MMus — 2025 entry Music

The purpose of this module is to develop knowledge and understanding of the main methodologies in applied performance research, advance individual learning/preparation skills in the context of your instrument/voice, and develop performing experience. The creative skills you learn will also contribute to your learning in other modules. All students learn from lectures and seminars given by the module leader and occasional invited speakers who represent a range of sectors within the music industry. At Department events you will witness live performance at first hand. You will be required to attend rehearsals and concerts as outlined in the appropriate handbooks, and will be expected to play a full part in the musical life of the Department. In addition to your assessed performance you will be encouraged to perform a significant solo or small ensemble item in a major Department concert (eg Wednesday lunchtime concert) on an unassessed basis. Your assessment will take place in a public concert.

This module seeks to advance individual compositional technique and creativity beyond the scope of undergraduate study, informed by a range of global and historical practice. 

The purpose of this module is to enable you to develop and refine skills in contemporary studio techniques using a ‘home studio’ setup. The module facilitates a wide range of approaches including producing a seamlessly edited recording, audio and MIDI editing and sequencing, synthesis, assembling separately recorded tracks and the creative use of advanced sampling techniques.  These will be developed through a series of diverse case studies for recreation and inspiration. The possible applications of this module range from producing a demo showreel of performances, instrumental compositions, edited material or entirely electro-acoustic works, informed by historical and contemporary practice.

This module is one of six project-based modules within the Music degree programmes. Such modules focus on learning in the context of musical practice such as composing or performing; they are based on a professional model of project management to realise concerts, compositions and arrangements, conference events, recordings and publications.  Your learning is supported by weekly lectures and/or seminars that present the key concepts, techniques and developments within the project topic. Project modules will develop a coordinated and managed group activity based on the project theme, such as a large-scale performance or musical outcome, a music creation project with associated conference/performance/material outcomes and documentation. Music projects are cross-year, cross-programme modules in which you can pursue your own specialism by agreement with the Module Leader and have the opportunity to work collaboratively to realise your ideas. Two project module themes will be available in each academic year. Each theme will only occur once for each student cohort. The following projects are some that have run in the recent past and give an indication of the breadth of topics presented but may change in subsequent years due to staff changes and availability. Reworking Music - investigation and realisation of the ways in which music has been recycled across a wide range of genres; The Musical - the study and realisation of musicals of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries; Medieval Music - exploring medieval music in its own time and ours; Dido and Aeneas - contextual and analytical study of Purcell's opera, including performances and the creation of new works based on associated themes; Women in Music - female musicians through the ages in popular and classical music; Folk Music and Nostalgia - exploring folk music, primarily in an Anglo-Irish context, and its relationship to nostalgia; Words and Music - investigating the many relationships between words and music in both texted and untexted genres in a range of musical traditions; Film Music -  uncovering and learning to utilise techniques of combining music, image and narrative.   

The purpose of this module is to critically engage with and employ your knowledge of research, discussion and writing about music of the Western classical tradition or popular repertoires at HE Level 7. This is pursued through the study of a single work or a small group of works or the study of a single album or group of tracks and its/their various contexts. The module provides further foundation for historically based study. This topic will change each year and indicative topics may include Popular Music and New Media, Popular Music and Culture, Musical Theatre, Opera Studies, Historical Performance Practice, Studying Music as Performance, and English Music from Elgar to Britten (this is not an exhaustive list). 

You will develop your understanding of the theory, aesthetics and technical considerations of digital performance. Topics will include the design and construction of electronic music systems and effective performance strategies and approaches. This will develop independence, resourcefulness, and resilience in the field; enhance digital skills, and provide a wider awareness of cultural practice, enhancing creative ideas, technical development and employability in future work.

