Music, Popular Music and Creative Music Technology Handbook

Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences

Department of Music and Performing Arts

Music, Popular Music & Creative Music Technology Student Handbook 2013-14

Table of Contents ! Music at Anglia Ruskin!.......................................................................................................................!4! Staff Contact Details:!......................................................................................................................!4! Studio Spaces and Other Facilities!...............................................................................................!5! Booking Extra Rehearsal Space in the Drama Studios!.............................................................!7! Music Course Overview!..................................................................................................................!9! Structure Diagram: BA (Hons) Music!.............................................................................................!11! Popular Music Course Overview!.................................................................................................!12! Structure Diagram: BA (Hons) Popular Music! 2013/14!............................................................!14! Creative Music Technology Course Overview!..........................................................................!15! Structure Diagram: BA (Hons) Creative Music Technology!........................................................!17! Your Work!...........................................................................................................................................!18! Studying at University!...................................................................................................................!18! Types of Teaching Session!..........................................................................................................!19! Involvement in Practical Music Activities!...................................................................................!20! Attendance!.....................................................................................................................................!21! Assessments:!.................................................................................................................................!21! Feedback!........................................................................................................................................!22! How is My Work Marked?!............................................................................................................!23! Assessment Offences!...................................................................................................................!23! Learning Resources!..........................................................................................................................!26! The Library!.....................................................................................................................................!26! IT and Computing Services at Anglia Ruskin!............................................................................!26! Email and Communication!...........................................................................................................!27! The Virtual Learning Environment!..............................................................................................!28! Local Shops for Music equipment and resources:!....................................................................!30! Student Support!.................................................................................................................................!31! Student Advisor!.............................................................................................................................!31! Academic Advisors!........................................................................................................................!31! Personal Tutors!..............................................................................................................................!32! Central Support Units!....................................................................................................................!42! Student views and representation!...............................................................................................!43! Course Management Committees & Student Representatives!..............................................!43! Module Evaluation!.........................................................................................................................!44! Annual Monitoring!..........................................................................................................................!44! Health and Safety!..............................................................................................................................!45! First Aid Provision!..........................................................................................................................!45! Accident, Ill-Health and Incident Reporting!...............................................................................!45! No-Smoking!....................................................................................................................................!45! Safe Working in our Studios and Rehearsal Spaces:!..............................................................!46! Getting Started!...................................................................................................................................!47! Creative Music Technology Resources:!.....................................................................................!47! Popular Music Resources:!...........................................................................................................!48! Cambridge Theatre and Music Venues!......................................................................................!44! The Future!..........................................................................................................................................!46! Employability!..................................................................................................................................!46! Volunteering!...................................................................................................................................!47!

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Welcome to Music, Popular Music and Creative Music Technology at Anglia Ruskin University. I am Course Group Leader here, which is a real privilege, because the department is a very exciting place to work and lots of great things have been happening. Last year, five of our staff were selected for student-nominated Made a Difference Awards, with two making the shortlist and Eirini Kartsaki winning an award at a fabulous event at Duxford. At the end of a very busy Spring Semester, many of our students appeared in our very successful production of Carmina Burana in the Mumford Theatre. With the staging directed by Simon Bell and the musical direction led by Paul Jackson, this was an enthralling piece of music theatre, that saw our students collaborate across music, theatre and voice, with additional input from dance students from BodyWorks. This followed sensational performances by Anglia Chorus and Orchestra, the World Music Ensemble, Vox, Anglia Chamber Choir, and many, many more of our student ensembles and bands. Perhaps most exciting of all, over the summer our studios and teaching spaces have been undergoing massive improvements. The main Covent Garden Studio has had a complete lighting upgrade so that there is more capacity on the grid and we have also had a new sound system installed. In LAB028 there is a brand new lighting system, which will transform our studio into an exciting performance space and we have a new projector and teaching equipment installed in Coslett Studio. The music spaces have all been refurbished, with better airflow and fresh decoration, and new instruments, pianos and updated software on the studio computers. Perhaps the most significant addition to our facilities has been the completion of our new Music Therapy Clinic on the Young Street campus and we have just moved in! As well as having fully equipped therapy rooms, there is a large, new multi-purpose room that everyone will be able to use. My hope is that we’ll have just as exciting a year in 2013-14, and that all of us – staff and students – will do as much as we can to make that a reality. I’m looking forward to working with you. Dr Sue Miller Course Group Leader – Music

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Music at Anglia Ruskin !

Staff Contact Details: Jon

Banks

Kevin

Flanagan

Tom

Hall

Richard

Hoadley

Paul

Jackson

Sue

Miller

Paul

Rhys

Mat

Skidmore

Hannah

Stephenson

Lecturer in Music Email: [email protected] Telephone: 0845 196 5003 Room: Helmore 244 Semior Lecturer in Music Email: [email protected] Telephone: 0845 196 2509 Room: Helmore 255 Course Leader – Creative Music Technology Email: [email protected] Telephone: 0845 196 2065 Room: Helmore 244 Senior Lecturer in Music and CMT Email: [email protected] Telephone: 0845 196 2318 Room: Helmore 244 Head of Department – Music & Performing Arts Email: [email protected] Telephone: 0845 196 2048 Room: Helmore 243 Course Group Leader – Music Email: [email protected] Telephone: 0845 196 5001 Room: Helmore 157 Course Leader – Music Email: [email protected] Telephone: 0845 196 2622 Room: Helmore 242 Music Technical Officer Email: [email protected] Telephone: 0845 196 2971 Room: Helmore 043 Departmental Administrator Email: [email protected] Telephone: 0845 196 2795 Room: Helmore 245

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Studio Spaces and Other Facilities !

Access to Facilities !

Access to the Music rooms and the rehearsal studios is by swipe-card only. Your Anglia Ruskin Student Identification Card will be activated to allow you access to the appropriate spaces. Outside of teaching hours, many of the spaces are locked unless they have been specifically booked for rehearsals. The Recital Hall The main rehearsal and performance space for the Music courses is situated within the Music complex on the ground floor of Helmore. Access is by swipe card only. The room may be booked via Hannah Stephenson in the Department Office (Hel 245). The Recital Hall is available from 7.00am – 11.00pm, Monday to Friday, and 9.00am – 9pm at weekends during teaching time, but is often in use for teaching between 9.00-6.00pm. Students enrolled on Music modules have priority use of the Recital Hall, but Drama and Performing Arts students may book the space if it is not in use. Music Practice Rooms These are situated along one side of the Music Department, next to The Street. Each room is equipped with a piano and a tall mirror. The Practice Rooms may be booked on a daily basis using the booking sheet located on the notice board outside the entrance to the Recital Hall. The Practice Rooms are available from 7.00am – 11.00pm, Monday to Friday, and 9.00am – 9pm at weekends during teaching time. Availability is slightly more limited during vacation time. Students enrolled on Music modules have priority use but Drama and Performing Arts students may also make use of them. Young Street Hall This is our newest space, housed within the Jerome Booth Music Therapy Centre. The hall houses a grand piano and is ideal for small-group acoustic rehearsal and piano practice. Booking is via the Centre Manager, Helen Loth. The Computer Music Studios There are new studios equipped with state-of-the-art technology situated in the Music Department in the Helmore Building. The studios are primarily for use by students enrolled on music technology modules, although they may be used by other students if availability permits. Entrance to the studios is controlled by swipe card and special authorisation must be requested from the Music Technical Officer. The Studios are available from 7.00am – 11.00pm, Monday to Friday, and 9.00am – 9pm at weekends during teaching time, and booking sheets are posted on the studio doors. Availability is slightly more limited during vacation time.

