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MA SONGWRITING AND MUSIC PRODUCTION

POSTGRADUATE MASTERS DEGREE


Flexible online study with personal tuition

Full time – 12 months (30 hours a week)
Part time – 24 months (15 hours a week)
Part time – 36 months (8 hours a week)

Accepting applications for Sep 2024 start. Apply now

Our innovative online Masters in music production and songwriting will bring out the best in you as a contemporary artist, and help you keep reinventing your musical approach long after you've graduated.

MA Songwriting and Music Production covers core skills like music production, mixing, songwriting and composition, and elective modules that will give you genre-specific tutorials and key lyric writing tips. On this music production course there is support for marketing, promotion, music business and other key skills needed to build a strong career.

Tailor the course to your needs as an artist, define your own pathway, and finish your studies primed to launch your own career in songwriting and music production.


INTERESTED?

Register for more information about this course and studying with ThinkSpace Education.

Have questions? Our friendly team are here to help. Complete the form above, email us or call us on +44 (0)1243 256 049

Preparing you for the career you deserve

If you are looking for either a Masters in songwriting or a Masters in music production, this course will combine the best of both and help guide you towards a creative and fulfilling career.

You’ll study with world-class professionals: musicians, producers, artists and songwriters – and we’ll help take your music to a new level.

On this course you will learn:

  • ‘Reflect and Refresh’ – a cycle of constant renewal that drives most of the best in the business.

  • Social media strategies to get your music heard.

  • Remote working skills to help you collaborate with other artists.

  • Contemporary songwriting and production techniques.

  • Sound design and synthesis.

  • Mixing and mastering.

  • Vocal production.

  • Practical application of advanced music theory.

  • Copyright, contracts, and money.


TAUGHT BY working PROFESSIONALS

Our teaching staff and mentors are all current working professionals, many involved at the highest level in the business.

Being online, we work quite differently from other music production schools. We have access to a vast pool of talent from all over the world, so you can speak with tutors and gain insights from all areas of the music industry regardless of where they, or you, are based.

Here are a few of the many who will be giving you individual feedback, either in writing, during weekly one to one mentoring sessions, or at the student workshops. This doesn’t include visiting lecturers - these are the people doing the teaching

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PHIL LARSEN

Producer, Mixer, Remixer (Kylie Minogue, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Moby)

ELLA WALKER

Songwriter (Michael Kiwanuka, Danger Mouse, RHODES)

BILLY DECKER

Country Producer & Mixer (Billy Ray Cyrus, Sam Hunt, Chris Young)

LILLIAN CHAN

Songwriter & Producer (Founder of DYNA LDN)

IRWIN SPARKES

Songwriter (The Hoosiers, White Tail Falls)

CHRIS ROCKALL

Music Marketing & Promotion (Island Records, Universal/Motown)

LEARN EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

This module sets the foundation upon which the rest of the course is built. It will introduce students to a new methodology of critical thinking with regards to their musical goals and how to achieve them through a process of consistent reflection, research, analysis, repetition and improvement.

FLEXIBLE Schedules TO FIT AROUND YOUR LIFE

We offer three different schedules so you can pick which best fits around your life. It is also possible to switch between these schedules at certain points during the degree, should you find that that you have more or less time available than you anticipated. You can also pause your degree altogether if life gets in the way.

Full time – 12 months (30 hours a week)
Part time – 24 months (15 hours a week)
Part time – 36 months* (8 hours a week)

Please note that these weekly hours are estimates based on previous years' students. It will vary from student to student, depending on your rate of work. These times estimates include every element of the course: live workshops, one-to-one tutorials, reading and watching the course materials, and time spent on assignment projects. (*36 month option not available to UK students on a postgraduate student loan)

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FinancING

Price for the whole degree:

£11,750

You will be invoiced in instalments at the start of each term. (For courses lasting longer than 12 months, please budget for an annual inflation linked increase on the remaining balance of fees, based on UK RPI, capped at 8%.)

UK and International students pay the same. (For those paying in other currencies, the exact price is subject to exchange rate fluctuation).

STUDENT LOANS

In parts of the UK you can apply for the following student loans to cover postgraduate tuition:
- Up to £12,167 in England. More info
- Up to £18,770 in Wales. More info
- Up to £6,500 in Northern Ireland. More info

PAY-AS-YOU-LEARN OPTIONS

We offer interest-free payment plans, where you can spread the cost of your course across the duration of your studies. The payment plan you are on depends on the schedule you are on. You will be required to pay a deposit upon enrolling.

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UNSURE ABOUT STUDYING ONLINE?

Concerned about feeling disconnected or lacking individual attention from home? Don't worry. Our online music campus connects you with fellow students, industry alumni, tutors, and professionals across the globe. There's always someone to assist, offer advice, provide encouragement, or share work opportunities.

Discover what our degree alumni have to say about their connected experience with ThinkSpace, the friends they've made, and the networks they've built.

"I love the community. I've made friends for life and I look forward to working with many of them in the future."


accredited by Arts University Bournemouth

Your degree is accredited and awarded by our academic partner, Arts University Bournemouth (AUB). Home to the prestigious Bournemouth Film School – whose alumni include film director Edgar Wright (Baby Driver) and screenwriter Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire) – AUB is a public university on the south coast of England. Its history dates back to the 1880s.

AUB provide academic oversight across our degrees, which are subject to the same rigorous quality checks as degrees taught by all UK universities.

How to apply

To make an initial application you will need to fill out the application form, write a short cover letter and provide a few examples of your music / sound design. You will find a detailed explanation of the process on the applications page.

You do not require a high level of music theory for this course, just the ability to write great music and lots of potential.

Start your application

"Am I good enough?"

We are asked this question all the time and we’re happy to help and advise. Get in touch and we'll discuss your musical ambitions and ask for some examples of your work. Then we can tell you where you stand. Simply complete the form below, email us or call us on +44 (0)1243 256 049.


Frequently Asked Questions

For more FAQs, and more information please visit the Applications & FAQsStudent Finance and Study With ThinkSpace pages.

have a question? contact us

Need some advice? Or just want to talk music? We’re always here to lend a professional ear.

postgraduate@thinkspace.ac.uk

+44 (0)1243 256049