1. Music @ Brunel
Dr Jennifer Walshe
Reader in Music

3. Meet the Team
Dr John Croft
Aesthetics,
Counterpoint,
Head of Subject
Colin Riley
Composition
Jennifer Walshe
Composition,
improvisation
Prof. Christopher Fox
Composition, Musicology
Harald Muenz
Composition,
Sonic Arts
Frank Griffith
Performance, Jazz,
Popular Music
Prof. Peter Wiegold
Composition, Conducting
Head of Research
Sarah Nicolls
Performance
Carl Faia
Electronic Music

4. Brunel Ethos

5. What do we think is important?
• Harnessing your own creative voice
• Thinking outside the box
• Learning to be a 21st century musician
• Looking at music from the standpoint of
‘today’
• Learning to be self-motivated and organised
• Understanding a range of genres

6. Level 1

7. Undergraduate degree structure
LEVELLEVEL CORECORECORECORE OPTIONAL
BA Music BMus Composition BMus Performance BA Sonic Arts
OPTIONAL
1
2
33
Musicianship (20)
Materials of Music (20)
Musicology I: histories, forms and structures (20)
Sound Recording & Sonic Arts (20)
Composition I (20)
Performance I (20)
Musicianship (20)
Materials of Music (20)
Musicology I: histories, forms and structures (20)
Sound Recording & Sonic Arts (20)
Composition I (20)
Performance I (20)
Musicianship (20)
Materials of Music (20)
Musicology I: histories, forms and structures (20)
Sound Recording & Sonic Arts (20)
Composition I (20)
Performance I (20)
Musicianship (20)
Materials of Music (20)
Musicology I: histories, forms and structures (20)
Sound Recording & Sonic Arts (20)
Composition I (20)
Performance I (20)
Musicology II (20) Composition II (20) Performance II (Classical or
Experimental)
and/or
Performance II (Popular
Music or Jazz)
Sonic Arts II (40) Music and Perception (20)
Instrumentation and Orchestration (20)
Conducting and Realisation (20)
Popular Music Studies (20)
Stylistic Improvisation (20)
Free Improvisation (20)
Jazz and Pop arranging (20)
Professional Development (20)
Choose Level 2 or 3 version accordingly.
You cannot do both levels of a given title.
Additionally, you may choose as options any
modules (at the relevant level) that are ‘core’
on the other programmes.
Musicology III (40) Composition III (40) Performance III (Classical
and Experimental)
or
Performance III (Popular
Music or Jazz)
Sonic Arts III (40)
Music and Perception (20)
Instrumentation and Orchestration (20)
Conducting and Realisation (20)
Popular Music Studies (20)
Stylistic Improvisation (20)
Free Improvisation (20)
Jazz and Pop arranging (20)
Professional Development (20)
Choose Level 2 or 3 version accordingly.
You cannot do both levels of a given title.
Additionally, you may choose as options any
modules (at the relevant level) that are ‘core’
on the other programmes.
Special Project / Dissertation (40)Special Project / Dissertation (40)Special Project / Dissertation (40)Special Project / Dissertation (40)
Music and Perception (20)
Instrumentation and Orchestration (20)
Conducting and Realisation (20)
Popular Music Studies (20)
Stylistic Improvisation (20)
Free Improvisation (20)
Jazz and Pop arranging (20)
Professional Development (20)
Choose Level 2 or 3 version accordingly.
You cannot do both levels of a given title.
Additionally, you may choose as options any
modules (at the relevant level) that are ‘core’
on the other programmes.

9. How are the modules delivered
• Lectures
• Seminars
• Workshops
• Tutorials

10. How are the modules delivered
• Each module is worth 20 credits
• For a one-term module there will be 6 ‘learning’ hours per week of which
1.5 or 2 will be student/tutor contact time.
• Some modules spread this over two terms instead.
In addition there could be:
• Instrumental lessons
• Ensembles
• Tutorials
• Staff office hours

11. What kind of live music takes place
There are a huge variety of opportunities for live performance:
• Various ensembles perform in the newly-refurbished Artaud Building
throughout the year.
• There is a bi-monthly ‘Arts At Artaud’ showcase of work from students
across the School.
• All School of Arts students can take part in the range of activities offered
by the Arts Centre (Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Choir etc.) and their
‘Music Happens’ series.
• Performances also take place at local
venues off campus e.g. Harrow Arts Centre

12. Ensembles to join
• New Noise
• Jazzbridge
• IKB Ensemble
• Brunel Vox
• Guitar Ensemble
• Piano Circus Group
• Beamers

13. Artists in residence
• Piano Circus
• Leafcutter John
• Apartment House
All ensembles enable our composition
students to hear their music played by
professional musicians, through
master-classes, workshops,
collaborative projects and concerts.

15. Good news to consider
• Music graduates are highly employable because
of their wide-ranging transferable skills
• You will have the ability to work in a team, but
also to lead with confidence
• You will be creative
• You will be practical
• You will have an informed, but open view-point

16. Strong links to the real world
• All music staff are prolific performers, composers and writers, with
vibrant links to all the key professional bodies in London, the UK
and abroad.
• Students have the opportunity to be involved with staff
performances, recordings, and conferences, gaining valuable hands-
on experience.
• Students in recent years have been involved with Music Orbit,
Notes Ingales, the BEAM Festival, Sound and Music, our London
series at Café Oto, the Klankleur Festival in Amsterdam, and all our
artists-in-residence.

17. Work after Brunel
Our Graduates:
Nic Giles (grad. 2001)
Producer at Donmar Warehouse, London
Jon Pool (grad 2002)
Music Therapist, Music for Health Research Centre
Nick Pugh (2003)
Freelance Bassist
Ceri Thomas (grad. 2004)
Sound editor Bond movies, now in Hollywood
Brunel graduates find work in a variety of areas, but these usually fall into 4 main
areas; creative/performance work, sound-technology, arts admin, and teaching.
Our Graduates:
Tina Speed (grad. 2005)
Admin Producer, London Sinfonietta
Carly Bryant (grad. 2006)
Performing/recording artist
Dan O’Donovan (grad. 2006)
Music Teacher
Rob Summers (grad. 2006)
Librarian, English National Opera
Katie Fitzjohn (grad. 2007)
Venue manager assistant 606 Jazz Club

18. Questions?
Please feel free to contact us with any further
queries you may have…
Admissions Tutor for Music:
Dr Colin Riley
colin.riley@brunel.ac.uk