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Covent Garden Studio This is where we do most of our practical performance and production work in Drama and Performing Arts. As a black-box style studio, it offers an excellent flexible rehearsal space and is an ideal venue for small-scale performance. It has an iMac, fixed projector and remote screen for teaching and performance use. Our theatre technician, Will Baker, has his office at the back of the space, along with dressing rooms and storage spaces. The Centre is located at the end of Covent Garden, which is opposite the rear entrance to Anglia Ruskin, across Mill Road. Coslett Studio (Cos 010) This room is used as a seminar and workshop space for our courses. It can be transformed into a black-box studio with full black curtains and portable sound and lighting equipment. It also has a fixed projector. LAB 028 This multi-purpose space is equipped for teaching and performing. Student Lockers Lockers are available for Music students to store instruments and other bulky items. These are situated in the corridor opposite the Music Practice Rooms. Lockers are allocated by the Music Technician, and you are required to buy your own padlock. Instrument and Equipment Borrowing Technical equipment, such as digital video cameras, recording equipment and amplification, may be borrowed by registered students for University-related use. All requests for equipment borrowing should be made to the Music or Drama Technicians as appropriate (see also the Media Production Department for equipment loan). The Department also possesses a selection of large and unusual instruments that are available for borrowing on a short-term basis. Please note that you are responsible for the safe keeping of any equipment or instruments that you borrow and that, in the event of damage or theft, you will be liable for the full cost of repair or replacement. Mumford Theatre The Mumford Theatre is in the middle of the Cambridge campus and is a full-size, professional receiving house for professional touring theatre companies, local amateur companies and student productions. It offers a comprehensive programme of work throughout the year, details of which can be found in their printed brochure or on their website: www.anglia.ac.uk/mumfordtheatre.

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Many of our assessed student productions are housed in this venue, alongside other performances within the Department of Music and Performing Arts. The Mumford staff support student practical work, and in all technical matters you should liaise with their Technicians who can offer help and guidance. The Mumford Theatre holds a limited costume and prop stock for production work. In the first instance please contact Leigh Stephenson who will be able to advise you and, if necessary, outsource items. If you are interested in taking part in student productions at the Mumford or working front-of-house please contact the Theatre Manager, Richard Purkiss (Email: [email protected], telephone: 0845 196 2320) or apply directly through the theatre’s Box Office. Booking Extra Rehearsal Space in the Drama Studios There is evening and weekend availability for students to book Covent Garden, LAB 028 and Coslett for their own rehearsals. You must book these in advance through Will Baker, the Drama Technician ([email protected]), except LAB 028, which has to be booked through the University’s room booking system http://web.anglia.ac.uk/estates/roombooking/index.php. You will be permitted to book up to three sessions, of no more than 2-hours each (if demand becomes overwhelming, these sessions will be reduced to 1 hour slots, to allow more students access to the resource). If available, additional bookings can be made at short notice during the week that you propose to use the space. You need to ensure that you finish rehearsing in time to clear the space and vacate the building by your scheduled end time, as Security will lock the building/room immediately after work has finished for the day. Rehearsal space is always in high demand and rehearsals for coursework may take precedence over rehearsals for extracurricular activities. On occasion there will be no access to extra bookings in the Studios because course productions and assessed work need priority. Other spaces on campus can be booked for rehearsal work through the Web Room bookings system, available via my.anglia. You will be asked to provide details about your rooming requirements and the booking may be subject to security clearance, especially when working on campus at the weekends or in the evenings. This includes booking and access to LAB028. Media Production The Media Production team provides a full range of audio-visual, media production and graphic design services across the University, and you can borrow technical equipment to support your studies, such as video cameras and recording equipment. All equipment can be booked online at http://angliamedia.siso.uk.com/. To make bookings, you must initially register and have your account activated at your local Media Services reception. To do this, please visit Coslett 104 where staff will guide you through the process. Coslett 104 is also where equipment is collected and returned.

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Media Services has a number of specialist media rooms in Cambridge that can be booked by staff and students. TV Studio There is a fully equipped Television Studio on the Cambridge campus, with three industry standard cameras and a production gallery. Additional editing suites are also available for post-production preparation of DVD or video resources for multimedia performances.

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Music Course Overview NOTE: This is a very brief overview of the key components of the course and modules may be subject to change. A full-time undergraduate student normally takes modules with a total value of 120credits in one academic year. In doing so, you normally take modules totalling 60 credits per semester. The achievement of an Honours Degree requires you to pass a total of 360 credits. The BA (Hons) Music course seeks to engage students practically and intellectually in the processes through which music is created, realised and managed by providing a clear and dynamic curriculum that integrates theory and practice in productive ways: ‘learning by doing’. This is achieved by the contextual study of the culture, practice and aesthetic of a variety of musics. You will develop skills in the analysis of various aspects of music through an interrogation of the ways in which music is created, circulated and received, and you will develop your creative thinking and practice through individual and collaborative projects. This process provides our students with enhanced interpersonal, communication and problem-solving skills. The development of independent critical thinking and judgement, and the effective articulation of ideas through involvement with musical and social activities, provides a strong basis for further study or employability. The pathway is committed to the development of students who are independent learners and able to manage projects and research in a confident and flexible manner. This is enhanced through the course by a developing emphasis on autonomy and self-sufficiency in the way that projects are increasingly negotiated and managed by you, in both academic and practical work. We hope that this will increase your awareness of your own personal responsibility towards your work and that of others and that you will operate with attention to professional standards and codes of conduct. The course also seeks to make you consider the ethical implications of working in the creative and performing arts. Modules are delivered via a mixture of lectures, seminars, workshops, computeraided learning programmes and individual lessons. Students learn to improvise, sight-read and generally 'think on their feet', whilst also developing skills in reflective preparation, drafting and revision of work. All students are encouraged to use selfhelp packages, particularly for aural training, and to undertake an extensive listening programme. A range of module resources is available online, enabling the access of course materials off-campus. This work is balanced between tutor-led, student-led and self-directed study, and supported by library study, independent research and attendance at performances and concerts. One aspect of the Music programme at Anglia Ruskin University that is particularly distinctive, and about which we are especially enthusiastic, is our emphasis on what we call issue-based modules. We have moved away from the idea of teaching topics that are defined by historical period or arbitrary geographical location to a broader contextual consideration of music and its relationship to society, other art forms and 9

other disciplines. These courses, which include Music in Context 2A/2B (in year two) and Intertextuality in Music (in year three) may embrace topics such as Music, Form and Identity; Music-Text-Voices; Music and the Enlightenment and the Romantic Generation, and in which we discuss ideas and principles through a consideration of a wide range of different music. Finally, you have the opportunity to identify and follow clear specialisms within the curriculum, which can be defined as performance, composition, electroacoustic music, musicology and education. Students can take advantage of these specialisms or take a selection from each, depending on your needs and level of study. Performance activities lie at the heart of the Music course and the Department organises an extensive and varied programme of events to complement its academic studies. A team of visiting specialists of national and international repute provide instrumental and vocal tuition throughout the course, and visiting performers, composers and academics deliver additional workshops, masterclasses and lectures. There is also a wide range of ensemble activities, large and small, ranging from the symphony orchestra and chorus, chamber choir and jazz orchestra to a multitude of chamber-sized groups including the gospel voices, the world music ensemble, madrigal group and percussion ensembles (including the gamelan). Anglia Opera regularly presents fully-staged operatic productions involving students both on and off stage. These dazzling productions in Anglia Ruskin University's fine Mumford Theatre have recently included Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, Puccini's La Bohème, Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream and Paul Bunyan, and Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice. Concerts also take place in a variety of splendid venues found in the beautiful city of Cambridge. The Department also runs an extensive programme of lunchtime concerts and promotes workshops both on campus and in schools and arts centres, emphasising the University's regional role. On the following page is the structure diagram for the degree for 2013-14. You can see the modules that we offer, and where there are options available.

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Structure Diagram: BA (Hons) Music ! YEAR 1

YEAR 2

Music Performance Studies 1 [Compulsory] MOD003018

YEAR 3

Music Performance Studies 2 [Compulsory] 30

MOD000596

30

Music Performance Studies 3A MOD000610

15

Music Performance Studies 3B MOD000611

15

The Languages of Music 1A [Compulsory] MOD000550 15

The Languages of Music 1B [Compulsory] MOD000551 15

Music in Context 2A [Compulsory] MOD003086 15

Music in Context 2B [Compulsory] MOD00582 15

Intertextuality in Music [Compulsory] MOD003024 15

Enterprise in the Creative Arts [Compulsory] MOD000612 15

Music and Technology [Compulsory] MOD000553

Music Business [Fixed Designate]

Composing and Improvising 2A [Compulsory] MOD000584 15

Composing and Improvising 2B

Composition 3

Radiophonica

World Music Regional Studies

Electroacoustic Composition

MOD003019

MOD000575

15

Composing and Improvising [Compulsory] MOD000552 15

MOD000570

15

Introduction to World Musics [Fixed Designate] MOD000555 15

15

Interdisciplinary Performance MOD000576

15

MOD003021

15

MOD000613

15

Principles of Music Therapy and Dramatherapy MOD000606 15

15

MOD000601

15

Art, Music and Performance MOD000608

15

The Global Marketplace in Music MOD000609 15

Principles and Practice of Music Education MOD000574 15 Major Project [Compulsory]

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Anglia Language Programme 15

MOD000618

30

_____________________________________

_____________________________________

Anglia Language Programme

Anglia Language Programme

15

Anglia Language Programme 15

15 !

