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Mmus/MusM - Master of Music
Kingston Hill
Full Time
Sep 2026
1 Year
Work with professional filmmakers, composers and animators. Kingston University’s MMus in Composing for Film and Television will help you refine your skills, deepen your practice and start creating at a whole new level.While you study, you’ll benefit from top quality teaching at Kingston University. We’re ranked Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework, and our experienced academic staff are active performers, composers and producers themselves.This masters will give you the chance to learn from professional composers and collaborate with filmmakers and animators at all levels.Studying an MMus in Composing for Film and Television at Kingston University could lead to a range of careers, both in the industry and in related fields. Recent graduates have gone on to work in theatre, broadcast media, music production and as freelance composers. If you’re already employed, this programme could seriously accelerate your promotion prospects.During the course, you’ll study the technology used to produce high-quality soundtracks, explore business and copyright issues and learn techniques for composing and producing music for different media.Through a range of optional and core modules, you'll explore how music creates atmosphere, conveys mood and depicts setting, character and action. You’ll also examine the relationships between composers, producers, directors and music editors.Throughout the course, you’ll have the opportunity to tailor your learning to your interests. You’ll analyse film and TV scores and examine the use of main themes, underscoring and harmonic languages in soundtracks. You’ll even use recording studios, rehearsal rooms and a synthesis/sampling lab to practise and improve your skills.You’ll create an impressive portfolio of music through your major project, and even have your compositions performed by an ensemble and conducted to picture in a professional recording environment.
In this module you will engage with a range of approaches to creative music making including acoustic and electronic composition, improvisation, music for media, or sound art. You will explore a diverse range of musical practices offering opportunities to build on your existing practice as well as develop in new directions. You will develop abilities to reflect critically on music past and present and situate your own music making in relation to musical landscapes. You will develop your own creative voice and the skills to realise your ideas through an individual portfolio of compositions.
The module emphasises the unique challenges and opportunities of leadership in the arts, fostering innovative thinking, inclusive collaborative approaches, and ethical decision-making. Through exploring leadership and collaborative practice in the context of the arts, you will be equipped with the knowledge, skills, and critical understanding necessary to lead effectively in diverse arts environments. You will develop strategies for enterprise, team building, effective communication, and conflict resolution for application in real-world arts scenarios and practice. Through delivering an ambitious and creative project with a high degree of autonomy, originality and insight, and informed by current professional standards, you will gain the reflective skills to identify areas for continual professional development and growth. This module provides you with an opportunity to develop a portfolio demonstrating leadership and the development of advanced technical skills, preparing them to work at a high level within your field.
This module supports the development of a major piece of research, or creative work, or performance which is focused on the subject of the student's programme of study. Therefore the nature of the project is chosen from the following: a dissertation; a folio of produced popular music compositions/covers; a folio of sonic arts work; a folio of compositions to moving image; a folio of compositions; or a performance. In the case of the creative work, students will also undertake related research which culminates in a paper or critical commentary to complement and support their creative work. The module is taught through a mixture of seminars and individual tutorials.
This module develops and supports the academic and research skills required within and across all MA music pathways. It prepares you to design and deliver your final capstone project which will be aligned with your specialism. Teaching on this module covers a variety of topics and contemporary issues relating to the creative practice of all MA music pathways, research methodologies and related (inter)disciplinary fields, and supports understanding of referencing systems, library skills, use of online research repositories, and academic writing skills.
You will learn to develop and shape sonic material using a range of techniques including recording sounds in and out of the studio, working with performers, and using technologies – both old and new. You will develop skills and techniques to help you realise your musical ideas in different contexts, and discover new ideas about music, sound and creative practices. By creating a diverse portfolio of works, you will explore a wide range of approaches to creating sound materials, enabling you to hone your existing skills as well as explore new modes of expression.
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