This module enables students to deepen their knowledge and understanding of the major currents of 20th- and 21st-century music in the Western classical tradition through the exploration of key composers and repertories as well as key documents in the critical reception of the repertoire. It draws on analytical skills acquired in previous modules such as Encounter Music History and Nineteenth-Century Music as well as Music Project and the Topic Study modules. It also consolidates students’ experience of 20th- and 21st -century music encountered elsewhere on the programme. Intersections with global cultural developments form a significant strand in developing an understanding of composers’ decision-making. The module facilitates further development of students’ writing skills, and their ability to assess the significance of scholarly work, including that in the digital domain.

This module seeks to advance individual compositional technique, knowledge and creativity to a professional and postgraduate standard, informed by a range of global and historical practice.

The purpose of this module is to critically engage with and employ your knowledge of research, discussion and writing about music of the Western classical tradition or popular repertoires at HE Level 7. This is pursued through the study of a single work or a small group of works or the study of a single album or group of tracks and its/their various contexts. The module provides further foundation for historically based study. This topic will change each year and indicative topics may include Popular Music and New Media, Popular Music and Culture, Musical Theatre, Opera Studies, Historical Performance Practice, Studying Music as Performance, and English Music from Elgar to Britten (this is not an exhaustive list). 

This module is one of six project-based modules within the Music degree programmes. Such modules focus on learning in the context of musical practice such as composing or performing; they are based on a professional model of project management to realise concerts, compositions and arrangements, conference events, recordings and publications.  Your learning is supported by weekly lectures and/or seminars that present the key concepts, techniques and developments within the project topic. Project modules will develop a coordinated and managed group activity based on the project theme, such as a large-scale performance or musical outcome, a music creation project with associated conference/performance/material outcomes and documentation. Music projects are cross-year, cross-programme modules in which you can pursue your own specialism by agreement with the Module Leader and have the opportunity to work collaboratively to realise your ideas. Two project module themes will be available in each academic year. Each theme will only occur once for each student cohort. The following projects are some that have run in the recent past and give an indication of the breadth of topics presented but may change in subsequent years due to staff changes and availability. Reworking Music - investigation and realisation of the ways in which music has been recycled across a wide range of genres; The Musical - the study and realisation of musicals of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries; Medieval Music - exploring medieval music in its own time and ours; Dido and Aeneas - contextual and analytical study of Purcell's opera, including performances and the creation of new works based on associated themes; Women in Music - female musicians through the ages in popular and classical music; Folk Music and Nostalgia - exploring folk music, primarily in an Anglo-Irish context, and its relationship to nostalgia; Words and Music - investigating the many relationships between words and music in both texted and untexted genres in a range of musical traditions; Film Music -  uncovering and learning to utilise techniques of combining music, image and narrative.   

The purpose of this module is to develop knowledge and understanding of the main methodologies in applied performance research, advance individual learning/preparation skills in the context of your instrument/voice, and develop performing experience. The creative skills you learn will also contribute to your learning in other modules. All students learn from lectures and seminars given by the module leader and occasional invited speakers who represent a range of sectors within the music industry. At Department events you will witness live performance at first hand. You will be required to attend rehearsals and concerts as outlined in the appropriate handbooks, and will be expected to play a full part in the musical life of the Department. In addition to your assessed performance you will be encouraged to perform a significant solo or small ensemble item in a major Department concert (eg Wednesday lunchtime concert) on an unassessed basis. Your assessment will take place in a public concert.

The purpose of this module is to develop knowledge and understanding of the main methodologies in applied performance research, advance individual learning/preparation skills in the context of your instrument/voice, and develop performing experience. The creative skills you learn will also contribute to your learning in other modules. All students learn from lectures and seminars given by the module leader and occasional invited speakers who represent a range of sectors within the music industry. At Department events you will witness live performance at first hand. You will be required to attend rehearsals and concerts as outlined in the appropriate handbooks, and will be expected to play a full part in the musical life of the Department. In addition to your assessed performance you will be encouraged to perform a significant solo or small ensemble item in a major Department concert (eg Wednesday lunchtime concert) on an unassessed basis. Your assessment will take place in a public concert.

