Music Technology L3

Programme Features:

• Students are taught on industry standard equipment by lecturers who are current professionals within their subject areas
• Learners all have access to designated Apple Mac rooms each with 17 workstations, with access to three well-equipped recording studios
• The department houses the Roland Music Academy
• All learners have access to the Music Performance Academy
• Links with both universities and industry have been developed via the department's Industry Consultative Panel and partnership with Roland UK
• Learners participate in local and National competitions
• As a Roland Academy, the are visits to trade fairs along with visits and workshops by visiting industry practitioners

Programme Content:

The Edexcel BTEC Level 3 Music Technology Course is made up of 17 units.

The first year units include: Listening Skills for Music Technologists, Music Production Techniques, Sequencing Systems and Techniques, The Sound and Music Industry, Studying Music from Around the World, Music Performance Techniques, Music Theory and Harmony, Live Sound Techniques and Music Video Production.

Second Year Units include: Planning and Delivering a Music Product, Acoustics for Musicians, Audio Engineering Principles, Arranging Music, Marketing and Promotion in the Music Industry, Music and Sounds for the Moving Image, Music Technology in Performance and Sound Creation and Manipulation.