Anglia Language Programme 15

Popular Music Course Overview NOTE: This is a very brief overview of the key components of the course and modules may be subject to change. A full-time undergraduate student normally takes modules with a total value of 120credits in one academic year. In doing so, you normally take modules totalling 60 credits per semester. The achievement of an Honours Degree requires you to pass a total of 360 credits. The Popular Music course is designed to provide a broad academic and practical base for a range of careers in popular music. Entry into the music industry requires individuals with highly developed transferable skills including self-management, communication, motivation, self-awareness and presentation, together with specific musical, artistic and technical skills. This course is specifically designed to equip students with both the transferable and musical skills that will enable them to gain employment within the competitive world of popular music and allied areas. We engage students practically and intellectually in the processes through which music is created, realised and managed by providing a clear and dynamic curriculum that integrates theory and practice e.g. ‘learning by doing’. This is achieved by the contextual study of the culture, practice and aesthetic of a variety of popular musics. The course is committed to the development of students who are independent learners, able to manage your own projects and research in a confident and flexible manner. This is enhanced through the course by a developing emphasis on autonomy and self-sufficiency in the way that projects are increasingly negotiated and managed by students, in both academic and practical work. We hope that this will increase your awareness of your own personal responsibility towards your work and that of others and that you will operate with attention to professional standards and codes of conduct. The course also seeks to make you consider the ethical implications of working in the creative arts. Modules are delivered via a mixture of lectures, seminars, workshops, tutorials computer-aided learning programmes and individual lessons. Students learn to 'think on their feet', whilst also developing skills in reflective preparation, drafting and revision of work. A range of module resources is available online, enabling the access of course materials off-campus. An important strand of study is focused on the development of your vocational and entrepreneurial skills, for example in the modules Music Business and Live Music Event Management. Performance activities lie at the heart of the Popular Music course and the Department organises an extensive and varied programme of events to complement its academic studies. A team of visiting specialists of national and international repute provide instrumental and vocal tuition throughout the course, and visiting performers, composers and academics deliver additional workshops, masterclasses and lectures. There is also a wide range of ensemble activities, large and small,

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ranging from the symphony orchestra and chorus, chamber choir and jazz orchestra to a multitude of chamber-sized groups including the gospel voices, the world music ensemble, madrigal group and percussion ensembles (including the gamelan). The Department also runs an extensive programme of lunchtime concerts and promotes workshops both on campus and in schools and arts centres, emphasising the University's regional role. On the following page is the structure diagram for the degree for 2013-14. You can see the modules that we offer, and where there are options available:

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Structure Diagram: BA (Hons) Popular Music !

2013/14

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LEVEL 1

LEVEL 2

Music Performance Studies 1 [Compulsory] MOD003018

Music Performance Studies 2 [Compulsory]

15 15

Music in Context 2A [Compulsory] MOD003086 15

Music in Context 2B [Compulsory] MOD00582 15

Intertextuality in Music [Compulsory] MOD003024 15

Enterprise in the Creative Arts [Compulsory] MOD000612 15

Composing and Improvising 2B

Composition 3

Art, Music and Performance

Composing and Improvising [Compulsory] MOD000552 15

Intro to World Musics & Ethno [Fixed Designate] MOD000555 15

Composing and Improvising 2A

Music and Technology [Compulsory] MOD000553

Recording Techniques [Fixed Designate] MOD000567 15

Studio Project

15

MOD000584

MOD000588

15

MOD003021

15

Live Music Event Management [Compulsory] MOD000589 15

World Music Regional Studies MOD003019

15

15

MOD000613

15

Music Performance Studies 3B MOD000611

MOD000596

Music Business [Compulsory]

30

Music Performance Studies 3A MOD000610

30

Popular Music in Context [Compulsory] MOD000557 15

MOD000570

LEVEL 3

15

Principles of Music Therapy and Dramatherapy MOD000606 15

MOD000608

15

15

The Global Marketplace in Music MOD000609 15 Radiophonica

Principles and Practice of Music Education MOD000574 15

MOD000601

15

Major Project [Compulsory] ______________ Anglia Language Programme 15

__________________________________

MOD000618 30 _________________________________

Anglia Language Programme

Anglia Language Programme

15

Anglia Language Programme 15

15 !

Anglia Language Programme 15

Creative Music Technology Course Overview NOTE: This is a very brief overview of the key components of the course and modules may be subject to change. A full-time undergraduate student normally takes modules with a total value of 120credits in one academic year. In doing so, you normally take modules totalling 60 credits per semester. The achievement of an Honours Degree requires you to pass a total of 360 credits. The Creative Music Technology course aims to provide you with knowledge and understanding of the culture and aesthetics of musical composition realised through the use of electric and electronic technology. You will develop critical thinking skills and autonomy when undertaking the investigation and creative application of the use of technology in musical composition and related sub disciplines. Through a continual process of creative investigation, students are exposed to a range of musical experiences that will challenge your preconceptions of what music is, and how musical composition is conceived. Due emphasis will be given to the acquisition of technical skills and a command of contemporary notions of music technology to allow all students the opportunity to plan, carry out and reflect on a range of vocational experiences. Much of the course is taught using the Department's extensive suite of Computer Music Studios, which include workstation laboratories, digital editing studios and recording facilities. The course is comprised of a number of modules aimed at equipping you with the necessary theoretical knowledge, aesthetic understanding and technical skills to apply your learning to creative ends within a technological environment. Students have the opportunity, and are encouraged, to learn as much as possible about technology and music, and the ways in which they can be combined to explore new musical concepts. The course is not designed to simply teach students a number of commercial applications of technology to music, but rather challenges you to find your own path of creativity, informed by a thorough knowledge and understanding of the creative possibilities of sound and its relation to other disciplines. Performance activities lie at the heart of the Department, which organises an extensive and varied programme of events to complement its academic studies. A team of visiting specialists of national and international repute provides instrumental and vocal tuition throughout the course, and visiting performers, composers and academics provide additional workshops, masterclasses and lectures. There is also a wide range of ensemble activities, large and small, ranging from symphony orchestra, chorus, and jazz orchestra to a multitude of chamber-sized groups including a Chamber Choir, Anglia Voices, and the World Musics Ensemble. Anglia Opera regularly presents fully-staged operatic productions involving students both on and off stage. These dazzling productions in Anglia Ruskin University's fine Mumford Theatre have recently included Pucinni’s La Bohème, Britten’s A Midsummer Night's Dream and Paul Bunyan, and Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice. Concerts also take place in a variety of splendid venues found in the beautiful city of Cambridge. The

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Department also runs an extensive programme of lunchtime concerts and promotes workshops both on campus and in schools and arts centres, emphasising the University's regional role. On the following page is the structure diagram for the degree for 2013-14. You can see the modules that we offer, and where there are options available:

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Structure Diagram: BA (Hons) Creative Music Technology ! YEAR 1 Laptop Musicianship [Compulsory]

Recording Techniques [Compulsory] MOD000567

YEAR 2

YEAR 3

Studio Project 15

MOD000588

Circuit Bending, Hardware Hacking and Performance Technology [Compulsory]

15

Major Project [Compulsory] MOD000618

30

Interdisciplinary Performance

30

Laptop Performance [Fixed Designate] MOD000556 15

Fundamentals of Comp. Music 1A [Compulsory] MOD000565 15

Fundamentals of Comp. Music 1B [Compulsory] MOD000566 15

Creative Music Computing 2A [Compulsory] MOD003022 15

Electroacoustic Composition

Critical Skills [Compulsory]

Music Business [Compulsory]

