Songwriting & Music Production - BA (Hons)

dBs Institute

The BA (Hons) Songwriting & Music Production course is designed for songwriting artists, DIY producers, and creative performers who want to write, produce, and perform original music. Whether you're developing your sound as a solo artist, exploring personal storytelling, or experimenting with different creative approaches, this course helps you grow as a self-sufficient and forward-thinking music maker.You’ll explore songwriting across a range of styles and contexts, from introspective lyricism to commercial topline, from conceptual work to genre-fluid expression. Alongside this, you’ll build technical confidence in music production, learning how to record, arrange, and refine your work with creative control.The course is centred around you as an artist, with space to collaborate and work across disciplines. You’ll have opportunities to connect with performers, producers, composers, DJs, and technologists through shared modules and projects that reflect real-world creative practice.You can deepen your focus or broaden your skills by exploring commercial and experimental practices, performance technologies, or immersive audio. You’ll also have the chance to explore teaching, wellbeing, or music industry management. The course supports specialism and versatility, preparing you for a dynamic and evolving music career.This course will help you to shape your artistic identity, build a distinctive body of work, and prepare for a career as a versatile, original, and self-driven music artist.

Music Production and Technology