BA (Hons) Music and Sound Production (Top Up)

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Are you passionate about music and ready to take your talents to the next level? This BA (Hons) Music and Sound Production (Top-Up) is the perfect way to become a versatile, highly employable professional in the music industry.

Whether you dream of becoming an electronic music producer, a live sound engineer, or a recording engineer, this programme is tailored to you. Building on your previous knowledge from previous studies or relevant industry experience, you’ll expand your expertise in areas such as audio analysis, music production, synthesisers and samplers, live sound engineering, event planning, and the societal impact of music.

This course is ideal for those serious about pursuing a career in music production, live sound, or event management, and it even opens the door to teacher training qualifications for those looking to share their passion with the next generation.

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Daily tasks:

Auditions and selects performers and rehearses and conducts them in the performance of the composition.
Scores music for different combinations of voices and instruments to produce desired effect.
Plays instrument as a soloist or as a member of a group or orchestra.
Tunes instrument and studies and rehearses score.
Conceives and writes original music.

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Daily tasks:

Designs, controls and constructs process plants to manufacture products.
Undertakes research and develops processes to achieve physical and/or chemical change for oil, pharmaceutical, synthetic, plastic, food and other products.
Liaises with materials buying, storing and controlling departments to ensure a steady flow of supplies.
Advises management on and ensures effective implementation of new production methods, techniques and equipment.
Investigates and eliminates potential hazards and bottlenecks in production.
Devises and implements production control methods to monitor operational efficiency.
Recommends optimum equipment and layout and prepares drawings and specifications.
Studies existing and alternative production methods, regarding work flow, plant layout, types of machinery and cost.

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Musicians

Daily tasks:

Auditions and selects performers and rehearses and conducts them in the performance of the composition.
Scores music for different combinations of voices and instruments to produce desired effect.
Plays instrument as a soloist or as a member of a group or orchestra.
Tunes instrument and studies and rehearses score.
Conceives and writes original music.

Median Salary

£38,203 View more

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Production and process engineers

Daily tasks:

Designs, controls and constructs process plants to manufacture products.
Undertakes research and develops processes to achieve physical and/or chemical change for oil, pharmaceutical, synthetic, plastic, food and other products.
Liaises with materials buying, storing and controlling departments to ensure a steady flow of supplies.
Advises management on and ensures effective implementation of new production methods, techniques and equipment.
Investigates and eliminates potential hazards and bottlenecks in production.
Devises and implements production control methods to monitor operational efficiency.
Recommends optimum equipment and layout and prepares drawings and specifications.
Studies existing and alternative production methods, regarding work flow, plant layout, types of machinery and cost.

Median Salary

£42,732 View more

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