Access to Higher Education - Music Technology Pathway

Course Overview

This course is suitable for adults (19+) who want to develop their skills, techniques and overall understanding of Studio Production, Composition, Sound Creation, Composing for TV and Film and Live sound engineering. This course will give you all the experience needed to prepare you for a career within the Music Industry. This is one year course also offers excellent progression opportunities at both local and national Higher Education institutions and internally to the College’s own degree programmes.

The ideal candidate will possess a passion for Music Production that has been acquired through their personal interests or commercial activities in this field.

You will be taught through a number of teaching and learning styles that will allow you to gain full access to our specialist facilities within the Music Department such as our Recording Studios, Post Production Suites, Live Sound Venue and Music Production suites that run dedicated Audio Software such as Cubase and Logic.

What You Will Study

The topics covered on the course will develop and enhance your practical music technology/production skills but also your theoretical knowledge. Modules include:

• Studio Production
• Composing for Media, TV and Film
• Listening Skills
• Live Sound Techniques
• Practical Harmony and Composition
• Mixing Techniques
• Sound Creation

The course comprises of a combination of graded and ungraded units, including Study Skills that will support your application to HE courses (Online UCAS application, portfolio building, interview preparation etc.)

• Attendance Expectations

  The course requires you to attend College for at least three days a week, with essential independent study expected. The approx. duration each week will be 12 hours.

• How You Will Be Assessed

  The course involves a variety of assessment techniques including practical work, written assignments and oral presentations.

• Entry Requirements

  There are no formal qualifications required for this course although you need to have achieved or be working towards Level 2 or GCSE Grade 4 or above in English and/or Maths, which you can take alongside the Access course if necessary.

  A passion and interest in Music Production related subject is highly desirable, along with examples of work to be presented during the interview process.

• Fee Information

  £4,835

  Students who were under 24 as at the 31st August who do not already hold a Level 3 qualification (eg. A levels or Level 3 BTec) may not have to pay fees, this is dependent on your postcode.

  All other students can apply for the Advanced Learner Loan to cover the fees. This is a type of student loan, but if you progress to university and complete your degree, the loan will be cancelled and consequently your Access course will be free. You can find out more about the Advanced Learner Loan here: www.gov.uk/advanced-learner-loan.
  

• Further Study

  This course will allow you to progress on to degree courses in specific areas of Music Technology at both local and national universities and other Higher Education institutions. Popular HE destinations for our current students include: Wakefield College, Leeds Beckett, Huddersfield, Hull College, BIMM.