BMus (Hons) Performance and Music Management Bachelor's degree at West London

The focus of this module is an introduction to collaborative ensemble practices for performers. It explores the interplay between an individual's own musicianship, technique, and creative intentions and those of a shared ensemble of musicians, in rehearsal and performance. Examples of group contexts in various musical environments will be investigated, good practice identified, and strategies for shared work employed by students in practical workshops. The module offers the opportunity to form e

The module aims to offer you opportunities to develop as competent and creative users of professional Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs), combining foundational music technology knowledge with creative practices, exploring the evolution of music production and its contextual factors. You engage with sequencing, recording, mixing, synthesis, sampling, and sound design, using industry-standard DAWs to develop professional workflows and to apply a repertoire of processing and post-production techniq

The module is designed to give you an appreciation and knowledge of the development of the fundamental structures of the global music industry structures. In doing this, you will obtain a comprehensive grounding in the key skills and knowledge appropriate to building, developing and maintaining a career in their chosen area of the industry. The module will address the current debates and practices surrounding GAI and its effect on the creative industries more generally, and music specifically. E

After the performance for studio module, students are encouraged to explore a range of different performance styles. Situated Performance runs in Semester 2 and is designed to enhance student's interaction with different performance environments as well as different types of audience. The module will extend listening, playing, and organisational techniques required to operate as an effective performer while considering the limitations of different performance situations. Performance for Audience

What is the place of popular music in the world? How can popular music frame, inspire, and affirm communities? This module explores the way that popular music operates as a form of social, cultural and political communication. You will investigate and discuss the various contexts in which music circulates and is made meaningful. The module explores a variety of styles and genres of music from a range of popular music contexts, providing opportunities to listen critically to music while using key

The Contracts and Law module introduces you to the legal frameworks that underpin the music industry, with a particular focus on contract law. You will gain a practical understanding of the types of agreements commonly used in the sector, such as recording contracts, publishing deals, management agreements, live performance contracts, and licensing arrangements.

The performance and management project is a self-directed module that allows students to showcase the skills and abilities developed during the previous years of study. The module spans the whole academic year and provides students with the opportunity to develop a recording and performance based on a particular stylistic interest. It is expected that the recording and performance is clearly related to the content of the course, and displays an understanding of how to record, perform, and launch

Performance for audience is a collaborative module that encourages students to stretch their musical boundaries and develop longer thematically connected musical performances. In this module students must generate 25-minute performances that both sustain performance energy and deliver a well curated musical experience for audiences. In this module students demonstrate a mastery of performance logistics, musical organisation, and audience engagement.

In this module students will take their previously acquired industry knowledge and further their skills using applied scenarios. The module is broken into two parts that will cover both theoretical underpinnings and applied learning scenarios. In the first section, students will engage with broad theoretical concepts that underpin digital marketing and will apply these to current market exemplars. The second section will focus on the demonstration of previously acquired knowledge and skill sets

Performance for industry is the culminating performance experience where level 6 students have the opportunity to demonstrate their mastery of performance to a panel of industry experts. Students will propose and design a performance event in consultation with the module tutor that represents their aesthetic journey as an artist and performer.

This module focuses on the development of your portfolio career. Increasingly, the successful modern freelancer requires a diverse range of skill sets in: writing styles technique arrangement production the ability to expand your client base and income streams. Workflow demands will be examined in a time managed ethos to allow best practice. The module also explores creative outlets, future facing opportunities and residual income streams to allow you to pursue a career as a music professional w