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Music Production

Course Code: DIPMPRO
  • Level: 3
  • Qualification: Diploma
  • Awarding body: Pearson
  • Duration: One to two years
  • Course type: Full-time
  • Time of day: Daytime
  • When you'll study: Three days a week
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What's it all about?

Are you an aspiring music producer or audio engineer? Are you eager to unlock your creative potential?

This course provides a comprehensive foundation in the art and science of creating professional-quality music, empowering you to transform your musical ideas into captivating sonic realities.

You’ll gain hands-on experience with industry-standard digital audio workstations (DAWs), explore advanced sound design techniques, and develop in-demand skills highly valued in the music industry, including recording, mixing, mastering, sound design, and composition.

Course information

This exciting course gives you practical training and in-depth insight into the professional world of music production with structured and supportive guidance that will support you to pursue a meaningful career in sound.

This course covers:

  • using advanced DAWs
  • critical listening
  • recording
  • mixing
  • remixing
  • composition
  • sound design
  • using Logic Pro
  • using Ableton Live
  • sound to film
  • sampling
  • processing.

You will:

  • learn from industry-experienced staff
  • benefit from links to the creative and music industry
  • have opportunities to collaborate with musicians and creatives on other courses
  • use cutting-edge equipment
  • get fantastic opportunities to present your work in and outside of the College
  • collaborate with performing and production arts, drama, film, music, dance, and games development students.

Your individualised study programme will be made up of the following four areas:

  • the qualification you are studying
  • English and maths
  • work experience
  • other activities to develop your personal skills eg preparing you for employment, training or further/higher education.

In our experience in order to be successful on this course you will need one of the following:

  • four to five GCSEs at grades 9-4 (A*-C) (including English)
  • a level 2 music qualification
  • a BTEC first diploma
  • an NVQ Level 2/technical certificate
  • successful completion of an Apprenticeship course
  • equivalent qualifications or relevant work experience.

You will be assessed through written and practical coursework, employer projects, group work, presentations and analysis work.

Upon successful completion, you could pursue a career as a:

  • Music Producer
  • Studio Engineer
  • Live Sound Engineer
  • Mastering Engineer
  • Radio Broadcast Engineer
  • Music Editor
  • Sound Designer
  • Music Business Entrepreneur
  • Music Production Coordinator
  • Music Production Educator
  • Radio and Podcast Producer
  • Post-Production Engineer.

Please note fees are quoted for one year only.

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Future careers

What you could earn:

Musicians

£50,363.41

Potential salary

£14,158.93

Entry level salary

£27,732.17

Average salary

2

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