Music – Performance & Production
| Study Level | Level 2 |
| Duration | 1 Academic Year |
| Study Mode | Full-time |
| Start Date | September 2025 |
Music
Develop your passion for music with us. Our courses are designed to enhance your skills and knowledge, preparing you for artistic and technical careers in the music industry.
You’ll have access to our excellent facilities and industry-standard software, including Logic, Pro-Tools, Sibelius, and Ableton Live, as well as fully equipped practice rooms and recording studios. Our professional live sound facilities and our live music venue will allow you to learn how to stage a gig, from both a technical and performance capacity.
Our expert lecturers stay current with industry trends, offering up-to-date teaching in areas such as songwriting, studio recording, freelance work, and professional practice. You’ll benefit from specialist equipment, trips, and visits to relevant exhibitions and experiences, all helping you make steps towards your future in the creative industry.
Why choose us?
- Benefit from small class sizes with more one-to-one support from your tutor
- Classes are delivered by experienced practicing music professionals with a wide range of industry experience
- Strong links with local music organisations such as Kala Sangam, The Underground and The Mill where you’ll have the opportunity to visit or perform
100 %
pass rate at Level 3377
jobs in sound recording and music in Yorkshire and the Humber in 2022£ 17000
average salaryOur Facilities
Live sound workshops and performances take place in our theatre space, which has an RCF active PA system, Allen and Heath, QU32 digital mixing desk and a professional lighting rig.
The music facilities consist of fully equipped practice rooms, including:
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- Drum kits, amplifiers and PA systems
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- A fully equipped recording studio with access to professional standard microphones and recording equipment
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- Guitars, bass guitars, keyboards and pianos
Our Courses
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Our Alumni
Through the course I have made lots of connections with local venues and become good friends with people in the industry.The tutors work above and beyond to help us achieve what we want to achieve and specifically one of my tutors always helps me with the idea process; he’ll listen to something I've got and turn it into reality.
Carys Marshall
FdA Music for the Creative Industries
Lex graduated in Music for the Creative Industries (BA Hons) with a first class honours in 2021. He has now established himself as a freelance Sound Engineer and Musician and worked on the production of ‘The Lion King’ at The Alhambra in Bradford.
Alexey has his own recording studio business ‘Smoke Signal’, which is also home to his own band Motherfungus. Alexey Newton BA (Hons) Music for the Creative Industries
Alexey has his own recording studio business ‘Smoke Signal’, which is also home to his own band Motherfungus. Alexey Newton BA (Hons) Music for the Creative Industries
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