Music in Context 2A [Compulsory] MOD003086 15

Music in Context 2B [Compulsory] MOD00582 15

Intertextuality in Music [Compulsory] MOD003024 15

The Global Marketplace in Music MOD000609 15

Music for the Moving Image

Game Audio

Sensor Technology

Sonic Art

MOD000573

MOD003295

15

MOD000570

15

MOD000576

MOD003619

MOD003618

15

MOD000575

15

MOD003620

30

15

15

Principles of Music Therapy and Dramatherapy MOD000606 15

Enterprise in the Creative Arts [Compulsory] MOD000612 15

Composition 3

Radiophonica

MOD000613

MOD000607

15

15

MOD000601

MOD000600

15

15

Art, Music and Performance _______________

Anglia Language Programme 15

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Anglia Language Programme

Anglia Language Programme

15

15

17

MOD000608

15

_____________________________________

Anglia Language Programme 15

Anglia Language Programme 15

Your Work Studying at University As a university student, you are now fully responsible for organising and managing your learning – or for failing to do so and effectively wasting a lot of time and money. You now have to learn to manage an ever-increasing, and ever more demanding volume of work – and you must start to do so immediately, at the very beginning of your first year, as it is very difficult to catch up with work at a later stage and under pressure. It may strike you at first that you don’t have many contact hours with your tutors each week (on average you will have 10 - 12 hours in classes). However, you are expected to devote another 8 – 10 hours per week on independent study for each 15-credit module (and therefore a full working week of 40 hours on your university studies in total). University is all about self-directed learning, your own individual research and your own work. The weekly sessions are where you meet with other people and share ideas, but the most important parts of your work are the things you do yourself, under your own steam. This means that you must plan and manage your time and workload very carefully. Therefore the timetable with your classes is only the basis for you to plan in the remaining hours of a full working week, to include private study, preparing for classes, reading, research, writing up, rehearsing, and preparing for assessments. If you fail to invest in this extra work you will struggle to keep up with the workload and you will not achieve to the best of your ability. Here are some key tips to help you organise your study: 1. Read this Handbook and your individual module guides/VLE sites 2. 3. carefully so that you are aware of our procedures, expectations and you can start to plan your workload 4. Make a note of all your timetabled events and deadlines, and be responsible for planning and preparation in good time 5. Attend all classes punctually, appropriately prepared 6. Prepare for classes in advance, ensuring that you are keeping up with the required reading and other set tasks and that you are keeping up with a schedule of independent research on a weekly basis 7. It is vital that you do not miss deadlines. Make sure that you leave yourself enough preparation time, whether for practical or written work. 8. Alert our Student Advisors and/or your Personal Tutor to any personal difficulties or circumstances which might affect your studies. 9. You should ensure that you are familiar with our Student Charter, which is available here: http://my.anglia.ac.uk/Pages/student.aspx

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Types of Teaching Session Lectures Lectures usually discuss key aspects of a module and may introduce important concepts and perspectives, special terminology and new material and ideas. Lectures are about thinking and understanding. You should not try to write everything down – rather take note of essential keywords or thoughts, and feel free to ask questions at the end of the session. After the lecture, write up your notes and consult the set and/or recommended reading for revision indicated during the lecture or listed in the relevant module guide. Write-up soon after the lecture gives you a good platform from which to undertake further individual study and also to prepare for seminars. Always note down anything that is unclear and ask about it in your next seminar or tutorial. Seminars Seminars are about actively participating in your learning activities. The size of seminar groups will usually depend on whether or not the module is compulsory and, if it is not, on the numbers of students signing up for it. Seminars are conducted in different ways and there is no standard approach. Generally speaking, they are a forum within which discussion can grow and develop. This may be initiated by the tutor in small group work, or with one or more individuals giving a presentation with the rest of the class making further contributions. You should always be prepared for these sessions by undertaking any preparatory work, such as the set reading specified in Module Guides. This will enable you to fully engage with the discussions and to get the most out of these sessions. If everyone comes fully prepared and full of questions emerging from their preparation, a seminar discussion is a great way of sharing, consolidating, applying and expanding your knowledge. It is the place to ask questions, to discuss what you are learning and to listen and respond to others. Crucially, by putting forward ideas and debating them with your tutors and other students, you are rehearsing the kinds of arguments you will make in your assessments. It’s not about ‘showing off’ knowledge, but sharing and increasing insights together. Workshops Workshop sessions, as the name implies, are more practical, and are concerned with testing material and ideas in action. As with seminars, you need to prepare thoroughly for workshop sessions. This will involve reading and research, as well as practical explorations that you expected to undertake independently. You might be expected to work on a project, for example, or practice exercises, or devise and rehearse material ready for the next class. In order for workshops to be effective, you should observe the following rules: 1. Be punctual – late arrivals are highly disruptive to practical work. If you arrive late, your tutor may refuse to admit you to the session !

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2. Treat the spaces and the equipment as if they were your own – treat things with care and respect 3. If something is broken or not working in a studio, immediately inform one of our technicians 4. Leave the spaces in the state you want to find them for your own class or rehearsals. Stack chairs, remove rubbish, and clean up after you. Food and drink (other than bottled water) must not be taken into the studios. 5. Attend your independent rehearsals conscientiously – don’t let your fellow students down. This will only mean that no-one will want to work with you in the future if you become known as unreliable and uncommitted. Involvement in Practical Music Activities !

Many of our modules involve practical assessments, from group presentations to large-scale, public performances in professional venues. In addition to this, you might want to contribute to someone else’s performance or play in their band on an extra-curricula basis or take part in a gig. When considering undertaking such activities, you should bear the following in mind: •

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Musical performance work must not interfere with your work for modules on the course – in other words, you must not miss classes, hand in work late or fail to prepare for classes because of such work. Involvement in such performances is not acceptable as a reason for missing classes, or for the submission of late work. Student ‘directors’ must not schedule rehearsals or performances so as to prevent students from attending classes or unreasonably interfere with assignment preparation.

We fully recognise the contribution that students make to production and performance work and that this is an important aspect of your university life. But it is important, for your studies and academic progress, that this should not be achieved at the expense of your contribution and commitment to the taught parts of your degree.

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Attendance !

Attending all your classes is very important and one of the best ways to help you succeed on your course. In accordance with the Student Charter, you are expected to arrive on time and take an active part in all your timetabled classes. If you are unable to attend a class for a valid reason (e.g., illness), please contact your Module Tutor. Anglia Ruskin will closely monitor the attendance of all students and will contact you by e-mail if you have been absent without notice for two weeks. Continued absence can result in various consequences including the termination of your registration as you will be considered to have withdrawn from your studies. Practical projects, rehearsals and ensemble performances are collaborative in their nature and require full attendance. Students taking practical and performance modules should be aware that at certain times a more intensive commitment is required which must be balanced against other life and work commitments. You will be notified of these extra rehearsals as far in advance as possible. Please see the notes on ‘Attendance’ in the Anglia Ruskin Undergraduate Student Handbook for full University regulations. International students who are non-EEA nationals and in possession of entry clearance/leave to remain as a student (student visa) are required to be in regular attendance at Anglia Ruskin. Failure to do so is considered to be a breach of national immigration regulations. Anglia Ruskin, like all British Universities, is statutorily obliged to inform the UK Border Agency of the Home Office of significant unauthorised absences by any student visa holders. !

Assessments: Specific details for all your assessments are available from the start of each semester in your dedicated module guides. These provide an overview of each assessment, along with the deadlines and marking criteria to be used. Some modules have up to three items of assessment, so you need to ensure that you are clear about the schedule and what you are being asked to do, in each case. Lecturers will provide further information in your classes, as appropriate, and you can always seek extra advice and guidance in tutorials with your tutors. !

All coursework assignments and other forms of assessment must be submitted by the published deadline. It is your responsibility to know when work is due to be submitted – ignorance of the deadline date will not be accepted as a reason for late or non-submission. All student work that contribute to the eventual outcome of the module (i.e.: if it determines whether you will pass or fail the module and counts towards the mark you achieve for the module) is submitted via the iCentre using the formal submission sheet. Academic staff CANNOT accept work directly from you. !

