About Music Production And Performance, BA (hons) in University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN)

Music Production and Performance at UCLan provides the skills, experience, and guidance to develop and sustain careers in the dynamic industry of music.  Our state-of-the-art facilities and staff expertise offer an exciting environment for students to develop existing, and discover new techniques in music production and performance.  Creativity, innovation, and excellence are at the core of the programme with students cultivating knowledge, skills and techniques in areas of music composition, songwriting, recording, production, sound design, performance, research, and career development. 

• The course has industry connections through its status as an Avid Academic Learning Partner and as an Apple Authorised Training Centre for Education.
• You will have 24/7 access to the Media Factory housing state of- the-art recording studios with the standard live room/control room configuration.
• We invite professional musicians, producers and marketing professionals in to speak as part of a networking event where you can gain work placements.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Studying Music Production and Performance at UCLan will give you real-world experiences and quality education to strengthen your musical understanding across a wide range of genres and release your creativity in the studio and on the stage. 

Students engage with independent, collaborative, and client-based projects through various stages of their degree, developing their portfolios, artistry, technique, and vocational skills as they relate to real-world audiences.

UCLan alumni have gone on to sustain successful careers as artists, performers, session musicians, composers, sound designers, engineers, and producers throughout the music and creative industries. 

INDUSTRY LINKS

BA Music Production and Performance is delivered by a team of industry professionals with extensive experience and diverse expertise.  Staff provide tuition, insight and guidance across a wide range of disciplines within the music industry including music composition, song-writing, recording, production, performance, sound design and research.  Throughout their study, students will benefit from master classes, enabling them to engage directly with knowledge and techniques presented by world-leading practitioners.

The degree works closely with UCLan Recordings Group, a modern-day record label and music organisation designed to give students exposure to key aspect of the contemporary music industry during their study.  Fusing academia and industry, this university based organisation provides opportunities for students to work with accomplished musicians and music business practitioners within a framework designed to support and help develop student and alumni careers. Music Production and Performance is a Certified Avid Learning Partner for Pro Tools enabling students to gain industry-standard training required.

OPPORTUNITIES

Students have the opportunity to work with The Global Sound Movement.  Through sound based recording projects GSM travel to and work with international communities in their natural setting to sample unique, hand built instruments of ethnic significance.  Students have previously benefitted from trips to, Bali, Beijing, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Morocco, Uganda, and Yunnan.

58% from listed boards (The All Indian Senior School Certificate awarded by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), or The Indian School Certificate (ISC) awarded by the Indian Council for School Examinations (ICSE), or a recognised Indian State Education Board, such as the West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Karnataka Education Boards
60% from other boards, not listed above
Where a specific subject is required for entry to the degree programme, 58% must be achieved in this subject
Pre-University Certificate, Government of Karnataka can be considered – send to tutor – evidence from Govind included in entry requirements folder
3% margin to be considered by UCLan staff based on reputation of institution, work experience etc

65% in Year 12 English *
Or
65% average grade in Year 11 and Year 12 English provided Year 12 is not below 60%
Or
Standard English language requirements – IELTS 6 or equivalent

University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) Highlights

University of Central Lancashire Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

Preston is officially the cheapest city in the UK for students. The following are the categories of the tuition fee payable by the students.

The total estimated annual cost of attendance for the 2020/2021 academic session is as presented on the table below: