Keele University Prospectus Undergraduate | 2016 | Page 172

HUMANITIES

Music Technology
Overview

Music Technology is situated in the early
19th century Clockhouse in a scenic part of
the campus. Its facilities include eight designated
studios, lecture and seminar rooms, purpose-built
practice rooms and a multi-speaker system for
audio-visual concerts and events.

• Digital Arts Creative Portfolio 1

Music Technology at Keele aims to provide musical
and technical training, and to encourage critical
thinking. There are opportunities in the final year
for specialisation in composition, recording and
production, sound design, audio-visual work
and programming.

• Digital Arts Creative Portfolio 2

Music Technology has a programme of visiting
speakers and performers, and there are opportunities
for participation in workshops and concerts. There is
a strong performing tradition at Keele. You can join
a number of performing groups, including the Keele
Philharmonic Orchestra, Keele Concert Band, Keele
Big Band, Chapel Singers and Keele Bach Choir.

Your choice of electives also includes Dissertation,
performance and composition. This degree opens
up new combinations, allowing you to focus in areas
such as performance and creative work.

Course content

First year
You will take core modules in Audio Fundamentals,
Sonic Arts Repertoire, 20th Century Musics
and Composing with Sound that aim to develop
theoretical knowledge and practical skills. You
can also choose electives to reflect your particular
interests, for example:
• Active Listening
• Sound Recording
• Surround Sound
• The Art of Noise
• Digital Video
• Music on Stage and Screen
• Introduction to Composition
• Reading Film
• Popular Music
• Instrumental Lessons
Second year
In addition to core modules in Audio-Visual
Composition, Record Production in Theory and
Practice, Introduction to Digital Signal Processing,
Creative Sound Design, and Meaning in Sonic
Arts you can select pathways in performance and
composition. Examples of electives include:
• Audio-Visual Composition
• Real time Sound Processing
• Indian Music

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Third year
During the third year you will take an independent
double weighted project focusing on creative work
in digital arts, software design or composition.
You can select from a wide range of elective
modules including:

• Composition with Interactive
Computer Transformation
• Colloquia in Electronic Music
• Music Programming Project

Scholarships

Keele Music Technology students are able to compete
for the following scholarships:
• Montford scholarship, for an instrumentalist
or vocalist
• Audley and District Male Voice Choir scholarship,
for first and second year singers
• The King’s CE School instrumental
tuition fellowships