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If you decide to submit your work to the iCentre by post, it must arrive by midday on the due date. If you elect to post your work, you do so at your own risk and you must ensure that sufficient time is provided for your work to arrive at the iCentre. Posting your work the day before a deadline, albeit by first class post, is extremely risky and not advised. Any late work (submitted in person or by post) will NOT be accepted and a mark of zero will be awarded for the assessment task in question. You are requested to keep a copy of your work. Feedback You are entitled to written feedback on your performance for all your assessed work. For all assessment tasks which are not examinations, this is provided by a member of academic staff and feedback will relate to the achievement of each module’s intended learning outcomes and the assessment criteria you were given for the task when it was first issued. Anglia Ruskin is committed to providing you with feedback on all assessed work within 20-working days of the submission deadline or the date of an examination. This is extended to 30-days for feedback for a Major Project module (please note that working days excludes those days when Anglia Ruskin University is officially closed; e.g.: between Christmas and New Year). Personal tutors will offer to read feedback from several modules and help you to address any common themes that may be emerging. At the main Anglia Ruskin University campuses, each Faculty will publish details of the arrangement for the return of your assessed work (e.g.: a marked essay or case study etc.). Any work that is not collected by you from the Faculty within this timeframe is returned to the iCentres from where you can subsequently collect it. The iCentres retain student work for a specified period prior to its disposal. To assure ourselves that our marking processes are comparable with other universities in the UK, Anglia Ruskin provides samples of student assessed work to external examiners as a routine part of our marking processes. External examiners are experienced academic staff from other universities who scrutinise your work and provide Anglia Ruskin academic staff with feedback and advice. Many of Anglia Ruskin’s staff act as external examiners at other universities. On occasion, you will receive feedback and marks for pieces of work that you completed in the earlier stages of the module. We provide you with this feedback as part of the learning experience and to help you prepare for other assessment tasks that you have still to complete. It is important to note that, in these cases, the marks for these pieces of work are unconfirmed as the processes described above for the use of external examiners will not have been completed. This means that, potentially, marks can change, in either direction!

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Marks for modules and individual pieces of work become confirmed on the Dates for the Official Publication of Results, which can be checked at www.anglia.ac.uk/results.

How is My Work Marked? After you have handed your work in or you have completed an examination, Anglia Ruskin undertakes a series of activities to assure that our marking processes are comparable with those employed at other universities in the UK and that your work has been marked fairly and honestly. These include: •

Anonymous marking – your name is not attached to your work so, at the point of marking, the lecturer does not know whose work he/she is considering. When you undertake an assessment task where your identity is known (e.g., a presentation or Major Project), it is marked by more than one lecturer (known as double marking)

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Assessment Offences As an academic community, we recognise that the principles of truth, honesty and mutual respect are central to the pursuit of knowledge. Behaviour that undermines those principles weakens the community, both individually and collectively, and diminishes our values. We are committed to ensuring that every student and member of staff is made aware of the responsibilities s/he bears in maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity and how those standards are protected. You are reminded that any work that you submit must be your own. When you are preparing your work for submission, it is important that you understand the various academic conventions that you are expected to follow in order to make sure that you do not leave yourself open to accusations of plagiarism (eg: the correct use of

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referencing, citations, footnotes etc.) and that your work maintains its academic integrity. Definitions of Assessment Offences Plagiarism Plagiarism is theft and occurs when you present someone else’s work, words, images, ideas, opinions or discoveries, whether published or not, as your own. It is also when you take the artwork, images or computer-generated work of others, without properly acknowledging where this is from or you do this without their permission. You can commit plagiarism in examinations, but it is most likely to happen in coursework, assignments, portfolios, essays, dissertations and so on. Examples of plagiarism include: • • • •

directly copying from written work, physical work, performances, recorded work or images, without saying where this is from; using information from the internet or electronic media (such as DVDs and CDs) which belongs to someone else, and presenting it as your own; rewording someone else’s work, without referencing them; and handing in something for assessment which has been produced by another student or person.

It is important that you do not plagiarise – intentionally or unintentionally – because the work of others and their ideas are their own. There are benefits to producing original ideas in terms of awards, prizes, qualifications, reputation and so on. To use someone else’s work, words, images, ideas or discoveries is a form of theft. Collusion Collusion is similar to plagiarism as it is an attempt to present another’s work as your own. In plagiarism the original owner of the work is not aware you are using it, in collusion two or more people may be involved in trying to produce one piece of work to benefit one individual, or plagiarising another person’s work. Examples of collusion include: • • • • • •

agreeing with others to cheat; getting someone else to produce part or all of your work; copying the work of another person (with their permission); submitting work from essay banks; paying someone to produce work for you; and allowing another student to copy your own work.

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happens if you produce joint work to benefit of one or more person and try to deceive another (for example the assessor). Help to Avoid Assessment Offences Most of our students are honest and want to avoid committing assessment offences. We have a variety of resources, advice and guidance available to help make sure you can develop good academic skills. We will make sure that we make available consistent statements about what we expect. You will be able to do tutorials on being honest in your work from the library and other support services and faculties, and you will be able to test your written work for plagiarism using ‘Turnitin®UK’ (a software package that detects plagiarism). You can get advice on how to honestly use the work of others in your own work from the library website (www.libweb.anglia.ac.uk/referencing/referencing.htm) and your lecturer and personal tutor. You will be able to use ‘Turnitin®UK’, a special software package which is used to detect plagiarism. Turnitin®UK will produce a report which clearly shows if passages in your work have been taken from somewhere else. You may talk about this with your personal tutor to see where you may need to improve your academic practice. We will not see these formative Turnitin®UK reports as assessment offences. If you are not sure whether the way you are working meets our requirements, you should talk to your personal tutor, module tutor or other member of academic staff. They will be able to help you and tell you about other resources which will help you develop your academic skills.

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Learning Resources The Library It’s very important that you become familiar with the library and its wealth of materials. Almost all the written work you do will require you to use library resources and many of your assignments will assess your ability to do so. The librarians will be pleased to answer your inquiries or assist you with projects that involve exploring and utilising library facilities. Whether you simply want to find the multi-volume Oxford English Dictionary, or need help using CD-ROMS, the Internet, or electronic databases, the librarians are the ones to ask. Online resources are available via the library website, including full-text journals and newspapers, reference material, databases and e-books. Visit the library website: http://libweb.anglia.ac.uk for further information, and opening times. IT and Computing Services at Anglia Ruskin The University Library's Help Desks are the first point of call for all student IT queries whether by phone, e-mail or in person. How to contact us You can contact us in the following ways: • Email us at: [email protected] • Online by going to the link: Student IT Self Service • Call: 0845 196 6600 • International: +44 1245 686600 (lines are open 24/7) • Visit us in person - we are located on the Ground floor of Cambridge and Chelmsford libraries What your Local IT Help Desk can do for you At each main campus, there is a Help Desk. The staff at these desks can help with a variety of computer related problems. These include: ▪ Advice on Password resets (see Q&As) You can also reset your password on any library open access PC by clicking on the "Forgot My Password" button at the login screen. ▪ Wireless access problems ▪ Printing issues ▪ Software difficulties ▪ File conversions i.e.: from Microsoft Works or OpenOffice to Microsoft Word ▪ Recovery of corrupt data

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Email and Communication Members of staff can normally be contacted in the following ways: •

By calling at the appropriate office. All members of staff are available during dedicated hours reserved for tutorials, which are displayed on our office doors. We may also be available outside our tutorial hours and you should feel free to knock and ask. Frequently, a member of staff will be able to speak to you right away, but you should not assume that because a member of staff is in his/her office that he/she will invariably be able to talk to you at that moment.

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You should avoid leaving a message asking a member of staff to contact you, unless by prior arrangement or in an emergency. In normal circumstances it will be your responsibility to contact the member of staff. Email All Department and course notices are circulated by email to your University email account. It is therefore vital that you check your emails on a regular basis, especially during teaching times. We recommend that you check your account at least twice a week. We also use email to notify students of performance, audition and casting opportunities. E-vision This is a website that provides you with a quick and easy way to access your university records. Using e-vision, you can view your personal details and update addresses, view your marks, progress, results and search for modules. You should also be able to access your timetable and re-register online. E-vision is available on the internet, so all you need is an internet-enabled computer and a web browser, then type in the following address: http://e-vision.anglia.ac.uk For more information visit the e-vision website on the University web pages. E-vision is a quick and convenient way to check your raw marks for modules, but please always collect your work from the Faculty Office (Hel 245) for essential detailed feedback. All written work will be returned with comments from markers and written reports will be produced for all performance work. This feedback will explain why you have been awarded a particular mark and often provide suggestions for improving your work. It is ESSENTIAL that you see and consider these comments in addition to noting your marks from e-vision.

