Music and Music Technology Simon Paterson Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Music Technology
Compose. Collaborate. Share. Showcase. Make Music.
Why study Music at Nottingham? Teaching (National Student Survey 2016): 97% approval rating for our teaching Access to specialist facilities: 100% agree Overall satisfaction: 100% TEF University of Nottingham has secured a gold rating for the quality of its teaching (2017) Employability University of Nottingham best in UK for graduate employment (The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2017) Research (Research Excellence Framework 2014): Overall GPA 3.29 (7th of 56 music departments) 49% of publications judged world-leading (5th of 56 music departments) Overall Department ranked 9th place in The Times &The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018 Nottingham: 2nd most musical UK city (Spotify)
Our Courses BA in Music BA in Music and Philosophy BA in Music and Music Technology
Facilities Facilities Music Technology Equipment includes: Live Room and Control Room Mobile Recording Rig Digital Composition Studio SSL Matrix 2 digital controller and analogue Apogee Symphony II audio interface Apple Mac with Logic Pro X, Sibelius, Ableton Live, Max MSP
Teaching and Learning Mixture of tutorials, seminars and lectures Contact time guarantee: 12 hrs/week (yr 1); 10 hrs/week (yr 2); 8 hrs/week (yr 3) Instrumental tuition: 16 hrs (yr 1); 18 hrs (yr 2); 20 hrs (yr 3) 120 credits across each year
Why study Music Technology at Nottingham? This course will equip you with: relevant practical skills depth of academic understanding Whichever field of the creative industries you move into, you will benefit from being able to compose, collaborate, share and showcase the music you produce effectively and in line with current professional working practices.
Why study Music Technology at Nottingham?
Why study Music Technology at Nottingham? Our music-focused technology modules guarantee you access to our firstrate and up-to-date professional recording studio and digital composition facilities. You will study and gain practical experience in: studio and location recording composing with digital audio workstations music production sound to picture synthesis sampling sound design collaborating and performing online and on stage
Why study Music Technology at Nottingham? Music Production Portfolio
Music Technology Programme First Year Core Modules Aesthetics of Electronic & Computer Music (10-credits, core MMT module, available to all L1 Music, with no cap). A lecture and seminar-based module that investigates the impact of technology in the recording, performance and consumption of music. Technology Enhanced Performance (10-credits, core MMT module, capped at 10) Students explore a variety of performance technologies. An assessed performance will showcase the possibilities of technological adaptation of pre-existing repertoire.
Music Technology Programme Second Year Core Modules Digital Composition (20-credits, core MMT module, open to all L2/3 Music students, capped at 18) Using current Digital Audio Workstation students compose, edit and mix audio for portfolio submission. Learners will understand synthesis and MIDI programming, utilise samplers and work with found sounds, and will compose music for moving image.. Sound Design and Synthesis (20-credits, core MMT module, open to all L2/3 Music students, capped at 18) Using imacs, synthesis and tablets in lectures and practical workshops, learners will investigate sound theory, acoustics, wave shapes and sonic manipulation.
Music Technology Programme Third Year Core Modules Studio Recording (20-credits, core MMT module, open to all L3 Music students, capped at 18) Learners will consider applications of microphones and their placement in order to integrate traditional instrumentation and performance into a digital production workflow. Mixing and mastering techniques will be practiced with reference to current standards and trends in musical consumption. Music Production (20-credits, core MMT module, open to L3 Music students (Studio Recording a prerequisite), capped at 18) Explores creative applications of studio/location recording and deciphers the roles implicit in music production (time management, inter-personal skills, awareness of industry, genres/market, musical arrangement and recording among many others).
