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Music (General)

East Riding College

UCAS Code: W300 | Higher National Certificate - HNC

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64

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About this course


Course option

1year

Full-time | 2024

Subject

Music

**Live your musical journey.**

This course will provide an opportunity to develop the intellectual, creative and technical skills required to be a successful contemporary practitioner in the music industry.

Students will explore a range of recognised music applications integral to the art of songwriting, performing and recording, with opportunities throughout the course for performance at a range of venues both locally and regionally, as well as opportunities to develop their artistry to a professional level. This will take place at the music department based near Hull's city centre. Designed as an artist development course, this provision will offer real opportunities to develop your musical skills with free and extensive use of its state-of-the -art recording studio, complete with its own in house record label, ERC Academy Records, culminating in the second year with an album being recorded, and the HNC/D band being potentially signed by our label.
The course is naturally aimed at musicians who would like to take the opportunity to extend their skills and an understanding of what is required of them in the music industry today, while working on a full-time basis to a recognised higher education qualification.

Modules

Music Industry - Mandatory

Marketing and Promotion - Mandatory

Professional Development - Mandatory

Music Production

Self Compositional techniques

Composing using technology

Performance or Sound engineering principals

Songwriting

Assessment methods

The delivery is entirely modular with no set exams. It is designed to be supportive to the student’s career with targeted projects for practical and academic development. This means you will be assessed in a variety of ways, including written assignments, work-based assignments, work experience, practical assessment, video portfolio development and presentations.

Tuition fees

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England
£5,495
per year
Northern Ireland
£5,495
per year
Scotland
£5,495
per year
Wales
£5,495
per year

The Uni


Course location:

Hull

Department:

Music

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

93%
Music

How do students rate their degree experience?

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Music

Teaching and learning

93%
Staff make the subject interesting
100%
Staff are good at explaining things
86%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
79%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

93%
Library resources
85%
IT resources
93%
Course specific equipment and facilities
100%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

After graduation


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Music

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Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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