Music Technology FdSc
Foundation degree
In Leicester
Description
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Type
Foundation degree
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Location
Leicester
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Duration
2 Years
Reasons to study Music Technology FdSc at De Montfort University (DMU):
Develop your knowledge and expertise in the techniques and technologies associated with the recording, composition and manipulation of sound and music
Leicester College is the region’s only Apple, Ableton and Roland Accredited Centre
Allowing you to take both the Logic 101 Apple Certification and the Ableton Certification
Gain relevant work skills are benefit from teaching by industry active professionals and visiting guest lecturers
Previous guest lecturers have included people who have worked with or for Depeche Mode, Nick Cave, Kasabian, Happy Mondays, Pet Shop Boys, Pulp, The Subways, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Erasure, Arcade Fire, Beverly Knight, BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Ray Davies, Eric Clapton, Heaven 17, Tina Turner, Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds festivals, The Charlatans and Nine Inch Nails.
Students have been on ‘tech visits’ to The Big Chill Festival, Rammstein, The Killers and the Download Festival.
Combining creativity and technology in the process of recording and composing music, you will develop a professional work ethic along with the crucial skills you need, to prepare you for the demands of employment in the modern music and allied industries.
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About this course
On successful completion of the course, you may apply for entry onto the third year of DMU’s Music Technology BSc (Hons) (subject to interview).
Graduates find wide and varied opportunities within the music, media and allied industries. Suitable career paths would be in areas such as music production, sound engineering, broadcast and theatre production, programming, composition for multimedia and video/film and technical posts in education.
Five GCSEs at grade C or above, including English and Maths or equivalent, plus one of thefollowing:
Normally 48 UCAS points from at least one A-level in a music-related subject or equivalent or
Music-related subject BTEC National Diploma/ Extended Diploma at PPP
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Subjects
- Teaching
- Technology
- Industry
- Music Technology
- Music
- Composition
- Sound
- Creative Live Technology
- Essential Business Skills
- Business skills
Course programme
First year
- Creative Live Technology
- Essential Business Skills
- Creative Music Applications (Sound Creation and Manipulation)
- Creative Music Applications (Programming)
- Introduction to Audio Recording
- Principles of Audio (Acoustics)
- Principles of Audio (Electronics)
Second year
- Live Performance Technology (Live Music Engineering)
- Creative Performance Technology
- Work Based learning
- Creative Music Applications 2 (Multimedia)
- Creative (Advanced Programming)
- Studio Production
- Research
This modular course will develop your expertise in recording technology, composition, acoustics, electronics and sound manipulation, via a range of industry standard projects and academic works.
You will normally attend around 15 hours of timetabled taught sessions each week, and are expected to undertake at least 15 further hours of directed independent study and assignments as required.Additional information
Music Technology FdSc