crunchymole
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Not sure what section to post this in, but thought this one may have more music tech-minded people in than most!
Does anyone know anything about Music Technology degree courses? My son is really keen to do this at university and has got to fill in the UCAS forms next term. We've got lots of prospectuses, but first hand opinions are way better!
He's done AS levels in Physics, Business Studies, Psychology & History, and hasn't got any formal music training, but he plays djembes brilliantly, has an innate musicality, and is completely passionate about dance music - he's been bedroom-DJing for about 2 years and is pretty good. I've told him he needs to get some music theory training under his belt ASAP if he's serious about doing this degree. So he'll be looking for a course which isn't really a straight "music" degree, but one which will prepare him for working in the music industry, producing music, and that sort of thing. He's got good maths, physics, and electronics DT, GCSEs which I'd have thought would be useful? He's quite clued up on the clubbing scene from the inside, as he's seen us prepare for lots of gigs so he's not entirely a starry-eyed wannabee DJ...
Any thoughts would be really appreciated as this degree choice thing is just bewildering for an old timer like me - we only had about 50 subjects and 30 universities to choose from back in the old days
Thanks, Lynette x
Does anyone know anything about Music Technology degree courses? My son is really keen to do this at university and has got to fill in the UCAS forms next term. We've got lots of prospectuses, but first hand opinions are way better!
He's done AS levels in Physics, Business Studies, Psychology & History, and hasn't got any formal music training, but he plays djembes brilliantly, has an innate musicality, and is completely passionate about dance music - he's been bedroom-DJing for about 2 years and is pretty good. I've told him he needs to get some music theory training under his belt ASAP if he's serious about doing this degree. So he'll be looking for a course which isn't really a straight "music" degree, but one which will prepare him for working in the music industry, producing music, and that sort of thing. He's got good maths, physics, and electronics DT, GCSEs which I'd have thought would be useful? He's quite clued up on the clubbing scene from the inside, as he's seen us prepare for lots of gigs so he's not entirely a starry-eyed wannabee DJ...
Any thoughts would be really appreciated as this degree choice thing is just bewildering for an old timer like me - we only had about 50 subjects and 30 universities to choose from back in the old days
Thanks, Lynette x