Course details

Summary

Take your musical talent and performance skills to the next level and enhance your career opportunities in the music industry with this comprehensive course of study.

We place high value on creating original works. You'll explore new ways of producing and presenting your work through advanced digital media and grow your performance potential in live, studio and media environments.

You'll gain the confidence to express your creativity through advanced music production and performance and effectively promote your music with an understanding of the industry.

You'll produce your own unique album using software like Pro Tools, Logic Pro X, Reason, Garage Band and Sibelius. You'll also get opportunities to perform your music, make a music video, and create a website and electronic press kit to promote your original work.

Topics You'll Cover

Music Production

Develop skills in recording acoustic and electronic sound sources and learn to mix a song to a commercial level.

Composition Portfolio

Create a portfolio of original compositions which show developed skills of organising sound and the ability to craft musical ideas in accordance with accepted compositional processes. You'll notate, perform and produce a recording of your work.

Global Music Promotion

Create a media-rich portfolio using the Internet and evolving technologies to promote your music.

Visual Media Production

Create a music video which is developed and produced in conjunction with other artistic media. You'll also explore historical and contemporary examples of music videos.

History, Culture and Context of Music

Explore a broad history of western music, including the music of Aotearoa/New Zealand presented in the context of a global picture, identifying key musical works, genres and styles through cultural perspectives.

Performance Studies 2

Apply advanced technical skill, accuracy, musicianship, ensemble awareness and presentation through solo and group performance.

Business Skills for the Creative Industries

Develop skills to manage a business for your creative industry and position yourself in the market. Learn how to promote yourself and explore a range of presentation formats appropriate for marketing your product.

Studio Production

You'll produce, engineer and master an album for an external client within a set budget and timeframe.

Career Opportunities

With a complete range of wraparound skills, you'll be well set up for self-employment in the music industry. You'll be able to work as:

• an independent songwriter
• a musician or performer (solo or in a band)
• a live sound technician or engineer
• a studio producer
• a tour manager
• an artist manager, or
• run your own recording studio.

You'll have the opportunity to establish your own local niche or take on the world!

Entry criteria

You must:

• have successfully completed Tioriori - Certificate in Music Production and Performance (Level 5), OR
• have evidence of meeting all learning outcomes of Tioriori - Certificate in Music Production and Performance (Level 5), either through previous formal study or recognised musical industry experience (This evidence will be provided through audition, attestation and a Level 5 music theory test set by teaching staff.)

English Language requirements:

IELTS Academic score of 6.0 with no band score lower than 5.5; TOEFL Internet-based Test (iBT) score of 60 or higher (with a writing score of 20); TOEFL Paper-based test (pBT) score of 550 (with an essay score of 5.0 TWE); FCE, FCE for schools, CAE with a score of 169, no less than 162 in each skill; NZCEL of Level 4 with the Academic endorsement; PToE (Academic) score of 50.