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There is a lot of key information about the degrees on the University web pages, but Sound Output gives you more of a flavour of the experience students have on the course. What we teach, how we teach it, what you can expect to get up to, and what life is like on the course.

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How you will learn: Practical experience

We know that the best way to develop as a music producer is by producing a lot of music. Our courses put practical work at the heart of the learning experience. You will be immersed in a world of production projects, many of them with external artists and professional clients.

Industry connections

The staff team and visiting clients and artists are all well connected in the music and creative industries. Your lecturers are also professionals in the commercial world of music production, and this give us vital on-the-ground knowledge, connections and opportunities that we share with you in our teaching.

Critical thinking, critical listening

A degree course involves developing your mind and your critical thinking. A Music Production degree also means training your ears.

Staff expertise

The teaching team are all currently active in the professional world of production in their own fields. They bring their cutting edge knowledge, seasoned expertise, and network of contacts into the course experience.

How you will learn: Practical experience

The vast majority of professional music producers work as freelancers rather than for a studio or production house, taking their work on a project by project basis and building up a portfolio career. You will get a realistic ‘work experience’ of this kind of self-employment. You also gain a wealth of transferable skills that are very attractive to employers in many areas of the creative industries, widening your career options.