MUSIC PRODUCTION & PERFORMANCE
LEVEL 2 & LEVEL 3
MUSIC PRODUCTION & PERFORMANCE COURSE OVERVIEW
The Music Performance and Production course aims to support you to build skills in composing, recording, producing, and performing music. The curriculum offers you the opportunity to develop musicianship and technical skills.
Level 2
This course has 3 main elements: learning how to use Ableton as a recording and production platform, learning how to develop composition skills by using a favourite artist of yours as a guide to musical style(s), and learning about how a music artist develops an image and meaning into what they do – again using chosen artists as case studies.
The course is not built around performance, although opportunities for this will be there for learners who are interested and want to participate in end-of-term showcases, or if they want to use extra-curricular time for a music club.
The course is not built around performance, although opportunities for this will be there for learners who are interested and want to participate in end-of-term showcases, or if they want to use extra-curricular time for a music club.
Level 3
At Brighton, our course is composition, recording and production based. You will use Ableton as the main platform for your work and the goal over 2 years is to develop skills and confidence that will set you up as an independent music maker/producer and equip you with the entry grades for higher education.
At Bexhill we also have facilities for rehearsal and performance and so there are units included on the course to develop musicianship and the ability to play with others.
WHAT WILL I DO ON THE MUSIC PRODUCTION & PERFORMANCE COURSE?
- Learn to apply Ableton skills to sequencing, drum programming, sampling, audio recording and remixing in a studio environment
- Develop your songwriting in a variety of styles and genres
- Explore different careers in the music industry
- Work on artist development and marketing
- Explore sounds design for video and games
- Work with Brighton record labels
- Build a professional portfolio of recordings
- Release your music
- Previous guests include DJ Skitz, MC Harry Shotta, Tru Thoughts and Rough Trade