Year 1
Common Modules: Music Production Fundamentals | Music Production and Practice | Acoustics of Music | Psychoacoustics of Music | Broadcast | Music Theory Fundamentals | Live Sound and Audio Fundamentals | Faculty Modules
BA [Hons] Creative Music Production
Learn from some of the finest industry practitioners in the contemporary music scene. This unique programme has some of Ireland’s leading commercial recording studios and performance spaces as teaching facilities.
Creative Music Production is delivered collaboratively by IADT and the Sound Training College (STC), with appropriate modules taught in commercial studio and music production/practice facilities at STC.
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What will I do?
- Learn how to creatively use industry-standard equipment and software
- Learn from some of the finest music industry practitioners in the contemporary music scene in Ireland
- Benefit from a mixture of lectures and practical work of the highest commercial standard
- Get unrivalled industry experience, access and contacts
- Erasmus Programme options are available in Year 2. Students can alternatively choose to arrange a work experience placement at this time.
Following a shared first year, students study one of two pathways:
Creative Music Production
Gain in-depth knowledge of recording studios and music production software. Focus on the integration of core sound engineering and audio creation skills through practical projects in professional facilities. Topics include: audio electronics, audio programming and production for games. Cultural context is offered via research-based modules. Focus on your interests through mentor-led projects.
Creative Music Practice
Develop your musicianship as an instrumental performer while focusing on the creation of music and audio. This pathway develops your performance skills, while enabling and enhancing the production and practice of music and audio. Learn to use technology creatively (as opposed to constituting a pure music performance degree). Performance develops your primary musical instrument skills. Genre & Ensemble covers collaboration across instruments and creative solutions. Creativity linked with technical prowess is central. The programme focuses on industry standard tools and processes, and the client/artist relationship. Diverse, student-driven major works in later years provide a platform to the working world.
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What modules will I study?
Course overview
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What will I be able to do when I graduate?
Opportunities exist in a huge variety of careers in the growing music and new media industries, with new opportunities constantly arising. Previous sound engineering graduates continue to lead the worldwide music and new media industries – see alumni profiles here.
Postgraduate study options exist in Ireland and abroad.
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Portfolio Submission
Following your application to the CAO by 1st February, you will be contacted and asked which pathway you wish to apply for and you will be sent more details on the next steps.
In summary, for the Music Practice pathway, you will be invited to perform an audition, if you apply for the Music Production pathway you will be invited to submit a portfolio.
Find out more about the Creative Music Production portfolio requirements here.