Good technique is essential if you wish to push your discipline to the next level. In these lessons you’ll develop that technical skill and introduce a logical approach to improving your voice or instrument.

This is where you’ll study different genres that span some of the world’s most influential contemporary musicians. This will enhance your musical knowledge and test your ability by replicating the styles used throughout music history.

Ear training is all about sharpening the ear for in-depth song analysis. In it you’ll be taught various listening and theory skills. These skills will not only teach you new ways of appreciating and understanding music, it will also help you on your way to becoming a better, more employable, musician.

It’s important to remember that there’s much more to being successful in music than your discipline alone. In this lesson you’ll learn all about the music industry and start to prepare yourself for a future within it.

In Pre-Production you’ll look at chosen songs in great detail, dissecting and rehearsing the parts prior to your performance in the weekly LPW lesson. The professionalism and attention to detail that’s taught here should set the standard for all performances to follow.

This is where you get to put your hard work in Pre-Production to the test. You’ll meet up with other musicians from the diploma course and perform together in front of an audience. Doing this on a regular basis will help you become a confident, well prepared, professional performer.

In Performance Preparation you’ll look at all of the aspects that go towards a great performance. This goes beyond LPW and you’ll be looking at all the factors that make up successful performances, such as band forming, rehearsal techniques, promotion, marketing, tour management, stage management, budgeting and more.

Extended Studies gives the opportunity to recap and expand on the information covered in the course. It’s also a great chance for us to bring guest speakers in to help further your education and ensure you’re prepared for a future in the music industry.

Building on the good habits you developed in Year 1, this lesson will take those skills and you’ll start to apply them to improvised performance.

Music in Context is where you’ll learn about the interaction between music and society. In it you’ll track back through history and study some of the most influential artists and the impacts they’ve had on music, technology, politics and civil rights.

Music Theory is an essential component of musicianship and in this lesson you’ll learn the links between theoretical knowledge and improvisation.

You’ll build on the skills you gained in Performance Preparation last year and apply these to a studio recording session. Band, song choice, instruments and recording techniques will all come into play as you learn what it’s like to record in a studio environment.

Pre-Production will act as the platform for your Live Performance Workshop… only this year you’ll be looking in great detail at increasingly challenging tracks.

Live Performance Workshop is still where you’ll get your chance to perform live in front of an audience, only now the standards are raised and professional quality will be the goal.

This lesson offers students the chance to undertake an investigation into an area of interest within the music industry. Whilst doing so, you’ll develop your academic study skills that will help you prepare for higher level study or research.

In this year’s classes you’ll continue to explore the music industry and the different roles and functions within it. You’ll also begin working on your own business plan that will help you to forge a path into the music industry.

Much like in Year 1, Extended Studies continues to give the opportunity to expand on content covered in the course. It’s also a great chance for us to bring guest speakers in to help further your education and ensure you’re prepared for a future in the music industry.