Bath Spa University · UK

Commercial Music

Campus Bachelor Full Time

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Delivery

Campus

Study mode

Full Time

Level

Bachelor

Starts

Fall, Spring

Introduction

Commercial Music is a Bachelor program taught at Bath Spa University, UK. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (4 years) options.

Bath Spa University’s BA (Hons) Commercial Music is a vocational music degree for songwriters, producers, and session players. Students study songwriting/original music, music production, contextual studies, and performance, and they also explore identity, promotion, and the wider music business. The course focuses on creation of songs, projects, bands, and entrepreneurial ideas, with skills for writing, producing, designing, promoting, performing, researching, touring, and launching creative material.

Teaching uses group practical lectures in practice rooms, formal group lectures, small group seminars in band rooms, group lectures in technology suites for video, website design, and music production, small group seminars in recording studios, one-to-one tutorials, and instrumental teaching in small groups and one-to-one formats. Assessment has no formal exams. Students are assessed through a portfolio of songs, live performances, audio productions, promotional material, website design, photographic output, video staging and editing, critical thinking, tour management, written dissertations, business plans, business diagnostics, and presentations.

The course leads to outcomes described by Bath Spa University, including signed artists, session players, record labels, management, live sector roles, publishing, and digital marketing. Students also work on an outward-facing portfolio and can develop a real-world music-related business project using seed funding in a team.

Modules

Songwriting
Composing with Technology
Introduction to the Music Business
Commercial Music Studio Production
Brand, Identity and Promotion
Audio Visual Practice
Song Production
"Going Live" (Tour and Events)
Professional Musician
Professional Portfolio
Commercial Music Research: Planning and Methods
Music, Money and Enterprise 1

Admission Requirements

The minimum requirements for admission in Commercial Music at Bath Spa University for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

program specific academic requirment set by Bath Spa University.
English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Bath Spa University as pre-requiste for admission in Commercial Music.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

To be eligible for the Bachelor's Degree in Commercial Music, prospective students are generally expected to have completed secondary education with a focus on creative subjects. Ideal candidates will have a strong passion for music, demonstrated through practical experience or portfolio submissions. Entry may also require interviews or auditions to assess musical ability and potential fit for the program.