Level 1 curriculum Autumn semester Elements 1 (10cr) Repertoires 1: Reformation to Romanticism (20cr) Ensemble Performance [Y] (5cr) Global Music Studies (10cr) Aesthetics of Electronic & Computer Music (10cr) Performance I [Y] (5cr) Spring semester Elements 2 (10cr) Repertoires 2: 20 th Century Music (20cr) Ensemble Performance [Y] (5cr) Technology Enhanced Performance (10cr) Performance I [Y] (5cr) Skills in Composition (20cr)
Level 2 curriculum Autumn semester Performance II [Y] (10cr) Advanced Ensemble Performance (20cr) Conducting (20cr) Creative Orchestration (20cr) Digital Composition (20cr) Narrative and Emotion (20cr) Electroacoustic Composition (20cr) Creativity and Collaboration for Professional Musicians (20cr) Approaches to Popular Music (20cr) Spring semester Performance II [Y] (10cr) Composing for Words, Theatre and Moving Image (20cr) Sound Design and Synthesis (20cr) Work Placement (20cr) Revolutionary Opera (20cr) Music and War (20cr) Jazz: Origins and Styles (20cr) Contemporary Approaches to Music Education (20cr)
Performance at Level 2 Autumn semester Performance II [Y] (10cr) Advanced Ensemble Performance (20cr) Conducting (20cr) Creative Orchestration (20cr) Digital Composition (20cr) Narrative and Emotion (20cr) Electroacoustic Composition (20cr) Creativity and Collaboration for Professional Musicians (20cr) Approaches to Popular Music (20cr) Spring semester Performance II [Y] (10cr) Composing for Words, Theatre and Moving Image (20cr) Sound Design and Synthesis (20cr) Work Placement (20cr) Revolutionary Opera (20cr) Music and War (20cr) Jazz: Origins and Styles (20cr) Contemporary Approaches to Music Education (20cr)
Composition at Level 2 Autumn semester Performance II [Y] (10cr) Advanced Ensemble Performance (20cr) Conducting (20cr) Creative Orchestration (20cr) Digital Composition (20cr) Narrative and Emotion (20cr) Electroacoustic Composition (20cr) Creativity and Collaboration for Professional Musicians (20cr) Approaches to Popular Music (20cr) Spring semester Performance II [Y] (10cr) Composing for Words, Theatre and Moving Image (20cr) Sound Design and Synthesis (20cr) Work Placement (20cr) Revolutionary Opera (20cr) Music and War (20cr) Jazz: Origins and Styles (20cr) Contemporary Approaches to Music Education (20cr)
Music Technology at Level 2 Autumn semester Performance II [Y] (10cr) Advanced Ensemble Performance (20cr) Conducting (20cr) Creative Orchestration (20cr) Digital Composition (20cr) Narrative and Emotion (20cr) Electroacoustic Composition (20cr) Creativity and Collaboration for Professional Musicians (20cr) Approaches to Popular Music (20cr) Spring semester Performance II [Y] (10cr) Composing for Words, Theatre and Moving Image (20cr) Sound Design and Synthesis (20cr) Work Placement (20cr) Revolutionary Opera (20cr) Music and War (20cr) Jazz: Origins and Styles (20cr) Contemporary Approaches to Music Education (20cr)
Level 3 curriculum Autumn semester Performance III [Y] (10cr) Portfolio of Compositions [Y] (20cr) Dissertation/Editorial/Analytical Project [Y](20cr) Research Seminars: 1 or 2 options (20cr) Britten & Sondheim Romantic Imagination Anti-Opera: Twentieth-Century Music Theatre Studio Recording (20cr) + Level 2/3 modules Spring semester Performance III [Y] (10cr) Portfolio of Compositions [Y] (20cr) Dissertation/Editorial/Analytical Project [Y](20cr) Research Seminars: 1 or 2 options (20cr) Music and Health Music Ethnography Folk Music in Britain and Ireland Music Production (20cr) + Level 2/3 modules
Biennial modules at Levels 2 and 3 Beethoven and Schubert Narrative and Emotion Approaches to Popular Music Music in Asia Jazz: Origins and Styles Film Music Understanding 18C Music 20C Studies
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Study Abroad Study Abroad Universitas 21 Partner universities: University of Melbourne University of New South Wales University of Sydney University of Queensland University of British Columbia McGill University, Montreal University of Hong Kong University College Dublin University of Auckland National University of Singapore Lund University, Sweden University of North Carolina, USA
Musical Life University Philharmonia and Choir Mussoc, Blowsoc NottFAR: Nottingham Forum for Artistic Research
Musical Life Over 20 student ensembles Conducting and management of student ensembles
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Musical Life Music students and the city Nottingham Classics / Opera North Choral scholarships at major churches Work placements Music Education mentoring Gigs and concert opportunities
Enhancing your employability Work Placement module Music Therapy and Music Education modules Music Technology modules Paid traineeships for Music students: Lakeside Arts Traineeships Music Library Assistants Society roles Study abroad with Universitas 21 Further study Personal tutor
Careers All music graduates leave the University with a broad portfolio of transferable skills, prepared for a variety of careers both within and outside music. The variety of kinds of learning encompassed by a music degree is uniquely suited to developing the key employability skills identified in the recent CBI/NUS report 'Working towards your future. Additionally, the department's 'Work Placement' module is specifically designed to enable music students to develop their career prospects in ways relevant to their interests and skills.
Careers Recent graduates have gained employment in Music and creative industries (including jobs at the BBC, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Boosey and Hawkes, Harrison Parrott Artist Management, Oxford University Press Music, Blackheath Halls) Business and professional sections (including professional positions at KPMG, Deloitte UK, PwC, Deutsche Bank, Charles Russell LLP, Citigroup, Christie s) Education and other public sectors (including jobs at King s College London, Arts Council England, Royal College of Music and schools around the country).
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