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Music technology courses
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Courses start at regular intervals throughout the year.
- 26 week Music Technology City & Guilds complete qualification. Full time (including work placement) or part time (optional work placement). £1560 + vat (+ City & Guilds examination and certification fees)
How do I apply?
Finishing a qualification you have part completed
Course aims
Our music technology courses provide support, advice and training to help students learn music and sound production and further their career objectives.
Subjects include …
Soundwave theory
Music computer systems & studio design
Hard disk audio recording
Software instruments and plug-ins
MIDI sequencing
Drum programming
Sampling, looping and copyright
Synthesis methodologies and programming
Effects
Mixers
Students who successfully complete our courses will have ...
Theoretical skills
Practical skills
A City & Guilds qualification
Work experience
Job search skills
Students who complete the course find they are equipped with all the practical skills and theoretical knowledge necessary to embark on a successful career in the media and music industries.
Who is the course suitable for?
Our courses are suitable for a wide range of students from beginners to intermediate who want to acquire music composition and production skills to help them kick start a career in the media and music industries or to facilitate their own business career objectives.
Facilities
Read about our training studios and equipment here.
About the 2337-03 Music Technology City & Guilds qualification
Students studying on our courses can take our City & Guilds 2337-03 Music Technology 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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City & Guilds assessment procedures
Unit 17 / Safety procedures
The purpose of this unit is to introduce students to correct and safe procedures within a workplace and the safe installation, operation and maintenance of equipment sited there.
Unit 18 / MIDI basics
The purpose of this unit is to introduce students to the concepts and operation of MIDI systems.
Unit 19 / Connectors and synchronisation
The purpose of this unit is to introduce students to the concepts and techniques of analogue and digital audio signal interconnection.
Unit 20 / Drum programming
The purpose of this unit is to introduce students to basic music theory and the concepts and operation of drum programming technologies.
Unit 21 / Synthesis
The purpose of this unit is to introduce students to the audio theory and the concepts and techniques of sound synthesis.
Unit 22 / Sequencing
The purpose of this unit is to introduce students to the concepts and techniques of MIDI sequencing.
Unit 23 / Sampling
The purpose of this unit is to introduce students to the concepts of digital audio theory and the concepts and operation of sampling technologies.
Unit 24 / Effect processors
The purpose of this unit is to introduce students to the theory and techniques of time domain and reverberation technologies.
Unit 25 / Multitrack recording
The purpose of this unit is to introduce students to the concepts and techniques of audio multitrack recording and mixing.
Unit 26 / Computing systems
The purpose of this unit is to introduce students to basic computer concepts and the use of computer systems in music production.
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