This course is the UAL Level 3 Diploma and Extended Diploma in Music Performance and Production.
Whether it’s Rock, Metal, Rap, Pop or Dance music, this qualification is delivered by an experienced, specialist team in a range of outstanding facilities for those looking for a career in the music industry.
This two-year, full-time study programme has it all! From rehearsal rooms to recording studios and specialist Mac IT suites, we offer real potential for music producers, composers, and songwriters. The music industry and the monetisation of music are at the heart of the curriculum to enable you to begin your commercial journey whilst you learn.
This course is perfect for those pursuing music education with a view to go onto undergraduate, music degree courses across the UK and, ultimately, the music industry.
As well as access to the kind of professional-level facilities necessary to build on your talents, our music courses offer you the kind of tailored learning development you need to progress into a rich and varied music industry. The music industry and the monetisation of music are also at the heart of the curriculum to enable learners to begin their commercial journey whilst they learn.
Both experienced, classically-trained and self-taught music performers and producers are all welcome!
What you'll learn
Successful students will work towards the UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma in Music Performance and Production (equivalent to three A Levels).
Throughout the duration of the programme, students will technically support and produce a number of varied public performances, develop a portfolio of work, their music industry knowledge, and their skills to help them to further their music careers and find employment, or support an application for a higher education course. Additional learning and pastoral support is offered through the tutorial system.
In the first year of this course, you will study for the Diploma. Once that Diploma is successfully achieved, you will be invited to continue on to complete the full Extended Diploma in the second year of the course.
Please note: Fees will apply if you are 19+ at the beginning of your studies and have previously completed a Level 3 qualification or are 24 and above. All fees are charged on a yearly basis. Please see our Fees Policy for further details or get in touch to discuss your options!
How you'll learn and be assessed
The has been designed to provide students with the skills, knowledge and understanding necessary to progress to further study and training in a range of music performance and production disciplines.
This course pathway focuses on music production and is taught through a range of approaches designed to provide learners with the opportunity to develop technical skills, practical applications and vocational real world experience in music production.
The qualification has been designed for students who have an interest in music performance and/ or music production who wish to explore and extend this interest via a full-time, immersive learning experience. Many students will have identified a specific career in the creative industries that they wish to progress to (eg performer, songwriter, producer, engineer etc), using this qualification to build on skills and knowledge acquired via Level 2 qualifications such as the UAL Level 2 Diploma in Music Performance and Production or GCSEs.
The content of the UAL Level 3 Diploma and Extended Diploma in Music Performance and Production has been developed with representatives from universities, further education colleges, sixth form colleges and employers to ensure that it provides students with the skills, knowledge and understanding needed to progress to the next level of education and training.
The qualification is made up of eight units and students must successfully complete all of them – all units are mandatory. The units focus on the underpinning skills, knowledge and understanding that support all music performance and production activity. The units have been designed to allow approved providers to deliver them in a way that meets the specific needs of their students, taking into account their own resources and relationships with local creative employers, and enabling them to respond to the fast paced nature of the creative industries.
Students are assessed via a ‘Final Major Project’ which takes place at the end of the course when they are at their best. This large project allows students to demonstrate all the learning that has taken place through completion of the other units. This synoptic unit is graded Pass, Merit or Distinction and determines the overall qualification grade.
UAL Awarding Body believes in transformative education. They design and award creative qualifications that empower and inspire educators to help students reach their potential.
UAL Awarding Body is regulated by Ofqual, Qualifications Wales and CCEA Regulation and currently offers qualifications in Art and Design, Fashion Business and Retail, Creative Media Production and Technology, Music Performance and Production and Performing and Production Arts. They are also the UK’s leading provider of the Foundation Diploma in Art and Design. Their qualifications have high retention and achievement rates because they are flexible, responsive and relevant to industry needs, and facilitate student progression.
Entry requirements
You need to have 4 GCSEs at Grade 4 or above including English and maths, with a keen interest and evidence in the subject (audition).
