This degree reflects the diversity and excitement of music in the twenty-first century, taking in everything from classical music to contemporary jazz and electronic practices, and gives you the opportunity to mix performance, composition and research.Why study BMus Music at Goldsmiths
Year 1 (credit level 4) All BMus Music students take the following modules:Critical Approaches to Contemporary Music Composition Creative Music Technology Performance: Techniques and RepertoireYear 2 (credit level 5)Please note that due to staff research commitments not all of the following modules may be available every year.You select modules to the value of 120 credits (7/8) across the year, containing at least two from List A:List A Mapping 20th-Century Music Music of Africa and AsiaRomanticism and its Legacy What is Jazz? Music in Film Celebrity, the Black Atlantic, and 18th-Century British MusicMusicians, Commerce and Commodification Russian Music in Context: Glinka to Stravinsky List B Performance: Styles and Contexts Making Experimental Sound Techniques in Jazz and Popular Music Techniques of Contemporary Composition Composition: Creative Strategies Media Composition Arranging in Jazz and Popular Music Music and Identity Year 3 (credit level 6)Please note that due to staff research commitments not all of the following modules may be available every year.You select modules to the value of 120 credits across the year (7/8), containing one or two from List C and the remainder from List D:List C Research Project Creative Research Project Composition portfolio List D Minimalism and Postminimalism Soviet Music and Politics Phonography Performing South-East Asian Music Creative Orchestration and Arrangement Music Teaching Skills Introduction to Audiovisual Composition Fringe and Underground Musics Music/Modernities Live Electronics Improvisation Musical Structure and Understanding Music Workshop Skills Advanced Topics in Music and Screen Media Psychological Approaches to MusicMusic in Educational, Community and Therapeutic ContextsPlease note that due to staff research commitments not all of these modules may be available every year.
You’ll be assessed by a variety of methods, depending on your module choices. These include coursework, examinations, group work, solo recitals, improvisation and group performances.
Year 1 (credit level 4) All BMus Music students take the following modules: Critical Approaches to Contemporary Music Composition Creative Music Technology Performance: Techniques and Repertoire Year 2 (credit level 5) Please note that due to staff research commitments not all of the following modules may be available every year. You select modules to the value of 120 credits (7/8) across the year, containing at least two from List A: List A Mapping 20th-Century Music Music of Africa and Asia Romanticism and its Legacy What is Jazz? Music in Film Celebrity, the Black Atlantic, and 18th-Century British Music Musicians, Commerce and Commodification Russian Music in Context: Glinka to Stravinsky List B Performance: Styles and Contexts Making Experimental Sound Techniques in Jazz and Popular Music Techniques of Contemporary Composition Composition: Creative Strategies Media Composition Arranging in Jazz and Popular Music Music and Identity Year 3 (credit level 6) Please note that due to staff research commitments not all of the following modules may be available every year. You select modules to the value of 120 credits across the year (7/8), containing one or two from List C and the remainder from List D: List C Research Project Creative Research Project Composition portfolio List D Minimalism and Postminimalism Soviet Music and Politics Phonography Performing South-East Asian Music Creative Orchestration and Arrangement Music Teaching Skills Introduction to Audiovisual Composition Fringe and Underground Musics Music/Modernities Live Electronics Improvisation Musical Structure and Understanding Music Workshop Skills Advanced Topics in Music and Screen Media Psychological Approaches to Music Music in Educational, Community and Therapeutic Contexts Please note that due to staff research commitments not all of these modules may be available every year.
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