The purpose of this module is to develop knowledge and understanding of the main methodologies in applied performance research, advance individual learning/preparation skills in the context of your instrument/voice, and develop performing experience. The creative skills you learn will also contribute to your learning in other modules. All students learn from lectures and seminars given by the module leader and occasional invited speakers who represent a range of sectors within the music industry. At Department events you will witness live performance at first hand. You will be required to attend rehearsals and concerts as outlined in the appropriate handbooks, and will be expected to play a full part in the musical life of the Department. In addition to your assessed performance you will be encouraged to perform a significant solo or small ensemble item in a major Department concert (eg Wednesday lunchtime concert) on an unassessed basis. Your assessment will take place in a public concert.

This module seeks to advance individual compositional technique and creativity beyond the scope of undergraduate study, informed by a range of global and historical practice. 

The purpose of this module is to enable you to develop and refine skills in contemporary studio techniques using a ‘home studio’ setup. The module facilitates a wide range of approaches including producing a seamlessly edited recording, audio and MIDI editing and sequencing, synthesis, assembling separately recorded tracks and the creative use of advanced sampling techniques.  These will be developed through a series of diverse case studies for recreation and inspiration. The possible applications of this module range from producing a demo showreel of performances, instrumental compositions, edited material or entirely electro-acoustic works, informed by historical and contemporary practice.

This module is one of six project-based modules within the Music degree programmes. Such modules focus on learning in the context of musical practice such as composing or performing; they are based on a professional model of project management to realise concerts, compositions and arrangements, conference events, recordings and publications.  Your learning is supported by weekly lectures and/or seminars that present the key concepts, techniques and developments within the project topic. Project modules will develop a coordinated and managed group activity based on the project theme, such as a large-scale performance or musical outcome, a music creation project with associated conference/performance/material outcomes and documentation. Music projects are cross-year, cross-programme modules in which you can pursue your own specialism by agreement with the Module Leader and have the opportunity to work collaboratively to realise your ideas. Two project module themes will be available in each academic year. Each theme will only occur once for each student cohort. The following projects are some that have run in the recent past and give an indication of the breadth of topics presented but may change in subsequent years due to staff changes and availability. Reworking Music - investigation and realisation of the ways in which music has been recycled across a wide range of genres; The Musical - the study and realisation of musicals of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries; Medieval Music - exploring medieval music in its own time and ours; Dido and Aeneas - contextual and analytical study of Purcell's opera, including performances and the creation of new works based on associated themes; Women in Music - female musicians through the ages in popular and classical music; Folk Music and Nostalgia - exploring folk music, primarily in an Anglo-Irish context, and its relationship to nostalgia; Words and Music - investigating the many relationships between words and music in both texted and untexted genres in a range of musical traditions; Film Music -  uncovering and learning to utilise techniques of combining music, image and narrative.   

The purpose of this module is to critically engage with and employ your knowledge of research, discussion and writing about music of the Western classical tradition or popular repertoires at HE Level 7. This is pursued through the study of a single work or a small group of works or the study of a single album or group of tracks and its/their various contexts. The module provides further foundation for historically based study. This topic will change each year and indicative topics may include Popular Music and New Media, Popular Music and Culture, Musical Theatre, Opera Studies, Historical Performance Practice, Studying Music as Performance, and English Music from Elgar to Britten (this is not an exhaustive list). 

You will develop your understanding of the theory, aesthetics and technical considerations of digital performance. Topics will include the design and construction of electronic music systems and effective performance strategies and approaches. This will develop independence, resourcefulness, and resilience in the field; enhance digital skills, and provide a wider awareness of cultural practice, enhancing creative ideas, technical development and employability in future work.

