus on these areas, including topics such as: audio for multimedia and broadcast; algorithms and interactivity; and additional artist development. Music Production provides you with the opportunity to develop lasting, transferable skill sets and a resilient and sustainable approach to practice.
 
Our programme features:
1. A forward-looking programme that values new practices as well as traditional topics.
2. An integrated approach that covers the fundamentals of the topic without leaving gaps in knowledge.
3. A team that works professionally in diverse aspects of music production beyond the university setting.
4. A creative approach to music production that considers technology to be a means to artistic ends.

You will have the opportunity to work in both traditional and more modern, flexible and customisable studio spaces. Our students have had opportunities to gain professional experience with a variety of professional organisations, including Liverpool Sound City and Ditto Music. The Liverpool Hope X Carhartt lecture series has hosted professionals from exciting organisations in the industry, such as XL Records and forward-looking digital audio workstation "Bronze". Join our dynamic creative community of music production to facilitate the next steps in your creative and professional journey.

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Course structure

The Music Production programme is open to all music genres and is informed by a strongly-focused approach to employability.

Teaching on this degree is structured into lectures, seminars and tutorials. You have the opportunity to have a one-to-one meeting with your tutor on a regular basis.

Studying Music Production as a combined major, in your first year of study there are approximately 6 teaching hours each week, which reduces to approximately 5 teaching hours in your second and third years.

For Music Production single honours, there are approximately 14 teaching hours a week in your first year of study, which reduces to approximately 12 hours in the second year and 11 hours in the third year.

On top of teaching hours, you are also expected to spend approximately 30 hours studying independently each week, as well as group study to prepare for any group assessments you may have.

As part of the enhanced performance programme, you will have the opportunity to take part in the extensive extra-curricular music making opportunities at Hope. These include the Electronic Ensemble, Choir, Big Band and various smaller, student led, ensembles.

Students are also encouraged to attend the myriad of concerts and events on campus. These are intended to illustrate the musical genres studied in other areas of the course, and to add additional enhancement.

Assessment and feedback

Assessments on this course will consist of:

  • creative and technical portfolios – such as recording, live music or programming projects
  • practical, technical examinations on areas of relevant software and hardware and programming environments
  • reflective reports, and essays.