A Level Music Technology

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You will have an opportunity to create, record and discover all about sound and the music which we enjoy every day.

Focused towards the practical and theoretical aspects of music technology, you will use industry standard software and equipment to create your own projects based on briefs which are set by the exam board.

You will also develop both your musical skills as well your understanding of music technology whilst being allowed the freedom to be creative.

The college’s facilities are excellent with software such as Cubase Pro 11 DAW running alongside Reason, Halion 6 and Native Instruments Komplete sound banks.

The software runs on quad core dual screen PC’s and there is a fully equipped recording studio with an Apple Mac Pro, Cubase Pro DAW and a 32 track MIDAS built digital mixing system. Our isolated recording space ensures top quality recordings and we also have a ‘mobile’ recording setup to encourage our students to experiment with ambient sound recording techniques.

The course is designed to develop a broad range of skills including project management, appraising and analysis, creativity and imagination. Students will be able to progress to undergraduate study in Music Technology, Sound Production, Sound Engineering and many other courses requiring a similar skill set.

Grade 4 in GCSE English Language & Maths. No prior music qualification is necessary but a keen interest in music as a performer and or technologist in some form is important. An avid interest in technology and how it is used in the process of making music is vital to engage with the course.

You will be expected to compose music in the course so some background knowledge of music, harmony and theory is very useful. A willingness to learn these concepts is also expected.

Students will be able to progress to undergraduate study in Music Technology, Sound Production, Sound Engineering and many other courses requiring a similar skill set. Often, students go on to a range of varying employment opportunities including sound engineering, editing and post production as well as live sound production.