Course details

The BTEC HND Diploma in Music Production is your pathway to a career in the music industry. A comprehensive range of industry skills are developed over the duration of the two year course. Students will be instructed on how to use industry standard hardware and software. The focus of the two years is on Studio Recording and Music Production. At BIFE we are proud to offer high quality tuition from industry practitioners, equipment and instrumentation, a 24 channel analogue/digital recording studio, prefessional production/recording studio bookable by students, Mac production lab, Pro-Tools, Ableton quality monitoring on Genelec, instrumentation from Fender, Moog and Elektron - mics from AKG, Rode, Audio Technica.

Programme of Study

HNC – YEAR ONE

  • Creative Arts Research Skills
  • Music in Context
  • Notation
  • Audio Electronics
  • Live Sound for Small Venues
  • Music Technology
  • Computer Music Composition & Production
  • Studio Recording & Engineering

HND – Year Two

  • Preparation Process & Production • Audio Post Production
  • Performance Technology
  • Music Production Analysis
  • Music Studio Production
  • Music Electronics
  • Aural Perception
  • Planning for Public Performance

Components subject to change

Entry RequirementsLeaving Certificate with twohonours

  • Leaving Certificate with twohonours
  • Full QQI Level 5 Award with relevant experience
  • City & Guilds Diploma in Sound Engineering (7603) with a meritprofile
  • BTEC Diploma in Music Technology with a merit profile
  • Mature Applicants – experience will be considered in lieu of formal qualifications

Places are offered following successful interview. For a successful interview it is recommended that students bring in evidence of prior experience in sound recording/music production.

Career Opportunities

  • Studio Engineer
  • Location Sound
  • Interactive Media
  • Post Sound for TV & Film
  • Production/Recording Artist
  • Live Sound Engineer
  • Gaming Audio

Higher Education Progression*

Queens University Belfast:

  • BSc in Music Technology & Sonic Arts (Second Year)

Northbrook College Sussex:

  • Music Production (W361 Final Year)

Manchester Metropolitan University:

  • Creative Music Production (W394 Final Year)

Certification

BTEC Higher National Diploma in Music Production Level 6+ equivalence on NFQ

Updated on 08 November, 2015

About Bray Institute of Further Education

Bray Institute of Further Education (BIFE) caters for learners with a wide variety of needs - from those who want to do University Degrees at hontheirs level to those who are training for employment. 

They are located on Novara Avenue, Bray; 150 metres from the town centre and within walking distance of the Dart station. The Institute is just a short jtheirney from Dublin City Centre. 

Bray Institute of Further Education has been a centre of excellence in the field of Further Education for the past twenty-five years serving all areas of the country including Dublin. 

BIFE is a constituent Institute of Kildare / Wicklow Education Training Board (KWETB).  

They offer a wide range of Further Education (PLC) ctheirses both full and part-time at the Institute.

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