This is a core module for all Stage 2 BMus students and is available as an option to students on other courses.
Unit A: Music Technology 2:
Students gain the skills and knowledge required to understand the theory and practice of digital audio recording.
Unit B: Professional Studies 2:
Professional Studies 2 further develops the skills acquired in Professional Studies 1. It focuses on developing specific professional skills that will support students’ musical skills as they prepare for their musical careers. It has two separate, but related, components:
- Practice 2 involves a more in-depth exploration of themes raised in Practice 1. It aims to facilitate students in working and practising at a deeper, more reflective level that will lead to increased understanding, awareness and self-directed learning. There will be an emphasis on effective decision making and solution focused practice.
- Health and Wellbeing for the musician explores techniques that will enable students to approach their practice and performance in a healthy way. Various methods are introduced to enhance students’ physical awareness and general wellbeing.
Unit A: Music Technology 2
In the lectures, students acquire essential knowledge about:
- Sound and analog audio signal
- Channels (mono and stereo)
- Microphone (function, essential polar patterns, etc.)
- Amplifier (function, mechanism, etc.)
- Cable (function, connectors, audio/computer cable, etc.)
- Stands (function, shape, etc.)
- Recorder (function, portable/field recorder and mobile phone)
- Digital audio files (lossless/lossy, file types)
- Methods of file transfer between recorder and computer/mobile phone (memory card, USB, Bluetooth and network sharing)
- Health and safety
In the workshops, students:
- Prepare/set up recording equipment.
- Record music performance with built-in/peripheral microphone of a mobile phone and portable/field recorder.
- Transfer the recording to a computer and/or a mobile phone.
Unit B: Professional Studies 2
Practice 2: advanced practice techniques, developing practical strategies, creating structure, mindful based practice, state of arousal in relation to performance and practice, performance anxiety and simulated performance situations.
Health and Wellbeing: introductions to practical approaches such as Alexander Technique, The Feldenkrais Method, Clinical Somatic Education, Yoga for Musicians, Dalcroze Eurhythmics.
Unit A: Music Technology 2
This module is taught through lectures and workshops.
The lectures equip the students with the essential knowledge about sound and technology to record live music performance and/or daily practice with appropriate choice and use of equipment.
The workshops enable the students to develop essential recording skills based on the acquired knowledge.
Unit B: Professional Studies 2
Practice 2: The Lecturer will act as a facilitator in a seminar setting, leading discussion and facilitating student interaction and involvement. Six 1-hour lecturers/seminars.
Health and Wellbeing: This short course is delivered through a series of workshops and specialist lectures designed to guide the student through differing approaches to the subject. The workshop leader / lecturer may lead the students through exercises and movement to demonstrate the various techniques. Six 1-hour workshops/specialist lectures.
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
| Other Assessment(s) | 100 |