This course offers students a practical, hands-on introduction to working with small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), industry organisations and social enterprises in the music industries.

1 x 1-hour introductory session

3 x 1-hour supervision sessions or equivalent (e.g. 6 x 30 mins)

Music Cities [MUSIC 5094]

Music Industries Project [MUSIC5091]

None.

Portfolio: including audio/ visual evidence of work undertaken; 3500 word report and 1500 words personal learning reflection (100%).

This course aims to:

■ Introduce students to freelance and entrepreneurial working practices.

■ Introduce students to aspects of work in the music industries.

■ Develop students' critical understanding of music industries practices and practitioners.

■ Promote employability through opportunity for practical experience.

■ Explore and participate in problem-solving and project planning within the music industries.

■ Enable students to develop a critical and reflective approach to different types of work in the music industries, and evaluate their practical experience against key academic debates in the field.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ Analyse and communicate (in a podcast) the operation of a small and medium sized enterprise (SME) sized industry organisation or social enterprise involved in the music industries.

■ Identify potential collaborators from across the music industries.

■ Develop a project proposal and/ or application for pitching to supervisors and placement providers.

■ Critically evaluate their experience of working in a music industries environment and collaborating with professional practitioners across the music industries, relating these to wider theories surrounding musical labour, the creative industries and music specifically.

■ Critically reflect on their work in relation to personal development and employability.

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.