Music Production

As the acknowledged leaders in music production courses, we use the latest, most effective technology to teach the principles of creative music production with a variety of accreditations ranging from OCN to NCFE to Edexcel. Our music production courses range from Level 1-4, 30 hours to 2 years in length. Whatever your needs, we are confident of being able to fulfill them.

Basic Music Production Course

Music Production students produce their own tracks to a professional standard in the style of thier choice. Starting with the basics, learners get hands-on experience making beats and basslines, using samplers and mixing their finished track.

Course Breakdown

• Musical styles and production qualities, introducing equipment and terminology, software overview, importing audio loops.
• About MIDI, starting a new project in Music production package, using software instruments, creating a simple drum pattern with the Drum Editor.
• Using MIDI controllers, Bars and beats and quantize explained, write a bass line and basic MIDI editing, Basic Music theory and chords.
• Using audio, audio file formats, time stretching audio, Beat slicing rhythmic patterns.
• Applying the techniques discussed in the previous four weeks to create a new project. The project will include the use of MIDI and audio.
•  The mixing desk and connections, connecting a microphone and steps to record a piece of vocal, basic audio editing (top & tail).
•  What is sampling? Introducing samplers and main elements, record a short sample and import into sampler, trigger sample via MIDI.
• Assessed task - Generate an original piece of music using edited loops, MIDI tracks and student created samples.
• Introduction to mixing - balancing levels and using equalisation, using reverbs and delay effect processors.
• Exporting a final mix of the project to appropriate file format, create an audio CD, OCN test and certificate of completion presentation. 

This OCN LR course is worth 3 credits at Levels 1 & 2.

Please  see some examples of our music production course outlines in the links below.

 Downloads

OCN BMP Course OutlineNCFE Introductory Award in MT L1 Course OutlineNCFE Introductory Award in MT L2 Course Outline

 Case Studies

Met Police: Anti-Crime InitiativeHackney Music Development Trust: One SpiritLB of Havering: Keep Da BeatBasildon: Future Sounds

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