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Department Website The Department website can be found at: www.anglia.ac.uk/mpa You can use this site to access information about your course, contact staff, download course material and find out about current events in the Department. You should pay particular attention to the Student Resources section, which contains a wealth of useful information, including assessment criteria and student handbooks. Your Address The University needs to have your current permanent address on the main database. We will also need your semester-time address if it differs from the above. If either of these change, it is vital that you visit the appropriate e-vision screen and update the information yourself or alternatively complete a change of address form and submit it to the Department office. It is also useful if we have up-to-date phone records for you, both mobile and landline. Notice boards There are course-specific notice boards in Helmore 154 and in the foyer of Covent Garden. You should check these on a regular basis. Each studio also displays the current studio schedule and ways of contacting staff. The Virtual Learning Environment Each module has an accompanying VLE (Virtual Learning Environment), which includes details of the learning outcomes for the module, weekly schedule for the course and full assessment information and submission details. This will also outline any preparation that students are expected to undertake each week for their classes and they list any required reading. You must ensure that you access the VLE on a regular basis. The VLE home page is: https://vle.anglia.ac.uk Lecturers will go through the module and the VLE in detail at the start of each course and will also let you know of any book purchases that you need to make. Some of our courses use set texts, which students are required to purchase; for reasons of space and cost, the library can stock only a limited number of such primary texts. Lecturers also recommend secondary material (for example, critical or historical studies). Wherever appropriate, lecturers collate Study Packs for modules, available on the VLE, providing compulsory reading, in the form of scholarly essays, reviews, scripts and so on. Reading may also use eBooks available via the library’s website. Each tutor will also supply a comprehensive recommended reading list for each module. This provides students with a range of extra texts for research purposes and independent study that go beyond the scope of the taught sessions. These are very important to support your assessment preparation. You might sometimes want to !

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buy recommended items, but generally students turn to library copies or digital resources. The University Library houses an extensive collection of music scores, CD recordings and DVDs. Many other resources, including e-books, newspapers, magazines and searchable bibliographies, are available online through the Digital Library (see http://libweb.anglia.ac.uk/). Recommended Study Skills Books: These are available from John Smith’s bookshop on campus and will help to support your studies.

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Local Shops for Music equipment and resources: You should familiarise yourself with the following Cambridge shops (exact locations can be found by consulting www.mutimap.co.uk) Professional Music Technology: 172 East Road, Cambridge, CB1 1BG. Tel. 01223 300324 (http://www.pmtonline.co.uk/cambridge.html) Instruments and pro-audio technology Wood, Wind and Reed, 106, Russell Street CB2 1HU Tell 01223 500442 (www.wwr.co.uk) - as the name suggests, excellent for the supply and repair of woodwind and brass instruments plus sheet music including some piano repertoire. Millers Music Centre: 12, Sussex Street CB1 1PA 01223 354452 (www.millersmusic.co.uk) – instrument supplier including guitars (acoustic and electric) and some percussion. Cambridge Pianoforte Centre and Music Gallery: 10-12 King’s Hedges Road, CB4 2QF (www.cambridgemusic.net) - piano hire/tuning. Also serves as the centre for Associated Board examinations. Heffers Sound: 19 Trinity Street CB2 1TB 01223 568562 for CD/DVD recordings. It is also a good idea to buy computer back-up material, such as CDRs and USB memory sticks.

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Student Support Student Advisor Damien Murray is Student Adviser for our Department. He can advise you on the following issues and, in most cases, can authorise the appropriate action: ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Module Choice / Change Extensions / Deferrals Mitigating Circumstances Change of registration Withdrawal / Intermitting Referral service Curriculum and Programme Rules and Regulations

See the Student Adviser in the first instance regarding these matters and they will then refer you to academic staff or Student Support Services, if necessary, for further advice. Damien is also there for pastoral support, so if you wish to discuss issues relating to your life and work with someone other than your personal tutor you can arrange to see him. Contact details for Damien Murray: [email protected] Room Helmore 324 Telephone: 0845 196 2458 Academic Advisors Throughout your programme at Anglia Ruskin University you will be able to obtain guidance and advice about your studies from academic staff with various titles. Director of Studies – each Faculty has a Director of Studies who is responsible for overseeing students’ progress and ensuring parity of treatment across all of the Faculty’s programmes. For our Faculty this is carried out by Shaun Le Boutillier and his Deputy Sarah Fitt. Course Group Leaders give guidance about the content and structure of your course, as well as your eligibility to progress to the next stages of your degree. They will be available for consultation during their ‘tutorial hours’ which are usually published on office doors. During module planning weeks they will advertise meetings and set times when you can contact them. If you are a dual subject student, you will have been allocated to one programme that will manage your studies. You will, however, need to seek guidance about your programme from the programme leaders for both your subject areas. In this Department, Sue Miller is Course Group Leader for all the Music courses. Course Leaders work with Course Group Leaders to manage all our courses and monitor your progression. They are there to advise, support and guide you through

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your degree, with assistance from our Student Advisor as appropriate. They should be your first point of contact for matters concerning your academic profile. The following are Course Leaders within the Department: Sue Miller – Popular Music Paul Rhys – Music Tom Hall – Creative Music Technology Sue Wilson – Drama Nigel Ward – Performing Arts Helen Loth – MA Music Therapy Ditty Doktor – MA Dramatherapy Module Leaders are responsible for the management of individual modules, and they may be supported by one or more Module Tutors. Personal Tutors During Welcome Week you will be given the name of your Personal Tutor and you will be provided with the opportunity to meet him/her during that week. Personal Tutors are there to support you during your studies at Anglia Ruskin so it is important that you discuss your progress with them and any problems that may affect your work. They are there to make sure that you are given the best advice at all times and if they are not able to give you this advice they will refer you to the appropriate person or service. During your first meeting with your tutor you may be asked to complete a study skills self-assessment. This will enable you to identify the skills which you will need to help you complete your first year of study at Anglia Ruskin. Your tutor will advise you on where you can get extra support for any skills you find difficult. Your progress with these skills should be reviewed at each meeting with your tutor during your first year of study. Tutors publish office hours to enable you to book an appointment. If you have problems contacting your Personal Tutor, speak to our administrator in the Department Office (Hel 245); they can pass on messages or tell you when staff will be available. It is important that you build up a good relationship with your Personal Tutor so that he or she gets to know your specific strengths and weaknesses, as it will often be this tutor who writes your reference when you leave University. If the relationship between you and your Personal Tutor does not work, contact your Department office and they will tell you who to contact to arrange a change of tutor. You will not be asked to give reasons for the change.

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Central Support Units !

Timetabling & Examinations If you have any queries relating to Timetabling/ Rooming/Exams please go to the ICentre (LAB 018). If they are not able to give you an immediate answer, or you have a more complex enquiry, then please e-mail [email protected] .General information is available at our website: www.anglia.ac.uk/timetabling/ International Office Hel 122 The International Support team offer a range of free specialist services to our international students, including immigration advice, tuition fee advice and a variety of other services. Appointments can be made by contacting an International Student Adviser: [email protected] Student Support Services Hel 341 Student Support Services offers support to all students through a range of services and facilities that aim to enhance student experience and achievement academically, professionally and personally. Services include health support, student money advice and rights, careers, counselling, learning support and disability resources. Telephone: 0845 196 2298 Medical Centre Mum 101 The Medical Centre is an NHS Branch Surgery offering a full, confidential, traditional, general medical service. You are always welcome, whether to seek help with problems or for advice, or just to rest if you feel unwell. In an emergency, if it is necessary for you to attend the Casualty Department, transport can be arranged by the Medical Centre or any of the qualified First Aiders in the University. Opening Hours (Semester Time): Monday – Friday 9am–1pm & 2pm–5pm (4pm on Fridays) Students’ Union Helmore Advice Service The Students’ Union is independent from the University and exists to represent the students and the students’ views. It aims to be the voice of the students to the main University and beyond and supports students throughout their academic studies. It is a democratic body steered by a committee of students and ex-students (sabbatical officers) responsible for many areas of student interest from sports activities to student welfare. The Students’ Union actively campaigns on behalf of the students to ensure they receive the best opportunities, from improved teaching facilities to the price of student accommodation. Website: http://www.angliastudent.com

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I-Centre LAB 018 The role of the I-Centre is to provide all students with the necessary information on a range of administrative issues, specifically: • Registration & re-registration • Student ID cards • Council tax exemption • Withdrawal, intermission & change of course • Change of student details • Local education authority liaison • Student loan company liaison • Assignment submission & return • E-vision queries Anglia Ruskin University Student Charter The Student Charter aims to explain exactly what you can expect of us and, in return, what we expect of you. It is set out to show a student’s experience – from applying to us to graduating and becoming a life-member, or ‘alumnus’, of the Anglia Ruskin community. During your induction, you will be provided with a hard copy of our Student Charter.

