Music Production (Professional Performance Practice) - HND

Gateshead College

Turn your passion for music into a professional career with the BTEC HNC/HND in Music Production. This higher education programme is designed to equip you with the creative, technical, and professional industry skills needed to thrive in the fast-paced music industry.A key feature of the course is its strong emphasis on real-world, industry-focused projects and live briefs. In Semester 2, your own music industry projects will take centre stage as part of your formal assessment. You’ll build valuable knowledge, practical skills, and professional behaviours through expert-led teaching and extensive use of our state-of-the-art recording studios.Blending hands-on studio experience with real industry engagement, this course prepares you to confidently step into today’s creative sector.**How You’ll Learn**Year 1: Focus on industry skills, branding, networking and professional practice. Includes a work experience placement at Loft Studios.Year 2: An applied industry project shaped around your chosen pathway, such as running a studio, launching a record label, organising live events, working with a live sound company, or developing your own start-up.**Skills You’ll Gain**• Recording, mixing, sound design and production• Business and entrepreneurial skills• Project management and teamwork• Confidence to work with clients and industry professionals**Progression & Careers**On completing the HND you can:• Progress to a Level 6 top-up degree• Launch your own business or freelance career• Work as a producer, sound engineer, live sound technician, composer, label owner, or project managerYou will complete a HNC in year 1 and top this up to a HND in the second year of study.Please note: Whilst every effort is made to run advertised programmes, this programme will run subject to learner recruitment numbers.

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