Full Time Music Technology BTEC National Certificate Level 3

Music Technology BTEC National Certificate Level 3 (Sept '10)

This course information relates to courses starting in September 2010.

Course code: B0979

Course category: Full-time

End Qualification: BTEC National Certificate

Starting and ending month: September to June

Starting year: 2010

Course duration: 36 weeks

Time of day: All day

Formal assessment: Formal assessment required

Course location: City College East

Course aims:
In this exciting and fast moving industry you will develop a detailed background knowledge with practical experience in different aspects of music production. You will learn the techniques associated with
the recording, composition and manipulation of sound and music. Music Technology combines creativity and current
advances in computer music and digital recording to provide a comprehensive education and training for students with an interest in both.
This creative course will provide you with the skills to gain employment in the Music, Media and the Entertainment industry reflecting the needs for skilled practitioners in areas such as: music production, sound
engineering, multimedia, sound for film and video, radio, voice and theatre production.

Course content:
The course is taught with lectures and demonstrations and through practical work. Practical work concentrates on simple tasks done to high standards and covers a broad aspect of engineering skills including use of microphones, digital audio editing techniques, computer sequencing and includes continual and extensive ear training and assessment.
Core units include
Creating a Music Product
Music Sequencing
Sound Recording Techniques
Planning a Music Recording
The Sound and Music Industry
Unit Specialist units
Analogue and Digital Audio Principles
Audio Engineering
Computer Music Systems
Concert Production and Staging
DJ Performance and Technology
Introduction to Acoustics
Listening Skills for Musicians
Music and Society
Music and Sounds for Multimedia
Music Sequencing
Music Technology in Performance
Operating Live Sound
Sound Creation and Manipulation
Sound Recording Techniques
Special Subject Investigation
The Functional Music Keyboard
The Music Freelance World
Working with Music Notation Software Packages

Facilities for students:
The Colleges music studios are stocked with state of the art equipment, this includes:

• 48-channel Audient mixing desk(previously used by U2 & Brian Eno)
• 2 x 36 channel Audent desks
• Focusrite and Joe Meek pre-amps and EQs
• Dbx Compressors and Gates
• Pro Tools H/D
• POD guitar & bass emulators
• Studios include Marshall, Fender and Trace Elliot guitar and bass amps, Neumann U187 and Shure
• SM57/ 58 microphones
• Macs running Logic Pro 8, Pro-Tools, Reason and Ableton.

Assessment: You are continually assessed through written and practical assignments. There is no final examination. You are required to pass all units to complete the course. There will be external assessment of a sample of work.

Awarding Body: Edexcel

Entry Requirements:
You will normally need to have at least one of the following:
* at least four GCSEs at grades A*-C
* a BTEC First Diploma in Music (or related subject)

Interview for entry: Interview required

Interview preparation:
CD/DVD of music or audition at interview

Progression and links:
After successfully completing this course you may wish to progress onto a Music Production Degree.
Alternatively, you could seek employment within the music industry including:

• Live sound engineering
• Studio engineer
• Music Production
• Music Publishing
• Music Promotion
• Record Companies
• Music composer/performer

Academic Centre:
CPFA - Performing Arts

Costs of your Course:
There are five parts to the cost of your course:

• Tuition Fees
• College registration
• Awarding Body registration
• Resource Fee
• Exam / Assessment Fees

Tuition fees

How much will the Tuition Fees cost?

Below are the fees for 09/10.