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FdA/BA (Hons) Music and Sound Production
In collaboration with Bournemouth and Poole College, on FdA/BA (Hons) Music and Sound Production you'll engage with the music industry through both analogue and digital means, with creative experimentation at the heart of what you make.
Overview
This Foundation Degree-level course focuses on providing students with the skills that they need to meet the needs of clients in live music production, studio recording and media-based contexts. You'll develop your potential, further your knowledge and refine your skills in demanding industry.
Course overview
In the UK, we listen to an estimated 60 billion hours of music a year – that’s the equivalent of seven million years!
As a student on FdA Music and Sound Production, you'll study units embracing studio production, live music applications, audio electronics and sound synthesis. The course explores analogue recording processes, as well as digital. You'll produce work using several of the major music software platforms in current use and will develop academic knowledge of music technology from historical, cultural, social and economic perspectives.
It's intended that the course will provide you with a vehicle for creative experimentation as well as training to be able to provide industry applications.
You'll also have the option to progress to a BA (Hons) degree by studying for an additional year on our exclusive top-up course.
FdA Music and Sound Production
BA (Hons) Music and Sound Production (top-up)
Our one-year BA (Hons) Music and Sound Production course is designed for students who've completed a relevant course at Level 4 and 5, and who are passionate about the technical and creative sides of music production.
Entry requirements
All applicants should have level 3 qualifications including at least one ‘creative’ subject. We're looking for 48 UCAS points.
Applicants who fall outside this tariff may be considered.
English Language requirements
The course is taught in English.
Academic IELTS overall score of 5.5 with a minimum of 5.0 in each band (reading, writing, speaking, listening).
Studios and resources
As FdA/BA (Hons) Music and Sound Production students, you'll be able to make use of Bournemouth and Poole College's dedicated music studio and facilities. This includes the following:
Control room
- Audient ASP8040HE large format recording console – 24 channel 8 bus
- Antelope Audio Orion 32+ Gen4 AD/DA audio interface
- Apple Mac Studio M2 Max 12 core, 64 GB RAM and 27” studio display
- Protools Studio and Cubase Pro 14
- Genelec 8050B monitors
- Adam A77H monitors
- Avanton active Mixcube monitor
- Dbx160A compressor/limiter
- TL Audio Ivory 2 5052 stereo valve compressor
- TL Audio Ivory 5050 valve pre-amplifier and compressor
- Lexicon PCM90 reverberator
Live room
- Schiedmayer grand piano
- Moog Little Phatty Stage II synthesiser
- Pearl Mahogany Classic limited edition drum kit
- Marshall DSL100H amplifier head
- Marshall 1960AV 4x12 cab
- Fender Hotrod Deville 410 III combo
- Vox AC15 C1 combo
- TC Electronic BG 250 115 Toneprint bass amp
In addition to this dedicated studio, you'll have use of a further four studios that house the same Mac, audio interface and software, but with a variety of alternative mixings desks, monitors, and other equipment. The music department also has two dedicated music technology suites and three individual production suites with the same software as the studios, as well as a live performance space, three further good-sized full band rehearsal rooms, lecture theatre, and a well-stocked tech store with mics, electric, electronic and acoustic instruments. Bournemouth and Poole College also has a dedicated HE building with teaching facilities, study areas and places to relax.