Songwriting & Music Production

UCAS code: 3C49

Here's what BIMM University says about its Songwriting & Music Production course.

About the course

If you are a songwriter that also wants to understand the creative and technical aspects of music production, then the BA (Hons) Songwriting & Music Production degree is right for you.

Here at BIMM, we know that today’s music industry highly values and requires multi-skilled music professionals. This can be seen in the line between songwriter and producer often blurring. For example, many songwriters act as producers, while many producers write or co-write songs. With the BA (Hons) Songwriting and Music Production degree, you’ll graduate with the essential skills to produce music in a recording studio and develop your songwriting technique for multiple genres.

You’ll focus on practical studio engineering and software skills, songwriting technique, writing in numerous styles and genres, application of acoustic theory, and approaches to answering professional briefs. As well as these subject-specific Songwriting and Music Production Core modules, you’ll also develop the necessary skills and knowledge to work effectively within the broader context of the music industry.

As your ambitions and career goals develop, so can your course. We offer optional modules so that you can focus your studies on your desired career direction. You’ll be able to specialise in modules that facilitate a career in a wide range of industries. These include the recording industry, the live music industry, the film and TV industry, the audio post-production industry and the education industry.

We also offer a varied learning experience to prepare you for the real industry. You’ll have a combination of predominantly practical classes, workshops and seminars, all led by experienced industry practitioners who are still active in the industry today.

And, because we know that everyone is different, you’ll have regular one-to-one tutorials to help tailor your education to your own needs. Our Student Services and Careers Team are also on hand to help you define and reach your personal and professional goals.

So, what are you waiting for? Combine your passion for songwriting and music production today for a fulfilling music industry career in the future.

The BIMM University Graduate We make sure that when you graduate, your attributes and skills mirror the employment and creative needs of the music industry – both today and in the future.

We aim to equip graduates with the following qualities, so they have a long lasting career.

• Employable and Entrepreneurial

• Creative, Collaborative and Connected

• Resilient and adaptable

• Globally Aware

• Professional

• Intellectually Curious

• Self-aware

Students can expect to study the following core modules:

YEAR 1:

• The Creative industries and you 1: Finding your path
• Context and culture of the creative industries
• Songwriting Techniques
• Styles and genres
• Creative technology
• Audio capture methods and equipment
• Audio fundamentals
• Mixing multi track audio

YEAR 2:

• The Creative industries and you 2: Creative collaboration
• Creativity, identity and agency
• Music creation with technology
• Songwriting and arrangement
• Studio practice and engineering
• Practical acoustics

YEAR 3

• The Creative industries and you 3: Professional Portfolio
• Final Project
• Showcase and showreel
• Answering a creative brief.

Optional module/s can be selected in year 3, subject to availability and student demand. Please visit the course information page on the BIMM Music Institute website for a full break down.

Assessment methods are varied and balanced to suit a wide range of students and may take practical, written, portfolio or other form. Students are given the opportunity to work collaboratively with those studying other music related disciplines, representative of the way in which the Music and wider Creative Industries also require collaboration. All written and portfolio assessments are submitted electronically by way of a Virtual Learning Environment and where possible, feedback is delivered in audio and/or video form, as well as written.

Examples of methods used:

• Practical Exams
• Written exams
• Practical coursework
• Multimedia coursework
• Written coursework
• Presentations