AS level Music Technology

This course has been established at Chichester College for over 20 years and in that time we have developed into a Centre of Excellence for this subject. It is structured to give, you, the student an introduction and a comprehensive development in the areas of Music and Technology. In the first year you will discover ways to input, manipulate and control sounds to achieve high quality fidelity. You will also develop your musical ear and awareness of sounds and extend your musical vocabulary. Five Reasons to Study this Course at Chichester 1. We are a very well equipped college set to deliver this qualification 2. Experienced staff whom are industry based 3. A very well organised course with excellent results 4. A centre of excellence 5. Have fun and take pride in learning to produce quality tracks What will I Study? In your first year you will study and gain confidence with the sequencing programme 'Logic'. You will produce high quality tracks through a series of exercises leading to your coursework submissions. In the Recording studio you will learn how to set up and record drum, guitar/bass lines, vocal tracks and learn how to Mix these together. You will be given practical and some theory based exercises leading towards the completion of your coursework. How will I be Taught? You will be mainly taught through practical based learning eg - in the Recording Studio you will shown how and why we set up certain mics to record a particular instrument - you will then select the correct mic, position it to capture the desired sound... then the fun starts as we will experiment with the sound... How will I be Assessed? You will be set small informal tasks in recording, sequencing and theory based sessions to develop your understanding and skills. Coursework - for Sequencing you will be asked to produce 2 pieces and for Recording 1 piece which are externally assessed. What our students say? 'I had so much fun learning' 'I never realised how much I enjoyed music until I came to Chichester College' 'I never thought that I could get into University and study until I came on this course' 'You really have to be into music and the subject to do well' The teaching and equipment are amazing