Music Technology (Top-Up)

This specialist course offers you the chance to apply music technology in creative ways using professional equipment and software. It is our flagship music technology course and is designed to give you the skills the music industry values most. Our music technology courses are built on two decades of development and experience. As a student on this course, you will have access to one of the largest audio complexes in Europe and learn from highly experienced tutors. The London College of Music (LCM) is collaborative, and we will encourage you to take advantage of the many opportunities for recording and networking with musicians, producers, gaming, film students and artists.

What you'll study On this music technology specialist course, you will acquire and develop the skills you need to work with contemporary sound and music, both pre-and post-production. In addition, you will learn the theory and techniques that are essential for creating music and audio to a professional standard. While the course will focus on music production, it will also give you the opportunity to apply your work in a broader context and you will explore the fascinating areas of: • music production and mixing • game audio • audio post-production • surround mixing • experimental sound art. We will also help you to hone your business survival skills – essential for any self-employed specialist. Collaboration is an integral part of this course and there will be scope to join forces with students from LCM and other Schools. You will be able to work with musicians performing in a range of styles, including contemporary, pop, jazz, western and classical. Furthermore, you could expand your horizons by working with students in media, video and film, digital animation and games design. These opportunities will help to enhance your CV even before you have graduated. Throughout the course, you will learn through traditional and applied methods including lectures, workshops and live sound work. Your recording and live sound work will take place in our dedicated workshops, so there is no need to book sound studios.

Level-6 Top-up Option If you already have a relevant Level 5 qualification (such as a Higher National Diploma, NVQ Level 5 etc) then you can top this up to a full honours degree with our Level 6 Top-up course. This course consists of a full year of studies covering the same modules as Year 3 of the regular degree.