Diploma & Extended Diploma in Music Performance & Production Level 3 UAL

Course Summary

Delivered by working musicians & producers, and supported by our own record label, Rogue, this challenging course focuses on building the relevant skills, knowledge and experience necessary to succeed as a producer and/or performer in the music industry today.
We have outstanding performance and production facilities and offer great opportunities to release music on our record label, Rogue. Working with our industry specialist teaching staff you will reach professional standards of performance & musicianship, studio recording & production and live sound engineering. There will also be opportunities to attend workshops with experienced industry professionals and to perform solo and collaboratively in college and external venues. You will have opportunities to compose and design sound for media art and fashion events and projects like fashion shows and games, films and TV soundtracks. There are also DJ facilities available.

• Working both independently and collaboratively with your peers you will develop the appropriate fundamental knowledge and techniques required to:
run studio recording sessions and to mix and master these to a professional standard prior to commercial release.
• rehearse, write and perform collaboratively at gigs in college and externally.
• set up and engineer live sound systems
• compose, arrange and mix with Logic Pro X
• understand the structure of the contemporary music industry and the job opportunities available to you as a producer/performer/live sound engineer.
• market and promote releases and live events - as well as yourself as a performer/artist/producer/band member.
• Understand the roots and subsequent development of popular music, its place in society and how technology has been central to this and learn about Pop history.

You will then be able to develop the specialist skills integral to your chosen pathway - either PRODUCTION or PERFORMANCE

How will it be delivered and assessed?

Course work is continually assessed by a range of methods which may include projects, assignments, case studies, course work, self-assessment, feedback from clients, performances and panel reviews. Grades from Pass, Merit, Distinction may be awarded to course work.

There is regular one to one tutorial provision.

Entry requirements

You will need 4 GCSEs at grades 9 - 4 (A* - C) including English or Maths, or successful competition of the Level 2 UAL Diploma in Music Performance and Production, or Level 2 BTEC Certificate/Extended Certificate or First Diploma in Music

GCSEs in English language, Maths & Music at grade 4 (C) or above are highly desirable.
You might wish to take the opportunity to demonstrate your performance or production skills in the welcome event.
In addition to the entry qualifications listed, the offer of a place on the course is subject to the outcomes of initial assessment, which will be taken at the College as part of the admissions process. Please note that entry criteria may vary quite significantly between courses at the same level. This is to take account of the specific skills needed for success on particular courses, the length of the course and the requirements for progression to the next level. Entry criteria are given as a guide, and the exact requirements in order to obtain a place on a particular course will be confirmed following attendance at a Welcome Event/Interview.

Your next steps...

This qualification helps you to progress on to the following;
- BA/BSc/BMus at a Higher Education institution or Popular Music Conservatoire, e.g. ICMP
- Apprenticeships in the wider commercial/creative industries, supported by Cambridge Regional College.
- Employment. Most performers are self-employed by nature and success is reliant on individual performance skills

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