About the course

Digital Music Production (A-Level route)

Start Date/s

04/09/2023, 04/09/2023

Entry Requirements

A minimum of five GCSEs at grade 5 or above. GCSE Music (or equivalent) is desirable but not essential. Given the practical and technical demands of this course your entry will be subject to an interview.

Modules

DAW Production, Sound and Music for Media, Creative Synthesis and Sampling, Remixing & Reworking, MIxing & Mastering Techniques

Assessment

The course is entirely coursework/ project-based, however one of your projects is an external set task that is completed in a controlled environment.over a set amount of hours.

Careers & Progression

This two year qualification supports access to a range of higher education courses in music production and the wider music industry when taken alongside further Level 3 qualifications. As well as direct entry to employment, this qualification will prepare students for higher study of a specialist degree or BTEC Higher National Diploma. This route gives learners the opportunity to enter the sector at a higher level, or in a more specialist role. Typically the majority of students progress to university level courses from this qualification. The most frequently applied for universities are Salford, BIMM and University College Burnley. The most common courses are ‘Pop Music and Recording’, ‘Music Production and Performance’, ‘Music Production’, ‘Event Management’, BA (Hons) Music, BMus (Hons) Music, BA (Hons) Music Promotion, BSc (Hons) Sound Engineering, BA (Hons) Music Journalism and BSc (Hons) Music for Film Television and Games in addition to a whole host more. Careers could include - music producer, sound designer, composition for media, sound engineer.

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