This module enables students to deepen their knowledge and understanding of the major currents of 20th- and 21st-century music in the Western classical tradition through the exploration of key composers and repertories as well as key documents in the critical reception of the repertoire. It draws on analytical skills acquired in previous modules such as Encounter Music History and Nineteenth-Century Music as well as Music Project and the Topic Study modules. It also consolidates students’ experience of 20th- and 21st -century music encountered elsewhere on the programme. Intersections with global cultural developments form a significant strand in developing an understanding of composers’ decision-making. The module facilitates further development of students’ writing skills, and their ability to assess the significance of scholarly work, including that in the digital domain.

This module seeks to advance individual compositional technique, knowledge and creativity to a professional and postgraduate standard, informed by a range of global and historical practice.

The purpose of this module is to critically engage with and employ your knowledge of research, discussion and writing about music of the Western classical tradition or popular repertoires at HE Level 7. This is pursued through the study of a single work or a small group of works or the study of a single album or group of tracks and its/their various contexts. The module provides further foundation for historically based study. This topic will change each year and indicative topics may include Popular Music and New Media, Popular Music and Culture, Musical Theatre, Opera Studies, Historical Performance Practice, Studying Music as Performance, and English Music from Elgar to Britten (this is not an exhaustive list). 

This module is one of six project-based modules within the Music degree programmes. Such modules focus on learning in the context of musical practice such as composing or performing; they are based on a professional model of project management to realise concerts, compositions and arrangements, conference events, recordings and publications.  Your learning is supported by weekly lectures and/or seminars that present the key concepts, techniques and developments within the project topic. Project modules will develop a coordinated and managed group activity based on the project theme, such as a large-scale performance or musical outcome, a music creation project with associated conference/performance/material outcomes and documentation. Music projects are cross-year, cross-programme modules in which you can pursue your own specialism by agreement with the Module Leader and have the opportunity to work collaboratively to realise your ideas. Two project module themes will be available in each academic year. Each theme will only occur once for each student cohort. The following projects are some that have run in the recent past and give an indication of the breadth of topics presented but may change in subsequent years due to staff changes and availability. Reworking Music - investigation and realisation of the ways in which music has been recycled across a wide range of genres; The Musical - the study and realisation of musicals of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries; Medieval Music - exploring medieval music in its own time and ours; Dido and Aeneas - contextual and analytical study of Purcell's opera, including performances and the creation of new works based on associated themes; Women in Music - female musicians through the ages in popular and classical music; Folk Music and Nostalgia - exploring folk music, primarily in an Anglo-Irish context, and its relationship to nostalgia; Words and Music - investigating the many relationships between words and music in both texted and untexted genres in a range of musical traditions; Film Music -  uncovering and learning to utilise techniques of combining music, image and narrative.   

The purpose of this module is to develop knowledge and understanding of the main methodologies in applied performance research, advance individual learning/preparation skills in the context of your instrument/voice, and develop performing experience. The creative skills you learn will also contribute to your learning in other modules. All students learn from lectures and seminars given by the module leader and occasional invited speakers who represent a range of sectors within the music industry. At Department events you will witness live performance at first hand. You will be required to attend rehearsals and concerts as outlined in the appropriate handbooks, and will be expected to play a full part in the musical life of the Department. In addition to your assessed performance you will be encouraged to perform a significant solo or small ensemble item in a major Department concert (eg Wednesday lunchtime concert) on an unassessed basis. Your assessment will take place in a public concert.

The purpose of this module is to develop knowledge and understanding of the main methodologies in applied performance research, advance individual learning/preparation skills in the context of your instrument/voice, and develop performing experience. The creative skills you learn will also contribute to your learning in other modules. All students learn from lectures and seminars given by the module leader and occasional invited speakers who represent a range of sectors within the music industry. At Department events you will witness live performance at first hand. You will be required to attend rehearsals and concerts as outlined in the appropriate handbooks, and will be expected to play a full part in the musical life of the Department. In addition to your assessed performance you will be encouraged to perform a significant solo or small ensemble item in a major Department concert (eg Wednesday lunchtime concert) on an unassessed basis. Your assessment will take place in a public concert.

