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What Our Students Say

“I think it’s the fact of being able to progress your creativity and be able to work on very new ideas – so whether if you’re going to do like a music video, a documentary, a short film, those sort of like projects where you just get something new, something you haven’t even done before, um it helps to expand your mind into something completely different and work into something that’s not the same thing as you’ve done before.”

Scott, Creative Media

“You get so much experience, like you’re not just doing one side of journalism you’re doing all different things – so one day you’ll be doing some magazines and then the next you’ll be filming in the TV studio so it’s just great to get to experience all kinds of journalism so then you get to decide which part you want to go into.”

Alannah, Creative Media

“The course has helped me develop – I’ve been more social towards my team and other people. And it’s helped me develop my comms with more competitive gameplay. People in the course are very supportive of you and in the games they are helpful, give you comms and all that.”

Aaran, eSports

“Playing tournaments, for me, I think it helps me develop skills because mainly I don’t play tournament-based games, and in tournaments there’s very skilled players playing. So if I end up going against a really skilled player and lose, I can still learn from how they’ve played and try again. Support with everyone is great, we all get along, we’re all nice to each other and we all help whenever we can, and same with the tutors – they support us the best with how they are.”

Kai, eSports

“If you’re somebody who likes art we’ve got concept art courses here. Also if you like audio we’ve got a lesson about that. It branches off, things like other different careers you can do with this class. It’s not exam based so you don’t have to worry about revising a lot, it’s coursework based so you finish some of the product portfolio, hand it in throughout the course.”

Joseph, Games Development

Course Information

Introduction

Amplify your music career with this specialist programme. This course emphasises the use of technology to capture, manipulate, and produce your very own music. You’ll explore specialist areas including live sound, sound recording, sequencing, mixing, mastering, and composition. You’ll also gain a comprehensive understanding of music software and how to use it.

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Who is this course for?

If you’re in year 11 or 12 and are looking to take the next steps towards your career these courses are for you. Our vast selection of vocational courses span a range of subjects and combine academic study with practical skills. Study in industry standard facilities and use our industry links to prepare for progression.

Course units/modules

Year 1 :

  • B4 Studio recording
  • B5 Creating musical material through production
  • B6 Music technology and live events
  • C7 Planning a career in the industry

Year 2 :

  • D8 Using development plans to refine skills
  • D9 Producing a personal project
  • D10 Using material for self-promotion and networking
  • E11 Undertaking a defined technical project role
  • E12 Using creative collaboration to develop a project
  • E13 Producing a collaborative project

Benefits and skills

  • Use industry standard music software for different purposes.
  • Develop an understanding of live sound and how it differs from recorded sound.
  • Gain production and music technology enterprise opportunities.
  • Utilise professional techniques for studio recording.

The department of Music and Performance Production has some of the best facilities in the region for our specialist courses. With support from industry partners we boast 2 recording studios, 5 dance studios, 6 ensemble rooms and 3 Music Production suites. At the heart of the department is the Chroma-Q theatre, a 180 seat venue that caters to shows, gigs and events from across the curriculum.

We chose Quarry Hill as the location for the new campus partly because of its proximity to so many creative partners. Situated next to Leeds Playhouse a short walk will also take you to Northern Ballet, Phoenix Dance, Leeds Grand Theatre, Yorkshire Dance, Leeds Conservatoire, The Wardrobe, City Varieties Music Hall, Dance Studio Leeds, The Key Club, East Street Arts and Leeds Arena. And to make travelling easier we are across the road from the Bus Station.

In addition to the practical classes we offer a range of enrichment sessions that are open to learners on any programme. They include Explosive urban dance crew, Essence contemporary dance group, Encore singing group and EnAct performance company. We also support the college Drag society and student union fitness sessions.

Entry requirements

Five GCSEs at grade 4 including English and maths.

For all performance based courses your offer will be based on academic grades and a practical audition. The structure of the audition differs depending on your area of study. You will be given plenty of notice of the audition requirements when you book a date and will be supported throughout by our team.

Music Production will have an interview with the teaching team to discuss their previous knowledge.

Available apprenticeships and progression options

Progression may include degree level study, conservatoire study, or relevant employment.

Course details

Duration:

1 year Diploma

1 year Top-up Extended Diploma
Start Date: 15/09/2025
Fees (16-18): No fee
Study Type: Full time
Course Code: 73872-01

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