BMus (Hons) Music and Sound Recording (Tonmeister)

at University of Surrey

Year 1

Module Title
 

• Harmony 1: Common-Practice Harmony

• Music Project 1B

• Pathways In Musicianship B: Performance And Composition

• Topic Study: Adele And Popular Music

• Topic Study: Beethoven'S Ninth Symphony

• Acoustics & Psychoacoustics

• Audio Electronics 1

• Audio Engineering And Recording Techniques 1

• Audio Signal Analysis

• Computer Systems

• Listening & Practical Skills

Year 2

Module Title
 

• Composition 2A

• Harmony 2: Jazz And Popular Music Forms

• Music Project 2A

• Musical Theatre

• Performance 2A

• Composition 2B

• Music Project 2B

• Performance 2B

• Topic Study 2B

• Topic Study: Jazz Studies

• Audio Engineering And Electronics 2

• Audio Signal Processing & Synthesis

• Electroacoustics

• Production And Score Studies

• Recording Techniques

• Tv Studio Practice

• Video Engineering

Professional Training Year

Module Title
 

• Professional Training Year Module (Full-Year Study)

• Professional Training Year Module (Full-Year Work)

Year 3

Module Title
 

• Composition 3A

• Music Project 3A

• Musical Theatre

• Performance 3A

• Composition 3B

• Music Project 3B

• Performance 3B

• Topic Study 3B

• Audio Engineering 3

• Audio Programming

• Dissertation

• Portfolio Of Recordings

A-level
 

• Overall: AAA.

• Required subjects: Mathematics, Music, and Physics. Music Technology A-level together with ABRSM Music Theory grade 5 is acceptable in place of Music A-level. 

• Applicants taking an A-level science subject with the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass the practical element.

• Please note: A-level General Studies and A-level Critical Thinking are not accepted.

• GCSE or equivalent: English Language at Grade C(4) and Mathematics at Grade C (4) (or equivalent). 

Minimum standard in English and mathematics

If you are applying for an undergraduate course at Surrey, you must meet our minimum standards for English and mathematics.

English:
 

• Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) / Standard XII , English 70% from CBSE or ISC exam boards 

• Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) / Standard XII, English 80% from the majority of Indian state boards (excluding Andhra Pradesh/Telangana/U.P/Bihar/Gujrat/Punjab).

Mathematics:
 

• Standard XII, Mathematics Pass

• All India Secondary School Examination, C2

• Indian Certificate of Secondary Education Examination, 6.

English language requirements
 

• IELTS Academic: 6.5 overall with 6.0 in Writing and 5.5 in each other element.

If you do not currently meet the level required for your programme, we offer intensive pre-sessional English language courses, designed to take you to the level of English ability and skill required for your studies here.

Annual Tuition Fees:
 

• UK: £9,250

• Overseas: £19,700

• Professional training: £1,850

Our graduates have gone on to a wide range of careers, including:
 

• Audio engineering for pop music, classical music, film, post-production, mastering and broadcast

• Audio editing for film, television, radio, classical music and pop music

• Specification, installation, operation and maintenance of live sound systems for music and theatre

• Technical support for the recording industry – carrying out studio maintenance, equipment rental and technical installations

• Manufacture of all types of professional and consumer audio equipment – research and development, technical support, product management, marketing and sales

• Creative music roles, such as composition for film and television, freelance performing or sound design for computer games.

Recent graduates entered employment in roles such as:
 

• Assistant Engineer, Abbey Road Studios

• Trainee Mastering Engineer, Assistant Engineer, Air Studios

• Technical Assistant, CTV Outside Broadcasts

• Graduate Engineer, Hoare Lea

• Recording & Mastering Engineer, K&A Productions

• Studio Technician, Real World Studios

• Studio Manager, Royal Academy of Music

• Technical Co-ordinator, Ableton Loop.