Student views and representation The Department of Music and Performing Arts pays careful attention to what our students have to say about our courses and about their experience of studying at Anglia Ruskin University. Informal student feedback occurs continuously in the process of students telling academic staff about their responses to modules and other aspects of their academic experience. However, there are also two more formal methods by which students tell us what they think. These are: Course Management Committees & Student Representatives Student representation is the mechanism by which the opinions and needs of the student body feed into the management of the University and those of the University feedback to students, which benefits both staff and students. There are usually two representatives for each pathway at each level (depending on cohort numbers) and they represent their peers at Course Management Committee meetings, which are scheduled once every semester. Elections are open to all students. All representatives are supported by the Students’ Union through our Student Representative Co-ordinator, Joshua Clare, who provides training and advice for those undertaking these roles. Contacting Josh Clare: Room Helmore 125 Telephone: 0845 196 2253 Email: [email protected]

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If you are interested in becoming a Student Representative please get in touch with your Course Leader. Elections for the posts take place early in the Autumn Semester and are widely advertised by the Students’ Union and within the Department. Module Evaluation You have the opportunity to evaluate every module on your degree programme towards the end of each semester. Questionnaire results are discussed at the Course Management Committee, where decisions about action to be taken are made. Questionnaire results also form part of the Department’s Annual Monitoring and will be summarised in the next academic year’s Module Guide in order to inform current students about enhancements made to the module as a result of feedback from students. Annual Monitoring This process occurs each year at Departmental level. A formal Departmental meeting reflects on the running of all the pathways, including a consideration of student feedback and evaluations at module and subject level. Your views and feedback are vital to us, to ensure the continuing success and development of the courses that we offer.

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Health and Safety The Department of Music and Performing Arts, and the University as a whole, take the welfare of students and staff very seriously. In support of this, the University has a clear and rigorous policy concerning Health and Safety. However, these issues are not simply the responsibility of committees and officers of the University. ‘Health and safety’ affects us all, and we must all share in the responsibility to think about our safety and that of others. Students are asked to be aware of evacuation routes during fire drills or should the need arise in an emergency situation. Other Health and Safety notices should also be observed, particularly those giving information on how to work safely in environments that could otherwise pose hazards, such as in our studios. All spaces and equipment used by the Department are subject to detailed risk assessment and safety inspections that are carried out on a regular basis. If you have any concerns about safety you should raise the matter as soon as possible with one of our technical officers. Do not put yourself or others in danger. Accidents, unsafe practices or anything that could prove hazardous should be reported at once to a member of staff. First Aid Provision !

First Aid provision is through Security, who should be called in the first instance, on extension 6444, or our technical officer, Will Baker, who is a qualified First Aider. People at work can suffer injuries or fall ill. It doesn't matter whether the injury or illness is caused by the work they do, but it is important that they receive immediate attention and that an ambulance is called in serious cases. First Aid can save lives and prevent minor injuries becoming major ones. Accident, Ill-Health and Incident Reporting !

All accidents, incidents and near misses, whether resulting in injury or not, must be reported to the person in charge of the work, a member of staff or a technical officer. No-Smoking !

It is University policy to provide a safe and healthy working environment. Therefore, smoking will be prohibited in any premises which we may from time to time occupy, including all university vehicles. With regard to smoking outside premises, this will not be permitted at entrances to buildings or near windows. Smokers will be required to move away from areas immediately adjacent to our premises to prevent smoke from entering premises and offices. Smoking will only be permitted in designated external smoking areas. Members of staff and students failing to comply with the terms of the policy will be liable to disciplinary action in accordance with established procedures.

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Safe Working in our Studios and Rehearsal Spaces: !

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Ensure that you are aware of the risks involved in your work Ensure that you are authorised to be working in a studio and have a confirmed booking Ensure that you have another student working with you Inform security where and when you are working, if appropriate Advise security when you leave, if appropriate Be vigilant and report intruders or suspicious activity

DON’T: • Undertake anything dangerous in our spaces • Undertake work with equipment you have not been trained or authorised to use • Admit unauthorised persons into any of the studios • Put yourself in any foreseeable danger

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Getting Started Creative Music Technology Resources: !

The following websites contain useful information and are a good resource for Creative Music Technology students. The internet can be a valuable research tool, but be careful about the quality of material as it can be extremely variable: http://scholar.google.com (Google’s gateway for scholarly references) http://www.cycling74.com (home of MaxMSP and Jitter) http://www.ears.dmu.ac.uk (Electroacoustic resource site) http://www.electroacoustic.org (on electroacoustic music) http://www.imeb.net (Bourges Festival of Electroacoustic Music) http://www.ircam.fr (Institut de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique) http://www.imeb.net (Bourges Festival of Electroacoustic Music) http://www.makezine.com (MAKE magazine for DIY electronics) http://www.medienkunstnetz.de (resource on all forms of media art) http://processing.org/ (Processing software) http://supercollider.sourceforge.net/ (home of SuperCollider) http://supercollider.wesleyan.edu/ (Wesleyan SuperCollider frequent builds) http://swiki.hfbk-hamburg.de:8888/MusicTechnology/ (SuperCollider swiki) http://www.ubuweb.com (vast resource for digital arts) The following texts are recommended for Creative Music Technology students as important reference points throughout your studies on the degree programme. They are not essential purchases (unless you particularly want to buy them) but are good sources of initial information on key ideas and concepts that you will encounter. Chadabe, J. (1997) Electric Sound – The Past and Promise of Electronic Music, Prentice Hall Cox, C. and Warner, D. (2006) Audio Culture /Readings in Electronic Music, London: Continuum Dodge, C., and Jerse, T. A. (1997) Computer Music (2nd Ed.), New York: Shirmer Emmerson, S., ed. (1986) The Language of Electroacoustic Music, Basingstoke: Macmillan Press Holmes, T. (2002) Electronic and Experimental Music: Foundations of New Music and New Listening, London: Routledge Levine, M. (2000) The Jazz Theory Book, Petaluma, Sher Music: International Music Publications Loy, G. (2006) Musimathics: The Mathematical Foundations of Music, Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press Manning, P. (2004) Electronic and Computer Music, Oxford: Oxford University Press Reck-Miranda, E. (2003) Composing Music with Computers, Oxford: Focal Press Richer, M. (2002) Music Theory (Teach Yourself), London: Hodder & Stoughton Roads, C. (2002) The Computer Music Tutorial, Cambs, MA: MIT Press Rowe, R. (2001) Machine Musicianship, Cambridge, Mass.: MIT press Swiss, T. (1997) Mapping the Beat: Popular Music and Contemporary Theory, Oxford: Blackwell

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Popular Music Resources: The Following texts are recommended for Popular Music students as important reference points throughout your studies on the degree programme. They are not essential purchases, (many can be found in our library), but are good sources of initial information on key ideas and conceps that you will encounter. Bennett, A. (2001) Cultures of Popular Music, Milton Keynes: Open University Press Brackett, D. (2005) The Pop, Rock and Soul Reader, Oxford: Oxford University Press Cateforis, T., ed (2007) The Rock History Reader, London: Routledge Cooke, M. and D. Horn (2003) The Cambridge Companion to Jazz, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press Cuttingham, M. (1999) Good Vibrations: A History of Record Production, Faber Paperbacks Forman, M. and M. A. Neal (2004) That’s the Joint!: The Hip-hop Studies Reader, London: Routledge Frith, S., Straw, W., and Street, J. eds. (2001) The Cambridge Companion to Pop and Rock, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press Krims, A. (2000) Rap Music and the Poetics of Identity, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press Machin, D. (2010) Analysing Popular Music, London: Sage Middleton, R. ed. (1990) Reading Pop, Oxford: Oxford University Press Middleton, R. (1990) Studying Popular Music, Oxford: Oxford University Press Moore, Allan F. (2001) Rock: The Primary Text, Aldershot: Ashgate Negus, K. (1999) Genres and Corporate Cultures, London: Routledge Schloss, J. (2004) Making Beats: The Art of Sample-Based Hip-Hop, Middletown: Wesleyan University Press Scott, D. B., ed. (2009) The Ashgate Research Companion to Popular Musicology, Aldershot: Ashgate Shuker, R. (2005) Popular Music: The Key Concepts, London: Taylor and Francis Swiss, T. and B. Horner, eds. (1999) Key Terms in Popular Music and Culture, Oxford: Blackwell Publishing Zak III, A. J. (2001) The Poetics of Rock: Cutting Tracks, Making Records, Berkeley: University of California Press Popular Music E-Resources The following websites contain useful information and are a good resource for Popular Music students. The Internet can be a valuable research tool, but be careful about the quality of material as it can be extremely variable .