The purpose of this module is to develop knowledge and understanding of the main methodologies in applied performance research, advance individual learning/preparation skills in the context of your instrument/voice, and develop performing experience. The creative skills you learn will also contribute to your learning in other modules. All students learn from lectures and seminars given by the module leader and occasional invited speakers who represent a range of sectors within the music industry. At Department events you will witness live performance at first hand. You will be required to attend rehearsals and concerts as outlined in the appropriate handbooks, and will be expected to play a full part in the musical life of the Department. In addition to your assessed performance you will be encouraged to perform a significant solo or small ensemble item in a major Department concert (eg Wednesday lunchtime concert) on an unassessed basis. Your assessment will take place in a public concert.

This module seeks to advance individual compositional technique and creativity beyond the scope of undergraduate study, informed by a range of global and historical practice. 

The purpose of this module is to enable you to develop and refine skills in contemporary studio techniques using a ‘home studio’ setup. The module facilitates a wide range of approaches including producing a seamlessly edited recording, audio and MIDI editing and sequencing, synthesis, assembling separately recorded tracks and the creative use of advanced sampling techniques.  These will be developed through a series of diverse case studies for recreation and inspiration. The possible applications of this module range from producing a demo showreel of performances, instrumental compositions, edited material or entirely electro-acoustic works, informed by historical and contemporary practice.

This module is one of six project-based modules within the Music degree programmes. Such modules focus on learning in the context of musical practice such as composing or performing; they are based on a professional model of project management to realise concerts, compositions and arrangements, conference events, recordings and publications.  Your learning is supported by weekly lectures and/or seminars that present the key concepts, techniques and developments within the project topic. Project modules will develop a coordinated and managed group activity based on the project theme, such as a large-scale performance or musical outcome, a music creation project with associated conference/performance/material outcomes and documentation. Music projects are cross-year, cross-programme modules in which you can pursue your own specialism by agreement with the Module Leader and have the opportunity to work collaboratively to realise your ideas. Two project module themes will be available in each academic year. Each theme will only occur once for each student cohort. The following projects are some that have run in the recent past and give an indication of the breadth of topics presented but may change in subsequent years due to staff changes and availability. Reworking Music - investigation and realisation of the ways in which music has been recycled across a wide range of genres; The Musical - the study and realisation of musicals of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries; Medieval Music - exploring medieval music in its own time and ours; Dido and Aeneas - contextual and analytical study of Purcell's opera, including performances and the creation of new works based on associated themes; Women in Music - female musicians through the ages in popular and classical music; Folk Music and Nostalgia - exploring folk music, primarily in an Anglo-Irish context, and its relationship to nostalgia; Words and Music - investigating the many relationships between words and music in both texted and untexted genres in a range of musical traditions; Film Music -  uncovering and learning to utilise techniques of combining music, image and narrative.   

The purpose of this module is to critically engage with and employ your knowledge of research, discussion and writing about music of the Western classical tradition or popular repertoires at HE Level 7. This is pursued through the study of a single work or a small group of works or the study of a single album or group of tracks and its/their various contexts. The module provides further foundation for historically based study. This topic will change each year and indicative topics may include Popular Music and New Media, Popular Music and Culture, Musical Theatre, Opera Studies, Historical Performance Practice, Studying Music as Performance, and English Music from Elgar to Britten (this is not an exhaustive list). 

You will develop your understanding of the theory, aesthetics and technical considerations of digital performance. Topics will include the design and construction of electronic music systems and effective performance strategies and approaches. This will develop independence, resourcefulness, and resilience in the field; enhance digital skills, and provide a wider awareness of cultural practice, enhancing creative ideas, technical development and employability in future work.

