Diploma of Music (Sound Production)
Diploma of Music (Sound Production)
Kick starts your career in the music industry with this advanced qualification in live sound and studio production. This course will provide you with opportunities to develop your skills in live sound concert production, studio recording and mixing techniques. You will have access to a live production venue, recording studios…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Kick starts your career in the music industry with this advanced qualification in live sound and studio production. This course will provide you with opportunities to develop your skills in live sound concert production, studio recording and mixing techniques. You will have access to a live production venue, recording studios and industry standard software to develop your craft. You will network with like-minded sound production and music students to forge your future career.
The creative arts industry plays an important role in Australia’s economy. According to the Australian Government’s My Skills service, it contributes over $10 billion to our economy and employs nearly 100,000 people. The emergence of new technologies and wide range of job prospects mean this is an exciting industry to be a part of.
In this course you will hone your skills in live sound production installation and mixing, studio recording, editing and mixing as well as sound design, lighting and the business of working in creative industries. Our highly experienced and passionate teaching team have years of industry experience and will give you one-on-one guidance to prepare you for a career in the music industry.
Successful completion of this course will qualify you to work as a live sound engineer or recording engineer. It will also give you the foundation knowledge needed to undertake further training in the field.
What can I do?
Studio Engineer
Stage Manager
Producer
Live Sound Engineer
University pathways
If you want to go on to further study at university, TAFE Queensland has a pathway option to get you there. In many cases, completing one of our diplomas may give you a full year of credit towards a degree with one of our partner universities.
REQUIREMENTS
Academic Requirements: Completion of Year 12 (or equivalent). Non-school-leavers must have relevant work experience or qualification that indicates likely success of course completion.
International students who are under 18 years of age and are applying for a student visa are required by the Australian Government Department of Home Affairs to have adequate welfare arrangements in place.
Academic IELTS 5.5 (no individual band less than 5.0) or ISLPR 2+ on all skills or other; iBT score of 46 with 8 in Reading /7 in Learning and 18 in writing /16 in speaking; PTE Academic (Pearson Test of English) overall score of 42 with Reading /Learning /writing /speaking score of 36; Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) score of 162.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
TAFE Queensland is the biggest provider of further education and vocational training courses in Queensland. On an average, every year more than 180,000 students complete a course at TAFE Queensland. The TAFE Queensland network is made up of six regions delivering training from Thursday Island to the Gold Coast, from Bundaberg to Roma and across the south-east corner. From the vast roster of courses, international students can choose to apply to over 170 courses in subjects as varied as Accounting, Electronics, Beauty Therapy and Commercial Cooking.