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International Arts Resources

http://www.artslynx.org

Philip Tagg webpage

http://www.tagg.org/

Recording Industry Artists of America The British Library Sound Archive The Progressive Rock Bibliography

http://www.riaa.com/ http://www.bl.uk/nsa http://www.progbibliography.de/

All Music (good discography)

http://www.allmusic.com/

Discogs (another discography)

http://www.discogs.com/

Rock’s Backpages—The Online Library of Rock & Roll (journalism) Grove’s Online Dictionary of Music and Musicians RILM British Library Journal and Conference Database (Zetoc) The International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM)

http://www.rocksbackpages.com/ www.oxfordmusiconline.com Access via Anglia Library Web site http://zetoc.mimas.ac.uk/ http://www.iaspm.net/

IASPM UK Branch

http://www.iaspm.org.uk/

The Art of Record Production

http://www.artofrecordproduction.com/

The Popular Music Studies Database Salford University Popular Music Research Centre University of Liverpool— Institute of Popular Music (IPM) Center for Popular Music— Middle Tennessee State University, USA Centre for Popular Music— Humboldt Universitat Berlin, Germany Archives of African American Music and Culture, Indiana University

http://iismc.cini.it/ http://www.adelphi.salford.ac.uk/adelphi/m/?s=27 http://www.liv.ac.uk/music/ipm/ http://popmusic.mtsu.edu/ http://www2.huberlin.de/fpm/research_centre/index.htm http://www.indiana.edu/~aaamc/

The Harvard Hiphop Archive

http://www.hiphoparchive.org/

Pitchfork Media

www.pitchfork.com

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Pop Matters

http://www.popmatters.com/

Music Resources: International Arts Resources

http://www.artslynx.org

AHDS Performing Arts

http://ahds.ac.uk/performingarts/

Artifact

http://www.artifact.ac.uk

Grove’s Online Dictionary of Music and Musicians

http://www.grovemusic.com/

RILM

Access via Anglia Library Web site

British Library Journal and Conference Database (Zetoc) Dictionary of Electroacoustic Music Google Scholar

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Cambridge Theatre and Music Venues The Cambridge Junction www.junction.co.uk Box Office 01223 511 511 The Junction is an innovative artistic centre in Cambridge with a predominantly young audience, which combines popular rock band and club events with a variety of performing arts, an education and children’s programme and the production of new work. In March 2005 The Junction opened three new spaces, including a 220 capacity theatre next to its 1,050 capacity live music and clubs space on Clifton Way. Its programme includes contemporary music, theatre, clubs, comedy, dance, workshops and classes. ADC Theatre www.adctheatre.com Box Office 01223 300 085 Founded in 1855, the Amateur Dramatic Club (or ADC) is the oldest University dramatic society in England and the largest dramatic society in Cambridge. They stage an exciting and diverse range of productions every term, many of them at the fully-equipped ADC Theatre in Park Street, There is also a programme of professional and student-run workshops for actors, directors and technicians and a series of late-night experimental pieces known as One Night Stands. Cambridge Arts Theatre www.cambridgeartstheatre.com Box Office 01223 503 333 The Arts Theatre offers a varied programme of theatre, dance and music, together with pantomime, involving visiting companies and Trust Productions. Running alongside this is an education programme, provided by a full time Education Manager, including workshops, discussions and events connected with the artistic programme, to ensure that the Arts Theatre is at all times an accessible and inclusive resource for all members of the local community. Corn Exchange www.cornex.co.uk Box Office 01223 357851 The Corn Exchange stages West End shows such as Beauty & The Beast, Saturday Night Fever and Blood Brothers, rock shows and bands, including the Arctic Monkeys, the world’s best in orchestras and the country’s top comedians. West Road Concert Hall www.westroad.org West Road Concert Hall is one of Cambridge’s premiere music venues. Ideally situated only minutes’ walk from the famous Cambridge Backs and King’s College, it is renowned for its superb acoustic qualities. !

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Kettle’s Yard Gallery www.kettlesyard.co.uk A personal collection of early 20th-century art shown in the former home of the collector, Jim Ede. This collection includes works by Constantin Brancusi, GaudierBrzeska, Christopher Wood, Alfred Wallis and Winifred Nicholson. Contemporary art exhibitions are held in the gallery. Kettle’s Yard also holds Music events, talks, gallery tours and other exhibitions. Michael House http://www.michaelhouse.org.uk/ Man on the Moon http://www.wereallneighbours.co.uk/cambridge_events/venue.php?id=24 http://www.itchycambridge.co.uk/venues/122.html CB2 http://www.cb1.com/cb2/ Portland Arms http://www.theportland.co.uk/

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The Future Employability There is a lot you can do whilst at University to help you prepare for your future. We want you to be in a good position to face the demands of a tough economic environment when you graduate. Our modules all identify the specific employability and transferable skills that you will develop each semester and these can be added to your CV. We also have a dedicated Music and Performing Arts Employability website, accessible here: https://vle.anglia.ac.uk/sites/2012/empservice/EmpSrv_Main/Pages/Music-andPerforming-Arts.aspx Our faculty has a designated Employability Adviser who is dedicated to creating opportunities for students to develop your employability skills, and help you with the whole job application process from start to finish. The Faculty Employability Advisers arrange events for you to attend such as: • Workshops (CV writing, job search, job application, interview techniques) • Job fairs – specific and general • Company tours • Employer talks • Drop-In sessions for one-to-one guidance and advice Our Cambridge-based Faculty Employability [email protected] - 0845 196 2387

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How is Employability Part of My Experience at Anglia Ruskin? First, developing your Employability Skills is integrated into your modules throughout your courses. In the module guide for each module you will find a section that tells you which employability skills are particularly relevant to that particular module. These transferable skills will be invaluable to you as you prepare for the workplace. In addition to this there are specific Employability Sessions for you to attend. Each year there will be one event per semester that you need to attend, with another two which are open to you if you so wish. Details of these will be posted on the VLE department employability page: https://vle.anglia.ac.uk/sites/2012/empservice/EmpSrv_Main/Pages/Music-andPerforming-Arts.aspx. These sessions will cover fundamental aspects of preparing for your future career. There will also be occasional early evening events, such as networking events, details of which will also be posted there. We are always on the look out for national events that might be of use to you while you are considering your future path. You will be emailed about these as they arise, and details will also be posted on the VLE.

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When there are particular opportunities that arise for your subject area, the Employability Service will email you with details. Who Do I Talk To? There are lots of opportunities for you to be able to discuss your future plans throughout your three years at Anglia Ruskin. The Employability Service The Employability Service is dedicated to all things Employability-related in the University. Your Faculty Advisor is Emma Dorman, and you can contact her at [email protected] or make an appointment to speak with her. The Employability Service offers regular drop-in sessions, every day between 12-2pm in HEL341. The Employability Service also holds regular events, talks and workshops on a whole variety of topics which will be relevant to your future careers. You can find details of all their events on the website https://vle.anglia.ac.uk/sites/2012/empservice/EmpSrv_Main/Pages/Our-Events.aspx Department Employability Champion The MPA Employability Champion is Rebecca Warner (Lecturer in Performing Arts). You can email her with any questions you might have relating to Employability at [email protected] or find her in her office hours in Hel 153. Academic Staff If you’d like to discuss something Employability-related with a member of academic staff, don’t forget that all academic staff have office hours available to talk with you. Mentoring We are currently developing a mentoring scheme, which is starting this September with Phil Pethybridge on hand to discuss Music Enterprise matters on the first Friday of each month. You can find him in the foyer of the Music Department between 11am-3pm on Friday 4th Oct, 1st Nov and 6th Dec. Just drop in to talk about anything Music business related.

Volunteering Volunteering may be an outlet for your natural talents, a great way to increase your chances of getting your dream job when you leave University, or simply a handy way to meet new friends. The Students' Union Volunteering Service can help you fulfill your expectations and make the most out of your University Experience! The Cambridge campus has Volunteering Coordinators that are here to assist you in gaining a suitable volunteering position and to provide you with support at every step of the way. We have connections with more than 150 organisations and are constantly adding new opportunities. Feel free to pop by our Volunteering Offices to speak to one of our Volunteering Coordinators.

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Cambridge Office Helmore Building, Hel 123, 1st Floor Hours: 9am - 5pm, Monday - Friday E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 01223 460 008

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