Discover how to turn your passion for music into a rewarding career. Whether you want to be a performer or producer, engineer or songwriter, DJ or rock guitarist, this course is a starting point for all those careers. To develop your skills, enhance your academic ability and enjoy your music through study, you’ll work with a small group and try many different genres and techniques.
- Work as a team with other musicians and producers to create your own unique sound
- Utilize practical performance skills and technical production skills
- Build skills in your chosen specialist area in our outstanding facilities
- Gain confidence in your ability as a musician
Progression may include a level 2 qualification, an apprenticeship, or relevant employment.
Excel backstage with this creative course. You will also gain technical skills in lighting and sound, understanding how the different disciplines of theatre production work in tandem to create a captivating audience experience. You’ll also acquire knowledge of production skills such as technical theatre, set and props, and stage management.
- Prepare for a performing arts production as part of a technical team.
- Develop production skills in technical theatre.
- Get to grips with stage management and how to run a successful production.
- Focus on your professional development by creating a portfolio of work.
Become industry-ready with this intensive course focusing on practical, professional experience with some of the biggest names in UK set construction.
Why study scenic construction at RWCMD?
- Extensive industry experience forms the foundation of this two-year programme, which is the only one of its kind in the country. You’ll have hands-on training in constructing theatrical sets, both for RWCMD productions and during a series of different placements with our professional partners in the theatre, TV and film industries.
- These partners are some of the biggest scenic construction organisations in the UK, such as Cardiff Theatrical Services , Bay Productions, 4Wood and Wild Creations.
- With only eight places available each year, our training offers you a substantial amount of personal attention from our experienced practictioners who are experts in their field, and you’ll be treated as a professional from day one.
- When you’re not on placement you’ll be based at our fully fitted workshops at Llanishen Studios, where you will be taught carpentry, metal fabrication, drawing software for computers, as well as programming our CNC machine to cut out complicated shapes in sheet material.
- You’ll get a real feel for what it’s like working alongside practitioners from other areas of production. For example, in our workshops you’ll train alongside Design for Performance and Stage Management students, collaborating with them to present innovative and inspiring projects at RWCMD and on your placement.
- Your practical work will be prominent on the stages of our theatre spaces for RWCMD’s drama, opera and musical theatre productions.
- You don’t need previous construction experience to get a place on the course: we’re looking for passionate, inventive, creative students who are open to being challenged and trying new things.
On successful completion of the Foundation Degree, you have the option to undertake an additional year of study specialising in scenic construction to be eligible for the BA (Hons) Design for Performance.
Prepare yourself to be a ‘triple threat’ musical theatre performer as you train in the disciplines of acting, singing and dancing while exploring the traditions and contemporary practices of musical theatre on stage and screen.
A Level Music Production explores how music is written and then shaped in the studio, covering a wide range of areas from the foundations of sequencing, recording and composing through to mixing music in a professional environment.
You will be introduced to sequencing using Logic Pro on Apple iMac digital audio workstations, producing your own multi-track recording using a high-quality analogue mixing desk in one of our outstanding studios.
Topics covered can include:
- Recording and production techniques for both corrective and creative purposes
- Principles of sound and audio technology
- The development of recording and production technology
Create. Collaborate. Innovate.
USW’s Music Producing degree is based at our purpose-built campus in the creative centre of Cardiff.
This exciting and innovative course is a highly practical programme, where you will identify, examine and refine your creative music production process. You’ll be provided with a fast-tracked learning experience through access to USW’s industry-standard studio facilities, extensive tutor expertise and unique collaborative learning environment.
Through masterclasses with industry professionals and real-world briefs, we’ll help you become experts in the latest audio production technology, manage your workflow and forge careers within the creative industries of music, film, television and game audio.
This course nurtures professional development and functions to build the relevant skillsets required for the next generation of music producers, beat makers and recording artists.
Mountview’s Foundation training in Musical Theatre finely balances core technique across acting, singing and dance, while developing creativity and artistic identity. It is all about helping you discover your own creative resources, and developing the technique needed to progress onto further vocational training.
New for September 2022, Mountview’s Manchester-based Foundation Course in Musical Theatre will take place at Z Arts in Manchester, a much-loved arts centre with a range of resident companies, activities for young people and performances. This is an exciting new venue for Mountview’s world-class Musical Theatre training and a great opportunity for those interested in exploring drama school training in the north.
You will receive 30 to 36 hours of teaching each week over two terms. The training includes focused audition preparation, allowing students to develop technique and repertoire for future drama school auditions. The course offers 60% skills classes and 40% project-based work.
One-year intensive vocational training in musical theatre.
This ONLINE/REMOTE course is a one-year Level 6 qualification that allows students with a Performing Arts (Musical Theatre, Dance or Acting) Diploma from a recognised list of Drama Schools to top up their qualification to a degree.
It can be accessed and completed online which will allow students to run this alongside other commitments.
Entry Requirements
The applicant will need to have achieved a Diploma in Performing Arts (Musical Theatre, Dance, Acting) from a list of recognised schools.
The Application process will involve a 500 word piece of writing based on a question provided by the institution, the necessary qualifications and an interview with the academic panel.
