Level 3 Diploma in Music Performance and Production
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Duration: 35 Weeks
Start Date: September 2024
End Date: June 2025
Type: Full Time
Tutor: Anna Atkinson
Course Fees: Funded for 16–18-year-olds. Fees may apply to 19+ learners who already have a level 3 qualification.
This one year highly practical course is delivered across three days with a combination of practical workshops and contextual studies and carries a maximum of 84 UCAS points.
It is suitable for:
School leavers (16-year-olds), who have just completed their GCSEs.
Those who have completed their A Levels (18-year-olds) and wanting another year to prepare for university/increase UCAS points or employment.
Mature students (19+) who wish to develop their knowledge and skills further (fees may apply).
Real life’ projects enable students to be assessed through industry related tasks which develop:
Music skills; playing / singing techniques of a variety of musical genres including pop / rock / jazz / blues / funk / soul, playing in a band / as a soloist, home studio recording skills, music history, music licensing, music business, music theory, live events, musical vocabulary.
Transferrable Skills; website design, video editing, finances, digital design (Photoshop), marketing and promotion, journalism, event planning, Microsoft Excel / Teams / PowerPoint, podcasts, presenting skills, primary and secondary research with Harvard referencing, teamwork, and independence.
The music industry is changing all the time; therefore, it is important that students are kept up to date with current trends and have access to professionals working in the industry today.
Our lecturers are practitioners and understand the demands on today’s working musicians and ensure, on completion of the course, that students are equipped with the knowledge to progress.
As a musician a live gig can be seen as the most exciting part however, it is important to understand the suitability of venues and the roles required to put on a live event. You will explore local venues to gain a better understanding of the music scene in Cumbria and learn about licensing and safety regulations. You will rehearse a selection of songs to perform in our college theatre in front of a live audience. By using evaluation techniques, we will ensure you develop as a musician and know how to apply professional rehearsal etiquette. A professional video will be created of your performance, which you will display on your digital portfolio alongside your venue research and rehearsal evaluations. Taking inspiration from protest songs you will use playing techniques appropriate to each style and analyse the lyrics and context of each track. In addition, you can create your own song, which focuses on a particular theme. You will learn basic multi-track recording techniques to record one of the songs as well as perform at our ‘Later…. with Carlisle College’ live show, which is streamed live in front of an audience, in collaboration with the media course. Using knowledge of roles required for a live performance you will plan a live gig, with support from the events team. As a group, you will choose a decade to focus on and rehearse a collection of contrasting songs as a band and / or as a soloist. You will also choose a production role to support the organisation and delivery of the gig at a local venue.Developing a good solo repertoire provides you with an opportunity to get paid gigs, as well as providing future audition material for HE interviews. Each student will perform 3 solo pieces in front of your class. You will work as a team to independently organise your own gig, at a venue of your choice. As a band, you will choose a theme, which could be a set of original songs, a particular musical genre or decade. Roles such as Marketing and Promotion, Front of House, Finance, Stage / Technical Manager, Health and Safety will be carried out by the students in addition to performing on the night. This final unit provides you with your qualification grade where you can be awarded either Pass / Merit / Distinction. A minimum of a merit grade is required to progress onto the second year (Extended Diploma).
Students will learn;
- Live Performance
- Music with a Message
- Live Production and Performance
- Solo Performance
- Final Major Project
Full-time, 3 days a week with evening performances.
Digital portfolio (essays, reviews, podcasts, videos, interviews and reports).
- 5 GCSEs at grade 4 (C) and above, including maths and English,
- or
- Level 2 Diploma in Music at Merit level,
- A GCSE in music desirable but not essential,
- You will be required to submit a recorded music audition, demonstrating your musicianship skills either as a vocalist and / or instrumentalist.
- Please note that entry requirements and course offer can be subject to change at any time.
Progress onto 2nd year - Top up your qualification to the L3 Extended Diploma in Music Performance.
If you already have A Levels then you can use the additional UCAS points to apply to universities.
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