The Diploma in Music Production and Sound Engineering is an intensive one year program which is taught across 48 weeks. The course is then divided into three terms, with each term building on the knowledge and skills you learnt in the previous term.
Using our progressive continuous learning method each module will cover historical and theoretical content alongside practical and technical skills so you develop a rounded knowledge and skill set within each area.
The breadth of the course means that alongside learning what equipment, techniques and microphones to use you also learn why you use them. This will help you develop your own expertise and understanding of how to create different sounds and effects.
Within the diploma we cover all of the following subject areas: Acoustics, Computer, Copyright and Legal issues, Digital Audio Technology, Electronics and Analogue Equipment, General Business (Publishing & Marketing), Management Skills, Mastering, Microphones, Mixing and Critical Listening, Music Theory and Production, Production, Recording, Sound Theory, Studio Equipment and Signal Processing, Studio Etiquette and Musicianship.
Below you can browse through the three terms and see the breakdown of the courses for each term.
Music Business teaches students the general attributes of the music industry; identify the different roles of professionals operating in the music industry; discuss the concepts of intellectual property and copyright; explain the fundamentals of music publishing; discuss the concepts of royalties and licensing; perform basic music royalty calculations; recall fundamentals aspects of the music business; analyze small business accounting-related documentation; draft simple business plans; recall the fundamentals of marketing; analyze small-scale marketing strategies; draft simple marketing plans; assess historical examples of artist management; recall the basic concepts of artist management; evaluate current trends in the music industry; engage in discussions about possible future developments in the music industry; identify key aspects of efficient teamwork; work in teams collaboratively, maximizing group-based outcomes; recall the main characteristics of good presentations; and present their ideas in front of a small audience.