Music and Sound Recording (Tonmeister) Bachelor of Music (with Honours) / Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BMus(Hons) / BSc(Hons)
Course Overview - Music and Sound Recording (Tonmeister) Bachelor of Music (with Honours) / Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BMus(Hons) / BSc(Hons)
Why choose this course\
Our Music and Sound Recording degree is aimed at exceptional students who are primarily interested in engineering and music.
* You’ll gain a breadth of experience, numerous practical skills, and invaluable initiative and adaptability that will prepare you for a career in any area of the professional audio industry.
* Our Tonmeister Surrey graduates have gone on to amazing careers: from equipment design to film composition; from computer game programming to writing and producing hit songs; from designing broadcast studios...
Why choose this course\
Our Music and Sound Recording degree is aimed at exceptional students who are primarily interested in engineering and music.
* You’ll gain a breadth of experience, numerous practical skills, and invaluable initiative and adaptability that will prepare you for a career in any area of the professional audio industry.
* Our Tonmeister Surrey graduates have gone on to amazing careers: from equipment design to film composition; from computer game programming to writing and producing hit songs; from designing broadcast studios to mixing the broadcast sound from Glastonbury.
* Music and Media facilities have recently gone through a £1.7m expansion and improvement upgrade, including custom-built performance and recording spaces with three studios, a multi-purpose concert/recital room, an immersive multi-channel speaker performance space, five edit rooms, 11 practice rooms, new synth lab and immersive mix studio.
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What you will study\
The Tonmeister degree is made up of three areas of study:
* Technical understanding of audio
* Practical experience of recording
* Musical theory and practice.
The technical aspects of our course cover the engineering components that contribute to modern sound recording and reproduction. This includes acoustics, electroacoustics, electronics, computer audio systems, sound synthesis and signal processing.
The practical elements of your studies will provide you with tuition in recording techniques and critical listening. You’ll also apply technical theory by recording a wide range of music.
The musical components of the course will develop your analytical skills and provide the opportunity for detailed study of creative disciplines such as performance and composition.
Course Information
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Course Details
Information
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
2027-09-01
Campus
Stag Hill
Application Details
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
A36-F62
Institution Code
S85
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
A level
Overall: AAA Required subjects: Mathematics, Music, and Physics. Music Technology A-level together with ABRSM Music Theory grade 5 is acceptable in place of Music A-level. Applicants taking an A level science subject with the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass the practical element. We do not include General Studies or Critical Thinking in our offers.
UCAS Tariff
Not accepted
Scottish Higher
Overall: AAAAB Required subjects: Mathematics, Music and Physics. Music Technology A-level together with ABRSM Music Theory grade 5 is acceptable in place of Music. GCSE or equivalent: English Language: Scottish National 5 - C.
Access to HE Diploma
offer-distinction: 45.0
Overall: QAA recognised Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits at Distinction. Required subjects: Please contact us to discuss suitability.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE English Language at Grade C(4) and Mathematics at Grade C (4) (or equivalent).
Scottish Advanced Higher
Overall: AAA Required subjects: Mathematics, Music, and Physics. Music Technology A-level together with ABRSM Music Theory grade 5 is acceptable in place of Music A-level. GCSE or equivalent: English Language: Scottish National 5 - C.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Overall: 35. Required subjects: Maths Analysis and Approaches HL6/SL7 or Maths Applications and Interpretation HL6. Admissions Tutor may be able to make exceptions for individual cases following interview. GCSE or Equivalent: English A HL4/SL4 or English B HL5/SL6.
WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales
Overall: Pass overall with AAA from a combination of the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales and two A-levels. Required subjects: Please contact us to discuss suitability. Please note: A-level General Studies and A-level Critical Thinking are not accepted. Applicants taking an A-level science subject with the Science Practical Endorsement are expected to pass the practical element. GCSE or equivalent: Please check the A-level dropdown for the required GCSE levels.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Overall: D*DD Required subjects: Please contact us to discuss suitability.
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Fees and funding
| Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales | £0 | 2026/27 | Year 1 |
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