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The Gift - brilliant local band !!

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Registry of Guitar Tutors LLCM
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Music Theory Software - all completely free ! Includes the Note trainer and Fretboard trainer recommended by Nathan.
Steve Vai's website - for inspiration from one of the best !!
Phil Hilbourne - Englands' finest guitar teacher and column writer for Guitar Techniques
Yngwie Malmsteen home page and fan club - check out this man, he is incredible !!

Harmony Central Guitar and Equipment reviews - a must read before you buy anything !!

Guitar Institute at Thames Valley University and London College of Music Best guitar course in UK

LIPA - Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts set up by Paul McCartney, incredible place for a musicians education

Napier University Popular Music Degree
Music at Aberdeen College
Strathclyde University Applied Music Degree

James Watt College
Jewel and Esk College
Perth College

Some information about the James Watt College Music HND

Music (Subject to Validation)
Level of Study
HND

Places are still available to start this course full-time this Autumn at the Finnart campus. Apply Online Now

Duration
Full-time, two years

Aim of Course
This course is designed for those who wish to pursue a career in the performing and session sector of the contemporary music industry. Emphasis is on instrumental tuition, both solo and working within groups, composition and recording techniques. Expert tuition is available for drums, bass, guitar, keyboards and vocals.

Course Content

Instrument Tuition
Live Performance
Music Theory
Practical Musicianship
Popular Music History
Song Writing
Recording Techniques
2nd Study – Instrument
Music & Image
Digital Audio Workstations
Stagecraft
Instrumental Instruction
Assessment
Assessment is on a continuous basis where each module is broken down into separate performance criteria. The main emphasis of the course is on practical assessment however certain modules are in the form of project/research and are assessed through submitted written work. Assessment will include mandatory Group Award Graded Units. Group Award Graded Units are a means of ensuring that candidates have achieved the principal aims of an HNC or HND by assessing the integration of knowledge and/or skills developed in the individual Units which make up the Group Award.

Entry Requirements
NC Music or equivalent, or Two Higher Grade passes, one of which should preferably be Music. An audition and interview will form an important part of the selection procedure.

Progression Routes
Successful completion of the HND allows progression to degree courses in Music throughout Britain. The entry points will depend of particular courses and subject to auditions.

Careers
Students completing the HND have the relevant key skills to enter the music and related industries. Crucial to students’ success will be their passion and determination to succeed and ability to operate successfully within a client focused industry. Former students are finding careers as session musicians, recording artists, instrumental instructors, songwriters, performers, promoters and lecturers.

Available

Here is the course information about the Napier University degree in Popular music

UCAS Code
W341
NAPIER Code
1322SH
ATTENDANCE
Full-Time(Undergraduate)

More Info :UCAS site
http:\\www.ucas.ac.uk/

CAMPUS Attended

Napier is a multi-campus university and you may be required to attend classes at more than one campus.
This course is taught by the Ian Tomlin School of Music, which is based at Craighouse campus

CONTACT BY:
EMAIL: Info@napier.ac.uk
PHONE: 0500 35 35 70

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BA (HONS) POPULAR MUSIC F/T

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is designed not only for those who want to be performers in music, but also for others who want to work in the industry as composers or producers, or in the wider musical community. Students will achieve a high degree of competence on their chosen instrument or as a composer, develop versatility in the use of music technology, and extend their cultural, critical and creative abilities through a wide-ranging programme of study and practice. Suitable instruments for ‘principal study’ on this course are vocals, guitar, bass guitar, drums and composition.

Students will be based in the Ian Tomlin School of Music, situated in the Queen’s Craig building of our Craighouse Campus. Two miles from Edinburgh city centre, the campus is an appropriate and inspiring location for creative arts education, with panoramic views of the whole city and beautiful wooded parklands. Students will have access to state-of-the-art facilities including three recording studios and fully networked MIDI suites. The School also has well-equipped teaching and rehearsal rooms as well as a recital area which plays host to a lively programme of performances involving both students and visiting artists.

Stage 1
Principal Study I, General Music Skills, MIDI Sequencing I, Music Technology Applications, Principal Study II, Recording Technology I, Music in the Community I, Case Studies in Cultural Studies.

Stage 2
Principal Study III, Recording Technology II, The Business of Music, Principal Study IV, MIDI Sequencing II; 2 options from Jazz Improvisation I, Elementary Acoustics for Musicians, Music Scoring Software II, Music in the Community II, Studio Techniques, Popular Music and Ensemble Performance I, plus an elective from the University catalogue.

Stage 3
Music, Creativity and Communication I, MIDI Sequencing III, Production and Mixing Techniques, Music, Creativity and Communication II, World Music; 2 options from Music Scoring Software II, Principal Study V, Popular Culture, Art of Teaching, Jazz Improvisation II, Music for the Screen, Introduction to Music Therapy and Ensemble Performance II, plus an elective from the University catalogue.

Stage 4
Research Presentation or Advanced Instrumental Performance, Major Music Production, Fast Track Entrepreneurship and 2 options from Sound Design, Jazz Improvisation III, Sound Synthesis and Principal Study Teaching.

AWARD

BA (Hons)

COURSE DELIVERY

Full-time (Undergraduate)

ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS

Entry 200 UCAS points, of which a minimum 180 are Higher/A Level to include Music 72 points and English 60 points. Audition and interview required.

Principal Instrument Performance (Voice, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Composition) should be at AB / Rock School Grade VII standard or equivalent.

Holders of a Higher National Certificate will be considered for direct entry to year 2. Holders of a Higher National Diploma will be considered for direct entry to year 3

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Performer, Composer, TV, Corporate Communications, Film, Advertising, Radio, Administration, Publishing, Producer.

GENERAL FACILITIES

Comprehensive induction and freshers’ week programme

Student guides to help you find your way around the campuses and information or support available.

Fully equipped and well stocked libraries at all our main campuses.

Adaptive Technology Centre at Merchiston, with specialist hardware, software and equipment to help support students with disabilities and special needs.

Jack Kilby Computing Centre at Merchiston which has 500 PCs and is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. (Access to 1,100 PCs on six campuses, including Livingston.)

Web access to the library system and your own student records

Low price software purchase schemes for your own pc.

Careers services, including CV preparation, interview skills, vacation and graduate jobs, and work or study abroad.

A range of counselling and chaplaincy services

Accommodation support and advice for student flats and private accommodation

Subsidised access to a wide range of high quality sport and leisure facilities throughout the city

SPECIAL FACILITIES

The School is well equipped with musical instruments and IT resources as well as performance and practice spaces. Some of the facilities available are listed below:
MIDI suite with 16 iMacs running Cubase, ProTools and Reason software. Each workstation has its own synthesiser and 8 channel mixer attached; 3 Recording Studios; 1 with a 96-channel control surface and surround sound capabilities, 2 with 48-channel mixing desks, both running ProTools software; 4 Rehearsal Rooms, each with its own PA system, drum kit and amplifiers; 1 ‘portable’ studio; 60-seat recital room; Student Common Room with 3 PCs, one loaded with score writing software; Music library; 15 Practice Rooms, each with an upright piano; 1 percussion room with a variety of percussion instruments including a unique set of traditional African drums; Several Grand Pianos, 2 Organs and a Harpsichord

*Students are expected to provide their own ‘principal study’ instrument, however secondary instruments can be loaned from our extensive storeroom

FORTHCOMING OPEN DAYS

To arrange a visit to the Ian Tomlin School of Music please contact the School Office on 0131 455 6200.