Enrolment Information: Level 3 Diploma/Extended Diploma in Music Performance & Production Year 1
This page - and the resources included - will help you prepare for enrolment and your first weeks in college.
Welcome to the Level 3 Diploma/Extended Diploma in Music Performance & Production
Course Information
Trips and visits from Artistes and Industry speakers will take place throughout the year and bookings are made in advance. Further details regarding payment of course fees will follow shortly from our Finance Department. This will be used to pay for tickets and transport.
These are items you will be expected to bring with you to college and to keep about you at all times during the course. Please ensure that you have all the following stationery & equipment available for Meet the Team Day:
- Pencil case - Example
- Pens* - Example
- Pencils* - Example
- Rubber* - Example
- Sharpener* - Example
- Scale ruler - Example
- Notebook for rough notes* - Example
- Ring binder* - Example
- Dividers* - Example
- Lined paper - Example
- Blank paper - Example
- Music manuscript paper - Example
- Plastic wallets - Example
- Mini-jack adapter - Example
- Ear defenders - Example
- Microphone and XLR lead (for singers) - Example
- Your instrument(s) and corresponding leads - Example
- Drumsticks (if applicable) - Example
- Plectrums (if applicable) - Example
Please note – the items marked by an asterisk (*) are available from the college shop, which is located in Reception at the Folly Lane campus. Opening hours during term time are:
Monday – Thursday: 8.30am – 4.30pm
Friday: 8.30am – 4pm
We do not advise you use pen drives. However, on arrival you will be set up with a Microsoft account which will give you access to OneDrive and Teams to store your work on.
Books Worth Buying
During the course we will make extensive use of the following books and it may be worth trying to buy one or two of these if possible. Otherwise, they will be available in the College library:
- Keith Wyatt - Harmony & Theory
- David Ventura - Understanding Popular Music
The finance department will contact you soon with details about course fees and funding.
Typical Weekly Timetable
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Enrolment Checklist
To make sure you are prepared on enrolment day, here is a checklist of everything you will need:
Course Structure
Unit 1: Principles of Music Performance and Production
Unit 2: Critical Listening and Music Composition
Unit 3: Music Industry and Professional Practice
Unit 4: Critical and Contextual Awareness for Music Performance and Production
Unit 5: Music Production in Context
Unit 6: Music Performance in Context
Unit 7: Preparation for Specialist Study in Music Performance and Production
Unit 8: Collaborative Music Performance Project
Please note – students will be reviewed in the first six weeks of each year to assess their academic progress.
Students aged 16-18 who have not achieved grade 4/C or above in GCSE English Language or English Literature and/or Maths will be required to study either GCSE or Functional Skills at an appropriate level as part of their course.
Unit 9: Developing Music Performance and Production Skills
Unit 10: Exploration of Specialist Study in Music Performance and Production
Unit 11: Preparing for Progression in Music Performance and Production
Unit 12: Project Proposal for Extended Project in Music Performance and Production
Unit 13: Extended Project in Music Performance and Production
Please note – students will be reviewed in the first six weeks of each year to assess their academic progress.
Students aged 16-18 who have not achieved grade 4/C or above in GCSE English Language or English Literature and/or Maths will be required to study either GCSE or Functional Skills at an appropriate level as part of their course.
