Pursuing Music & Performing Arts, what does my future look like in Malaysia?
What are the major fields in Music studies?
1. Sound Engineering and Music Production This is offered in both Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science. If you want to focus more on the artistic side of music, then you’ll want to look for a Bachelors of Fine Arts. Any fine arts degree is an arts-focused degree will be essential to pursuing an arts degree in music.
Sound engineers or audio engineers work on the technical aspects of sound and music production by mixing, reproducing and manipulating the equalization and electronic effects of sound.
2. Music Technology Music technology, which includes sound engineering and music production, is the overarching field of study. It guides students through coursework which gives them the skills needed in order to pursue a career in the field of music in a wide range of professions.
This includes sound engineer, producer, sound systems designer, concert mixer, composer of film, stage and game music or electro-acoustic music, sound artist, performer, designer of digital instruments, an expert in digital sound processing, and developer of music technology tools.
3. Music Education This degree is a perfect fit for the student who loves music and knows they want to immediately start to share their passion through teaching and become a certified music teacher. Music education incorporates music theory and study with pedagogy and analysis of different learning styles.
4. Musicology Musicology literally means “the study of music” and includes the cultural and historical periods. Just as art history is the academic study of the history of art, music can also be studied at a similar level of academic depth. With this degree, you can immerse yourself in musical movements and become an expert on all the weird and wonderful facts and musicians and songs in them.
5. Music Therapy The American Music Therapy Association explains this degree as the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program.
So, what can you do with your Music studies degree? Check out the list below:
Music producer
Music therapist
Musician
Private music teacher
Secondary school teacher
Sound designer
Sound engineer
Sound technician, broadcasting/film/video
Special effects technician
What is performing arts?
Performing arts is a form of creative activity that is performed in front of an audience, which includes drama, music, and dance. Degrees that focus on performing arts are highly practical, and actively immerse you in cutting-edge, interdisciplinary practice which prepare you to enter the competitive industry.
Performing arts tends to include a wide range of specialisms, including acting, dance, voice, physical theatre, music theatre, sound design and digital video. Courses celebrate the array of possibilities within live and digital arts in a range of contexts. Jobs directly related to your degree include:
Actor
Community arts worker
Choreographer
Dancer
Music producer
Music therapist
Theatre director
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