Music Technology Foundation Degree FdSc

Combining creativity and technology in the process of recording and composing music, you will develop a professional work ethic along with the crucial skills you need, to prepare you for the demands of employment in the modern music and allied industries.Key featuresDevelop your knowledge and expertise in the techniques and technologies associated with the recording, composition and manipulation of sound and musicLeicester College is the region’s only Apple and Ableton-Accredited Centre, allowing you to take both the Logic 101 Apple Certification and the Ableton CertificationGain relevant work skills and benefit from teaching by industry active professionals and visiting guest lecturers, including people who have worked with or for: Depeche Mode, Nick Cave, Kasabian, Happy Mondays, Pet Shop Boys, Pulp, The Subways, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Erasure, Arcade Fire, Beverly Knight, BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Ray Davies, Eric Clapton, Heaven 17, Tina Turner, Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds festivals, The Charlatans and Nine Inch Nails.Students have been on ‘tech visits’ to The Big Chill Festival, Rammstein, The Killers and the Download Festival.UCAS course code: W372Duration: Two years full-time, three years full-time with BSc Music Technology (top-up), four years full-time with placement.

GCSE English and Maths at grade 4 or above or equivalent plus one of the following: Normally 32 UCAS points from at least one A-level in a music-related subject or equivalent or Music-related subject BTEC National Diploma/Extended Diploma at PPP or Pass in the QAA accredited Access to HE course or International Baccalaureate: 24+ points with a music-related subject at higher level