Music Technology - Level 3 BTEC Diploma/Extended Diploma - September Start

• Mode of study:

  Full Time

• Level:

  3

• Duration:

  1 to 2 Years

• Awarding/validation body:

  BTEC

Do you want to learn how to make your own beats? Or create studio recordings and live performances that inspire your audience?

This music technology course teaches you the skills you need to start a career in music including:

Recording vocals and instruments in the studio

Producing tracks using industry standard DAWs such as Logic Pro and Ableton

Creating live performances working as the performer or live sound engineer

Studying the music industry and your career path

Every day you will be able to use industry standard studio spaces to produce and record your tracks. At the end of each year you will put on a gig showing your skills as producers, sound engineers and performers. You will be creating the styles of music you want to, enabling you to form who you are as an artist or producer.

On completion of the 2 year course you will be able to progress onto a degree course at university. Options can include:

Music Technology

Music Production

Music Performance

Music Performance and Production

Sound Engineering

Game Sound

Film Composition

Sound Design

Or you can enter the world of work in a wide range of roles:

Composer

Artist

Producer

Live Sound Engineer

Studio Sound Engineer

Songwriter

Session Musician

Game sound designer/composer

Film sound designer/composer

All assessment is project based. You will be taught content that you then take into an assessment project to show what you have learnt. You will need to demonstrate the skills and techniques covered in sessions within your assessments and you will have to keep either written, video or audio logs to evidence you working. You will also have research projects covering the music industry where you undertake personal research tasks to show your understanding of a topic.

Each assessment is graded as pass, merit or distinction and at the end of the year your final grade is calculated on what you achieved across all of the projects.

Four GCSEs at grades 9-4/A*-C OR A related Level 2 vocational course at Merit or higher (if a pass grade is achieved GCSE grades and/or functional skills results may also be considered);

AND;

Including a GCSE at grade 9-4/A*-C (or equivalent) in English or Mathematics OR English and Mathematics assessed at Level 1 or above by College assessment.

AND;

If you are a performer you will need to audition 2 pieces on your chosen instrument or as a vocalist. You will need to bring the backing tracks in for the audition or have the YouTube links for the instrumental version of the song. You may also audition your own compositions where possible for the 2 tracks. If you are a producer you will need to bring in 2 projects you have worked on previously to play and discuss how you created the tracks.

Mature applicants may be considered on relevant experience without having the required entry requirements. However, an interview will always be required.

A satisfactory reference may also be requested.