Music Performance and Production Arts UAL Level 1 Diploma

This course is the UAL Level 1 Award and Diploma in Music, Performing and Production Arts.

Whether it’s Rock, Metal, Rap, Pop or Dance music, this qualification is delivered by an experienced, specialist team in a range of outstanding facilities for those looking for a career in the music industry.

From rehearsal rooms to recording studios and specialist Mac IT suites offering real potential for music producers, composers and songwriters, this study programme has it all!

The UAL Level 1 Award and Diploma in Music, Performing and Production Arts is perfect for those first steps into music education. The course was designed with a view to progressing learners onto further music programmes at Level 2 or Level 3 at Activate Learning and, ultimately, the music industry.

GCSE maths and English complete this programme, offering you a second chance to get those valuable qualifications within a one-year programme, if required.

As well as access to the kind of professional-level facilities necessary to build on your talents, our music courses offer you the kind of tailored learning development you need to progress into a rich and varied music industry.

Both classically-trained and self-taught music performers and producers are all welcome!

What you'll learn

This programme provides opportunities for students to explore, develop and test their creativity while enhancing self-confidence and revealing the potential career demands and opportunities within the sector. Students will gain the knowledge, skills and understanding necessary to access and progress to further study and training in a range of music performance and production disciplines.

The content of the UAL Level 1 Award and Diploma in Music, Performing and Production Arts has been developed collaboratively with representatives from universities, further education colleges and sixth form colleges to ensure that it provides students with the skills, knowledge and understanding they need to progress to the next level of education and training.

As part of the qualification, students will be provided with:

An introduction to the equipment and processes used in music, performing and production arts, and the skills necessary to record and express ideas.
An understanding of how contextual research is used to support creative activities.
An introduction to the communication skills used in support of creative activities and develop an understanding of the role that communication skills play in informing and developing ideas.
An opportunity to use acquired skills, knowledge and understanding to explore and resolve creative problems.
An opportunity to develop personal strengths in music, performing and production arts and to use the knowledge, understanding and skills developed in previous units.

This programme is generally delivered over one year and will enable students to develop a portfolio of work that could support progression into a range of courses at Level 2.

How you'll learn and be assessed

The programme uses established approaches to teaching, learning and assessment that are successfully proven to appeal to and engage students seeking practical study.

The UAL Level 1 Award and Diploma in Music, Performing and Production Arts has been designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills and understanding necessary to access and progress to further study and training in a range of music performance and production disciplines. The qualification has been designed to provide students with an introduction to the skills, knowledge and understanding that will enhance self-confidence and impart an understanding of the career demands and opportunities within the creative industries.

In order to achieve the qualification, students must successfully pass six units. Five units at Level 1, then a choice of one further unit at either Level 1 or Level 2.

The final project unit allows students to demonstrate all the learning that has taken place through completion of the other units.

This unit is graded Pass, Merit or Distinction and determines the overall qualification grade.

UAL Awarding Body believes in transformative education. They design and award creative qualifications that empower and inspire educators to help students reach their potential.

UAL Awarding Body is regulated by Ofqual, Qualifications Wales and CCEA Regulation and currently offers qualifications in Art and Design, Fashion Business and Retail, Creative Media Production and Technology, Music Performance and Production and Performing and Production Arts. They are also the UK’s leading provider of the Foundation Diploma in Art and Design. Their qualifications have high retention and achievement rates because they are flexible, responsive and relevant to industry needs, and facilitate student progression.