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13 week Live sound City & Guilds selected units. Full time (including work placement) or part time (optional work placement).

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Course aims

Our live sound reinforcement course teaches people how to rig and operate live PA systems and includes training in operating front of house, monitoring and foldback mixing systems, setting up backline amplification, and project management. Students also carry out sound checks and engineer a concert in a venue with performers.

Subjects include ...

Production management
Room acoustics
PA system design
Venue rigging
Backline amplification
On stage monitoring setup
Microphones
Vocal and instrument mixing

Students who successfully complete the course will have …

Theoretical and practical skills in the use of industry standard technologies
A City & Guilds certificate
Industry awareness
Job research and application skills
Work experience

Who are the courses suitable for?

This course is suitable for a wide range of students from beginners to intermediate who want to work in theatres, live venues and rehersal studios and acquire theoretical and practical knowledge and experience to help them kick start a career in the music industries or to facilitate their own business career objectives.

Why study with us?

Read about our staff, facilities and the many advantages that put us ahead of our competitors.

About the Sound Engineering 2337-01 City & Guilds qualification

Students studying on this courses can take units from our City & Guilds 2337-01 Sound Engineering qualification assessment.

Our qualifications are recognized marks of merit and competence and must be worked for and passed before being awarded. They are not merely certificates of attendance as with some other courses. Success is dependent on motivation and commitment.

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Live sound course