We're delighted to announce the formal approval and launch of this new MA – the world’s first and only Master’s Degree in Songwriting. It is aimed at unpublished songwriters wishing to develop their craft to a professional level, or published songwriters wishing to achieve academic accreditation and continue to improve creatively. The course will help you to develop a range of critical, practical, communicative, industrial and research-based skills. During the course you will learn to:
• Write better songs
• Comment critically upon your own and others’ material
• Examine the musicological roots of your craft
• Consider the commercial value of your songs in the marketplace
• Rewrite and collaborate
• Conduct academic research
• Develop technical skills
• Create a professional-standard album of your work
Admissions
We offer places on the basis of the student’s experience, potential and commitment as a songwriter. Normally, but not invariably, applicants will have a first degree (or equivalent music industry experience) plus a substantial body of recorded work, equal to that which would be obtained as part of a related undergraduate course. Those without a first degree in music should look at our Foundation Degree and BA in Commercial Music.
Applicants should submit a portfolio of work – a four-track CD of original songs in English accompanied by printed A4 lyric sheets.
Download the pdf leaflet.
Application forms are available from:
Joanna Prestidge (MA Songwriting admissions),
Bath Spa University,
Newton St Loe,
Bath BA2 9BN
For informal enquiries about the course please email Andy West or call +44 (0) 1225 876217
For enquiries about admissions process, dates and fees, please email Joanna Prestidge or call +44 (0) 1225 875 821
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