Course Summary
Are you interested in a career in the Music Industry or want to improve your skills and musicianship? This course introduces you to the fundamental elements of the music industry, music practice, and music technology.
Whilst exploring your own creative music practice and producing music of your own, you will delve into the history of music, event management, marketing, and the foundations of recording music in a professional studio.
This course is aimed at those who are beginning their music educational journey, as well as those who may need an extra year to help them achieve their Level 4 in GCSE Maths and/or English.
Your assessments are all internal, and there are no exams.
Course Details
Exploring Music – A detailed look into a variety of musical styles looking back from modern day to the early 20th century.
Professional Development – Here you will plan and prepare for your own path into the music industry, creating opportunities to build knowledge and skills to become a successful musician.
Creating Music – You will discover how you best create music; throughout the course you will be learning how to create music using professional software and how to apply music theory and practise to create complex and commercial pieces of music.
Studio Engineering – You will learn how to set up and record in a studio environment experimenting with recording techniques as well as mixing and mastering.
Self-Promotion and Marketing – We will explore how products within the music industry are marketed and sold to huge audiences. You will then take those practices and apply them to your own music projects.
Music Event Management – At the end of the year the group will plan, organise, and run a music event showcasing their work from the year.
How will it be delivered and assessed?
Entry requirements
Entry requirements are 4 GCSE at Grade D/3 including English and Maths or a relevant Level 1 qualification.
Equipment required
You will be expected to supply a certain amount of your own equipment, including: Instrument (if performer) Jack-to-jack lead (If guitar, bass or keyboard player) Guitar tuner (if guitar or bass player) Drum sticks (if drummer) Cymbals (if drummer) Pen, pencil and notepad for taking notes in lessons Music Notation paper (for music theory lessons) 8GB USB Flash Drive/Memory Stick.
Your next steps...
The course is designed as a means to build skills and experience before moving on to either a Level 3 Extended Diploma in Music, or a Level 3 Extended Diploma in Music Technology. The course is also appropriate for progression onto apprenticeships and work placements.
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