Course summary
Our innovative online master’s in music production and songwriting will bring out the best in you as a contemporary artist, and help you keep reinventing your musical approach long after you've graduated. MA Songwriting and Music Production covers core skills like music production, mixing, songwriting and composition, and elective modules that will give you genre-specific tutorials and key lyric writing tips. On this music production course there is support for marketing, promotion, music business and other key skills needed to build a strong career. Tailor the course to your needs as an artist, define your own pathway, and finish your studies primed to launch your own career in songwriting and music production. If you are looking for either a master’s in songwriting or a master’s in music production, this course will combine the best of both and help guide you towards a creative and fulfilling career. You’ll study with world-class professionals: musicians, producers, artists and songwriters – and we’ll help take your music to a new level. On this course you will learn:
- ‘Reflect and Refresh’ – a cycle of constant renewal that drives most of the best in the business.
- Social media strategies to get your music heard.
- Remote working skills to help you collaborate with other artists.
- Contemporary songwriting and production techniques.
- Sound design and synthesis.
- Mixing and mastering.
- Vocal production.
- Practical application of advanced music theory.
- Copyright, contracts, and money.
Modules
Core modules on this course include: Songwriting and Composition: New Horizons Music Production: Sound and Texture Mixing & Mastering *Elective 1 *Elective 2 Contemporary Music in Context Final Major Project or Dissertation *Here students will have the option of tailoring the course to their own needs. You can pick one module from the following: EDM & Remix Masterclass Lyric Writing Masterclass Hip Hop & RnB Masterclass Rock & Metal Masterclass Country Music Masterclass Adventures in Experimental Music Advanced Music Promotion Making Money Digital Marketing
Assessment method
For the vast majority of the course, you will be entirely graded on your practical ability. All assignments come with written write-ups where you will detail your approach. Each module will have at least one 'Formative' assignment, which is considered research and practice for the final 'Summative' assignment, which will be your final grade for that module. All Summative assignments are marked at least twice.
Entry requirements
Applicants are required to have successfully completed an undergraduate degree in any subject. A limited number of places are available for non-degree holders, under the 'Recognition of Prior Learning' application method. We also require applicants to complete a short application task, and potentially submit a portfolio of work depending on the course. All information can be found on the course page.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Sponsorship information
ThinkSpace Education tries to provide exceptional value to all students both in the UK and the rest of the world. Our fee structure is extremely competitive and, as such, does not allow us as much room for bursaries or scholarships as some providers. However, on occasion, we do award part scholarships to exceptionally talented applicants, particularly those from disadvantaged or under-represented groups, to help them fulfil their potential. If you would like to be considered, please make this clear in your application by filling in the accompanying 'Bursary Application Form'.
Provider information
ThinkSpace Education
119 Third Avenue
Almodington
Chichester
PO20 7LB