Folk, Roots and Blues Performance 1: Skills
You’ll build a strong foundation in folk, roots, and blues performance, combining your individual expression with essential technical and professional skills. Through one-to-one tuition, workshops, and lectures, you’ll develop your musicianship, part-writing, and instrumental or vocal technique. This module encourages collaboration and self-discovery, helping you grow as a confident and versatile performer within your chosen specialism.
Folk, Roots and Blues Performance 2: Technique
You’ll deepen your technical and creative development through personalised guidance and collaborative learning. Building on Performance 1, you’ll refine your individual style while improving your musicianship and adaptability. Through structured exercises, practical sessions, and theoretical insight, you’ll strengthen your expressive range and professional awareness as a folk, roots, and blues artist.
Creative Environments 1 (Pop and Folk)
You’ll develop key skills in collaborative performance and digital production using industry-standard tools. Through band rehearsals and Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) sessions, you’ll enhance your stagecraft, musical communication, and technical fluency. This module provides a hands-on introduction to creating, performing, and producing within a digital environment, helping you realise your musical ideas with confidence and precision.
Creative Environments 2 (Pop and Folk)
You’ll build on your collaborative and technical skills by refining your rehearsal strategies and deepening your understanding of DAW-based production. Through live performance and digital workshops, you’ll develop your musicianship, explore arrangement techniques, and learn how to shape ideas into strong demo recordings. This module strengthens your creative process in both live and studio settings.
Musical Analysis (Pop, Folk, Songwriting)
You’ll explore the structures, techniques, and creative decisions behind influential songs and records. Using analytical tools, you’ll study arrangement, songcraft, and form—then apply these insights to your own music. Through lectures and peer discussion, you’ll sharpen your technical vocabulary, deepen your compositional understanding, and develop a more focused and reflective creative approach.
Musical Contexts (Pop, Folk, Songwriting)
You’ll examine how music operates within social, cultural, and industry frameworks. This module introduces musicological and theoretical approaches that help you understand music as both an art form and a commercial product. By analysing repertoire and musical discourse, you’ll gain the tools to critically evaluate your work and position your creative output within wider contexts.