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Artist Development
Level 4
This industry-first course explores all areas of the music industry, so you have a well rounded view of how to have a professional music artist career.
Level 4
This industry-first course explores all areas of the music industry, so you have a well rounded view of how to have a professional music artist career.
You must be 17+ and have a Level 3 qualification or work experience
One year
RSL Level 4 Diploma – Creative Practitioner
You must be 17+ and have a Level 3 qualification or work experience
One Year
RSL Level 4 Diploma – Creative Practitioner
The Artist Development course aims to aid you with your early steps as a professional. The course is based around experimentation with your music, image and branding, review and goal setting, allowing you to realise your potential through consistent practice, performance and feedback from teachers, peers and industry experts.
Discover and establish who you are as a creative, and be provided with a real feel for the industry. Examine your own current musical practice and position as a creative music practitioner, and establish what you need going forward to push yourself to the next stage. Develop your craft and products in line with your aims and aspirations, with feedback from industry mentors in artist development companies, to grow in line with current music industry standards and expectations.
Through specifically tailored sessions, each focusing on a specific aspect of your creative practice.
You can expect:
The course is practical-focused, developing real-life skills, knowledge and experience. The work you do on the course, such as development of material, branding, imagery, and press materials, should be usable in the real world. See us as a mentorship programme, with regular, focused reviews of your developing artistic skill and identity, industry knowledge and professionalism. You’ll also receive termly personalised feedback on your outputs and development from our partners in the music industry.
External working opportunities for working with venues and festivals will also be offered to you, and we encourage you to participate in as many of these industry opportunities as you can. Gigs will be arranged by the college, but you will be supported in creating and promoting your own performances.
PLEASE NOTE: THE BELOW STUDY MATERIALS ARE CAMPUS DEPENDENT.
Physical professional standard resources:
A Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) allowing you to:
The college also provides a parent portal, which allows parents/carers to support you with your progress
The Artist Development course aims to aid you with your early steps as a professional. The course is based around experimentation with your music, image and branding, review and goal setting, allowing you to realise your potential through consistent practice, performance and feedback from teachers, peers and industry experts.
Discover and establish who you are as a creative, and be provided with a real feel for the industry. Examine your own current musical practice and position as a creative music practitioner, and establish what you need going forward to push yourself to the next stage. Develop your craft and products in line with your aims and aspirations, with feedback from industry mentors in artist development companies, to grow in line with current music industry standards and expectations.
Through specifically tailored sessions, each focusing on a specific aspect of your creative practice.
You can expect:
The course is practical-focused, developing real-life skills, knowledge and experience. The work you do on the course, such as development of material, branding, imagery, and press materials, should be usable in the real world. See us as a mentorship programme, with regular, focused reviews of your developing artistic skill and identity, industry knowledge and professionalism. You’ll also receive termly personalised feedback on your outputs and development from our partners in the music industry.
External working opportunities for working with venues and festivals will also be offered to you, and we encourage you to participate in as many of these industry opportunities as you can. Gigs will be arranged by the college, but you will be supported in creating and promoting your own performances.
PLEASE NOTE: THE BELOW STUDY MATERIALS ARE CAMPUS DEPENDENT.
Physical professional standard resources:
A Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) allowing you to:
The college also provides a parent portal, which allows parents/carers to support you with your progress
Applying to study with us takes less than two minutes, and we have interviewers ready and waiting to speak to you.
Find out more about the application journey and apply now below.
Applying to study with us takes less than two minutes, and we have interviewers ready and waiting to speak to you. Find out more about the application journey and apply now below.
With all the transferable skills you’ll learn on this course, the world really is your oyster.
You can head off to University, study a Level 4/5 course or go straight into the world of work.
A live performer/concert artist. The ‘classic’ onstage performance in a live setting, or a more bespoke artistic path, such as performance art, touring theatre, or musical theatre.
Apply your talent to many aspects of singing, including recording albums, singles and touring. Other avenues include professional backing singers, session singers, or travel entertainment, e.g. cruise ships and amusement parks.
