Music Level 1

Start your music journey here. Across six units, you’ll explore composing, rehearsing, performing and using music technology, and team up with others on a performance and production project.

You won’t be stuck in a practice room either. You’ll perform in professional venues, from local venues such as Billington’s and Whittles to Manchester stages including Band on the Wall and 53two, building your skills and confidence as a musician.

You’ll be assessed continuously throughout each project. For every project, you’ll keep a digital portfolio of research, rehearsals and recordings that leads to a final piece, which is assessed through performance.

Feedback is recorded on the College’s digital assessment platform, and one-to-one tutorials will review your progress and set targets.

Your final grade comes from your Final Major Project, a performance or production project of your own choosing in a professional venue. This is assessed by tutors and peers and externally moderated by University of the Arts London (UAL).

Successful completion of this course could allow you to progress to Level 2 Music Performance and Production.

In the longer term, you could work towards careers such as:

• Performer
• Songwriter
• Music producer
• Sound engineer

The creative industries are one of the UK’s fastest-growing sectors, with key creative jobs projected to grow by 416,000 (27%) between 2025 and 2035 (Skills England, 2026).