Maynooth University Undergraduate Handbook 2015
Maynooth University Undergraduate Handbook 2015
Maynooth University Undergraduate Handbook 2015
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Bachelor of Arts<br />
in Music Technology MH102<br />
164 – 165<br />
what our students say - rachel murphy<br />
Third year Bachelor of Arts student<br />
and holder of 9th place in the Irish<br />
Dancing World Championships<br />
2014 (and All Ireland, Dublin and<br />
Leinster Irish Dancing Champion!)<br />
“Hi, I’m Rachel Murphy and I am a second year<br />
undergraduate student in <strong>Maynooth</strong>. I am<br />
currently studying History and English as a<br />
double major Arts degree. I commute every<br />
day to and from university with a 5.45am start<br />
every morning, and I usually don’t get home<br />
every evening until around 9.30pm, as I do Irish<br />
dancing as a sport as well as competitively.<br />
I have won many dancing titles including All<br />
Ireland, Dublin and Leinster Champion. My most<br />
recent and greatest achievement was placing<br />
9th in the Irish Dancing World Championships<br />
2014, something I thought I could never achieve.<br />
Whilst trying to stay on top of my six-days-aweek<br />
training, I also have to work hard to keep<br />
www.maynoothuniversity.ie/admissions-office<br />
up with all my readings and essays for university.<br />
I have done this for the two years I have been in<br />
<strong>Maynooth</strong> and it has been a challenging task.<br />
However it has kept me disciplined as well as<br />
helping me to meet my deadlines both inside and<br />
outside of the <strong>University</strong>. As I have to balance<br />
study and dancing, staying organised has<br />
become a very important and will undoubtedly<br />
stand to me when I go out into the working<br />
world after I have finished my degree”.<br />
Why is the BA in Music Technology for me<br />
You are interested in<br />
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studying for a degree in audio<br />
and information technologies<br />
a degree which strikes a balance<br />
between theory and practice to ensure<br />
that you gain experience working with<br />
the essential concepts and practical<br />
skills involved in music technology<br />
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the general elements of music,<br />
such as basic theory and notation,<br />
composition and aspects of popular<br />
music, along with technical areas<br />
including computer programming, signal<br />
processing and sound engineering<br />
gaining technical skills and<br />
qualifications suitable for a number of<br />
music and media industry positions
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