Working towards an individual refined concept and putting it into action, creating original music and media as an original, creative artist.
Music composition, recording and production; beat making, remixing - a modern music producer covers it all, with artistic vision and creative output.
Write songs for yourself or others, perhaps in a range of genres and styles and for a range of acts. A creative role at the heart of the music industry.
With all the transferable skills you’ll learn on this course, the world really is your oyster.
You can head off to University, study a Level 4/5 course or go straight into the world of work.
A live performer/concert artist. The ‘classic’ onstage performance in a live setting, or a more bespoke artistic path, such as performance art, touring theatre, or musical theatre.
Apply your talent to many aspects of singing, including recording albums, singles and touring. Other avenues include professional backing singers, session singers, or travel entertainment, e.g. cruise ships and amusement parks.
Working towards an individual refined concept and putting it into action, creating original music and media as an original, creative artist.
Music composition, recording and production; beat making, remixing - a modern music producer covers it all, with artistic vision and creative output.
Write songs for yourself or others, perhaps in a range of genres and styles and for a range of acts. A creative role at the heart of the music industry.
You must be 17+ and have a Level 3 qualification or work experience.
You will benefit from a balanced programme of study that combines practical sessions in specialist spaces with contextual studies in classrooms. Your academic year will run for 37 weeks, and a typical week is made up of predominantly in-person lessons. These lessons cover a variety of subjects in your chosen discipline, as well as 2 hours a week with your course group and Course/Programme Leader for group mentoring sessions and industry engagement through guest speakers or mentors. Everything on your timetable is mandatory, and we expect 100% attendance on all of our courses.
This course is internally assessed, meaning your teachers deliver and assess all of your coursework. The course is designed to be as practical as possible; you will find assignments to be a balance of practical work like performances, compositions, audio recordings and visual media, as well as written reports and presentations. The year is currently made up of four projects undertaken in order:
It is expected that you already have some songwriting, performing or producing experience in your chosen musical direction, however independent, DIY or developed this may be.
An element of self-reflection around your current practice is recommended to help kickstart your exploration of possibilities; we will set a short exercise based on capturing your current practice to help guide you more effectively towards your specific musical targets.
Your course benefits from an enrichment programme planned out by your local campus. Activities we’ve offered in the past include:
You will have access to industry guest speakers and receive feedback on your creative work from peers and professionals
All campuses 16-18*
FREE
All campuses 19+ (FIRST YEARS ONLY)
£4,425
You must be 17+ and have a Level 3 qualification or work experience.
You will benefit from a balanced programme of study that combines practical sessions in specialist spaces with contextual studies in classrooms. Your academic year will run for 37 weeks, and a typical week is made up of predominantly in-person lessons. These lessons cover a variety of subjects in your chosen discipline, as well as 2 hours a week with your course group and Course/Programme Leader for group mentoring sessions and industry engagement through guest speakers or mentors. Everything on your timetable is mandatory, and we expect 100% attendance on all of our courses.
This course is internally assessed, meaning your teachers deliver and assess all of your coursework. The course is designed to be as practical as possible; you will find assignments to be a balance of practical work like performances, compositions, audio recordings and visual media, as well as written reports and presentations. The year is currently made up of four projects undertaken in order:
It is expected that you already have some songwriting, performing or producing experience in your chosen musical direction, however independent, DIY or developed this may be.
An element of self-reflection around your current practice is recommended to help kickstart your exploration of possibilities; we will set a short exercise based on capturing your current practice to help guide you more effectively towards your specific musical targets.
Your course benefits from an enrichment programme planned out by your local campus. Activities we’ve offered in the past include:
You will have access to industry guest speakers and receive feedback on your creative work from peers and professionals
All campuses 16-18*
FREE
All campuses 19+ (FIRST YEARS ONLY)
£4,425
A range of student-friendly offers are available in partnership with WEX. These vary by store so check in with your local branch to see what support they can provide you as an ACC learner.
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