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Music Courses

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Getting Ahead

Music Courses at South Downs Campus

Are you studying a Level 2 or Level 3 Music course at South Downs Campus in September? If so, you’re in the right place!

This work will help you get to grips with some of the key concepts involved in this course and the music industry. Building these foundations now will put you in good stead when you begin your course in September.

students using music tech equipment

Write a brief account (approx. 200 words) about how you got into music, what or who has inspired you, and where you would like to see yourself in the future.

Research two job roles within the music industry. Identify the skills and backgrounds required to be suitable for these jobs. Describe the nature of the work.

Rate the following skill sets/areas of understanding you have, from 1 – 10.

1 being ‘I have very little experience/skill’ and 10 being ‘This is a really strong skill/area for me’.

Do not worry about putting a low skill set; this will not affect your place on the course.

  • How do you rate your Performance/Technical/Production skills? If any, how do you rate your understanding of music theory?
  • How would you rate your composition skills?
  • Problem-solving – if you get stuck with something, how well do you cope with solving the problem?
  • How do you rate your skill sets with technology such as music equipment and software? Do you create music at home on a DAW? If yes, please explain what software you use and the genres of music you create.

Compile a 10-song playlist that best describes you.

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Your Learning Space

*This is a representation of your learning space and may not be the exact room you will be using

There are lots of people at the college, each studying a diverse range of courses, people from all different areas come to study here, it creates a sense of community, there is a huge social aspect to college life across all courses.

Lee Backhouse, BTEC student

The tutors were really supportive and it was all thanks to them that I have achieved what I have. I’ve also made loads of great friends and really enjoyed my time at the college.

Lizaveta Sinkerich, A Level student

“HSDC provided me with the opportunity for autonomous study and the choice of subjects that I wanted to study, which helped me develop relevant knowledge as well as relevant skills for the workplace.”

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