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MUSIC COURSES FOR 16-19 YEAR OLDS

Whether you choose a music production or performance course, you’ll get to hone your talents and practise your skills in one of our three recording studios. You don’t need to be an experienced musician – we offer courses from Level 1, right up to degree level.

Revenue generated by the UK’s live music is growing. It’s estimated to contribute £4bn a year to the economy with jobs increasing 19% each year. Music is an exciting and varied subject that lets you explore your passion and creativity. There are more jobs available in the music industry than you might think, and a qualification in music could lead to a variety of well-paid careers including music performance, music production and teaching.

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Level 2

Music Performance and Production, UAL Diploma

Level 3

Music Performance and Production, UAL Diploma / Extended Diploma

Level 3

Technical Theatre and Live Events, UAL Diploma/Extended Diploma

What do you want to be?

Weston College offer a wide range of creative qualifications and here’s a taster of the types of careers they can lead onto:

Musician

Arts Officer, Producer or Director

Photographer, Audio-visual or Broadcasting Equipment Operator

TV, Video or Audio Engineer

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Level 2

Music Performance and Production, UAL Diploma

Duration: 1 Year

Start Date: Sep 2023

Location: LOXTON CAMPUS

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Become part of Creative Arts Weston, a career-focused College and University Centre, housed within a vibrant and supportive environment, which encourages collaboration with your peers, lecturers and the creative industries to give you the skills and opportunities you need to kick-start your career. This exciting course has been developed to p...

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Level 3

Music Performance and Production, UAL Diploma / Extended Diploma

Duration: Flexible

Start Date: Sep 2023

Location: LOXTON CAMPUS

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Level 3

Technical Theatre and Live Events, UAL Diploma/Extended Diploma

Duration: 2 Years

Start Date: Sep 2023

Location: KNIGHTSTONE CAMPUS

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You can progress onto Degrees and Higher Apprenticeships with UCW...

Level 6Acting and Performance Making, BA (Hons) Level 6Dance for Commercial Performance, BA (Hons) Level 6 Hair, Make-up and Prosthetics for Production, BA (Hons) Level 6 Musical Theatre, BA (Hons) Level 6 Professional Music Performance and Production, BA (Hons)

We've bundled the best education in the area with career boosted benefits - and are leveraging our contacts as one of the largest Colleges in the country to give you the best possible chance of success.

As a musician, your industry career path is only limited by your ambitions.

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Occupations related to Music

Musician

Musicians write, arrange, orchestrate, conduct and perform musical compositions.

Average annual earnings: £19,250
Employment in region: 565 positions

Arts Officer, Producer or Director

Arts officers, producers and directors assume creative, financial and organisational responsibilities in the production and direction of television and radio programmes, films, stage presentations, content for other media, and the promotion and exhibition of other creative activities.

Average annual earnings: £23,588
Employment in region: 2,297 positions

Photographer, Audio-visual or Broadcasting Equipment Operator

Workers in this unit group operate and assist with still, cine and television cameras and operate other equipment to record, manipulate and project sound and vision for entertainment, cultural, commercial and industrial purposes.

Average annual earnings: £19,787
Employment in region: 1,045 positions

Meet our Trailblazers

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Music Production, FdA

"I think my time at Creative Arts Weston has prepared me for a multi-faceted career as I was given a great level of independence and encouraged to try as many different things as possible."

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