Music

Students

Ideal if: you want to further explore the vast music industry to perfect your skills and become a better musician.

You’ll learn: how to put on music events; how to create music of varying styles on your own and in groups; how to develop your own skills as a musician; how to sell yourself and your music; why and how music works.

Expect: a combination of practice and theory through which you’ll complete exciting practical briefs, experiment with a variety of techniques and be inspired to create your own style of musicianship.

You’ll love: our state-of-the-art music facilities and resources, live performance opportunities and events, live assignment briefs and the College’s close links with artists and industry professionals.

This course pathway focuses on the rapid development of the field of music, concentrating particularly on practical musicianship.

"In vocational areas, students have particularly good access to well-equipped accommodation and resources, as well as technically skilled and experienced teachers.” (Ofsted, 2016)

You may study:

• music skills development
• project management
• self-analysis and reflection
• understanding of musical elements
• the music industry and your future role in it
• how to present yourself and your achievements effectively

You’ll learn how to put on and run music events from a performance and/or technical perspective, how to create music of varying styles on your own and in groups, how to develop your own skills as a musician, how to sell yourself and your music and why and how music works. Expect a practical course combining practice and theory where you’ll complete exciting practical briefs, experiment with a variety of techniques and be inspired to create your own style of musicianship.

Gloucestershire College has excellent facilities and specialised staff with industry experience. You will enjoy live assignment briefs and the chance to take part in real musical events and commissions. The College has close links with artists and industry as well as fantastic kit/resources.  You will have the opportunity to learn how to use a wide range of professional software, hardware and kit and organise, promote and perform at your own gigs, both amplified and acoustic.  You will also develop wider skills (research, presentation etc.) that will prepare you for work within the music industry, university and other forms of employment.

Your annual income would vary according to how successful you were and how much work you could get. See the Musicians' Union and the Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM) websites for recommended rates of pay for session musicians and live performers. There are 102,220 people working in the music industry, of which 50,780 work in live performance 21,930 in production, retail and distribution of musical instrument/audio equipment 15,130 in retail and distribution of recordings 10,190 in recording 2,890 in composition of musical works and music publishing 1,300 in promotion, management and agency related activities.