BA (Hons) Music and Sound Recording
The primary way we experience the music we enjoy and find fascinating, whether it was written centuries ago or released just last week, is through sound recording.
Capturing music to a professional standard requires a combination of technical and musical expertise. A successful career in music production demands practical, engineering and scientific knowledge of the recording process, as well as a deep understanding of music creativity, practice, and entrepreneurship.
This course acknowledges that music and production are no longer separate activities. At its heart is a contemporary view of music production and associated audio professions that recognises the dramatic and ongoing changes in the recording and media industries in recent years. You'll have an opportunity to create an individual set of intellectual, technical and creative skills from a core programme of artistic and technical development.
You'll cover a range of production technologies and techniques aligned to a wide variety of music including popular, rock, electronic, classical, contemporary, and non-western music. You will study audio engineering and music technology subjects, gain practical recording experience, and engage with music theory and practice.
Teaching and assessment
You’ll study and learn with academics who are active researchers, experts in their field and have a passion for their subjects. Our approach to teaching will provide you with the knowledge, opportunities, and support you need to grow and succeed in a global workplace. Find out more about our approach to teaching and learning.
Career opportunities
Recent graduate careers include:
- Film sound
- BBC production (Proms and Radio 3 & 4)
- Classic FM production
- UK Concert Director of the Philharmonia Orchestra
- General Director of the Southbank Sinfonia
- Freelance musicians
- Opera direction
- London Symphony Orchestra
Others have gone on to work in:
- Broadcast and media
- Professional performance
- Arts management
- Teaching and community education
- University lecturing
- Music outreach
- Music publishing (most major houses)
- Major music agencies
- Orchestral management
The primary way we experience the music we enjoy and find fascinating, whether it was written centuries ago or released just last week, is through sound recording.
Capturing music to a professional standard requires a combination of technical and musical expertise. A successful career in music production demands practical, engineering and scientific knowledge of the recording process, as well as a deep understanding of music creativity, practice, and entrepreneurship.
This course acknowledges that music and production are no longer separate activities. At its heart is a contemporary view of music production and associated audio professions that recognises the dramatic and ongoing changes in the recording and media industries in recent years. You'll have an opportunity to create an individual set of intellectual, technical and creative skills from a core programme of artistic and technical development.
You'll cover a range of production technologies and techniques aligned to a wide variety of music including popular, rock, electronic, classical, contemporary, and non-western music. You will study audio engineering and music technology subjects, gain practical recording experience, and engage with music theory and practice.
Teaching and assessment
You’ll study and learn with academics who are active researchers, experts in their field and have a passion for their subjects. Our approach to teaching will provide you with the knowledge, opportunities, and support you need to grow and succeed in a global workplace. Find out more about our approach to teaching and learning.
Career opportunities
Recent graduate careers include:
- Film sound
- BBC production (Proms and Radio 3 & 4)
- Classic FM production
- UK Concert Director of the Philharmonia Orchestra
- General Director of the Southbank Sinfonia
- Freelance musicians
- Opera direction
- London Symphony Orchestra
Others have gone on to work in:
- Broadcast and media
- Professional performance
- Arts management
- Teaching and community education
- University lecturing
- Music outreach
- Music publishing (most major houses)
- Major music agencies
- Orchestral management