This module enables students to deepen their knowledge and understanding of the major currents of 20th- and 21st-century music in the Western classical tradition through the exploration of key composers and repertories as well as key documents in the critical reception of the repertoire. It draws on analytical skills acquired in previous modules such as Encounter Music History and Nineteenth-Century Music as well as Music Project and the Topic Study modules. It also consolidates students’ experience of 20th- and 21st -century music encountered elsewhere on the programme. Intersections with global cultural developments form a significant strand in developing an understanding of composers’ decision-making. The module facilitates further development of students’ writing skills, and their ability to assess the significance of scholarly work, including that in the digital domain.

This module seeks to advance individual compositional technique, knowledge and creativity to a professional and postgraduate standard, informed by a range of global and historical practice.

The purpose of this module is to critically engage with and employ your knowledge of research, discussion and writing about music of the Western classical tradition or popular repertoires at HE Level 7. This is pursued through the study of a single work or a small group of works or the study of a single album or group of tracks and its/their various contexts. The module provides further foundation for historically based study. This topic will change each year and indicative topics may include Popular Music and New Media, Popular Music and Culture, Musical Theatre, Opera Studies, Historical Performance Practice, Studying Music as Performance, and English Music from Elgar to Britten (this is not an exhaustive list). 

This module is one of six project-based modules within the Music degree programmes. Such modules focus on learning in the context of musical practice such as composing or performing; they are based on a professional model of project management to realise concerts, compositions and arrangements, conference events, recordings and publications.  Your learning is supported by weekly lectures and/or seminars that present the key concepts, techniques and developments within the project topic. Project modules will develop a coordinated and managed group activity based on the project theme, such as a large-scale performance or musical outcome, a music creation project with associated conference/performance/material outcomes and documentation. Music projects are cross-year, cross-programme modules in which you can pursue your own specialism by agreement with the Module Leader and have the opportunity to work collaboratively to realise your ideas. Two project module themes will be available in each academic year. Each theme will only occur once for each student cohort. The following projects are some that have run in the recent past and give an indication of the breadth of topics presented but may change in subsequent years due to staff changes and availability. Reworking Music - investigation and realisation of the ways in which music has been recycled across a wide range of genres; The Musical - the study and realisation of musicals of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries; Medieval Music - exploring medieval music in its own time and ours; Dido and Aeneas - contextual and analytical study of Purcell's opera, including performances and the creation of new works based on associated themes; Women in Music - female musicians through the ages in popular and classical music; Folk Music and Nostalgia - exploring folk music, primarily in an Anglo-Irish context, and its relationship to nostalgia; Words and Music - investigating the many relationships between words and music in both texted and untexted genres in a range of musical traditions; Film Music -  uncovering and learning to utilise techniques of combining music, image and narrative.   

The purpose of this module is to develop knowledge and understanding of the main methodologies in applied performance research, advance individual learning/preparation skills in the context of your instrument/voice, and develop performing experience. The creative skills you learn will also contribute to your learning in other modules. All students learn from lectures and seminars given by the module leader and occasional invited speakers who represent a range of sectors within the music industry. At Department events you will witness live performance at first hand. You will be required to attend rehearsals and concerts as outlined in the appropriate handbooks, and will be expected to play a full part in the musical life of the Department. In addition to your assessed performance you will be encouraged to perform a significant solo or small ensemble item in a major Department concert (eg Wednesday lunchtime concert) on an unassessed basis. Your assessment will take place in a public concert.

The purpose of this module is to develop knowledge and understanding of the main methodologies in applied performance research, advance individual learning/preparation skills in the context of your instrument/voice, and develop performing experience. The creative skills you learn will also contribute to your learning in other modules. All students learn from lectures and seminars given by the module leader and occasional invited speakers who represent a range of sectors within the music industry. At Department events you will witness live performance at first hand. You will be required to attend rehearsals and concerts as outlined in the appropriate handbooks, and will be expected to play a full part in the musical life of the Department. In addition to your assessed performance you will be encouraged to perform a significant solo or small ensemble item in a major Department concert (eg Wednesday lunchtime concert) on an unassessed basis. Your assessment will take place in a public concert.