About New Zealand Certificate In Music in Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology

What will I learn?

Sound Production

These courses are designed to prepare you for live and studio sound production.

• In MUS401 Sound Production Fundamentals you will explore a range of audio techniques and develop practical skills for elementary recorded and live music sound production.
• In MUS402 Live and Studio Sound Production Techniques you will apply essential audio techniques and demonstrate practical skills in recorded and live sound production.

Music Studies

These courses are designed to enable your to learn about music, to write and arrange music and to develop musicianship.

• In MUS403 Exploring Music Through Song Writing you will develop your music literacy and your ability to use musical elements to express musical ideas.
• In MUS404 Music Literacy for Contemporary Musicians you will increase your music literacy and your ability to use musical elements for expressing ideas in composition, and will use reflective practices to develop their musicianship.

Music Performance

These courses are designed to enable you to build your technical skills, develop attributes for contemporary music performance, increase your knowledge of cultural and industry contexts, and prepare for your own professional practice as contemporary musicians.

• In MUS405 Contemporary Music Performance Contexts you will explore a range of contemporary music styles, cultural contexts and issues, and experiment with techniques and processes for communicating musical ideas through performance.
• In MUS406 Contemporary Music Performance and Industry Practices you will build your music performance skills and knowledge and develop your understanding of professional practices associated with careers in the music industry.

As a Graduate you will be able to...

• Read and write music to an elementary level. 
• Contribute to music composition and arrangements.
• Perform music with confidence and ability for an audience.
• Demonstrate technical ability on a musical instrument(s).
• Use music creation and sound reinforcement technology. 
• Apply a broad range of research skills to inform own music practice. 
• Use a range of personal and interpersonal skills to work in the music industry. 
• Apply understanding of the music industry to develop own career plan.

Academic qualification equivalents

• Higher Secondary Certificate / Standard 12. 

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS        :       overall academic score of at least 6.0 (with at least 5.5 in each band)
• TOEFL      :       Score of 60 (with a writing score of 20)
• PTE           :      Academic) score of 50

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