Graduate Certificate in Contemporary Music

The Graduate Certificate will cover to an advanced level, the theoretical and practical skills required for students to create, play or sing contemporary music in an industry setting. The programme will include knowledge of musical concepts, principles and techniques to identify chords, scales and modes in order to provide solutions for issues and problems associated with instrumental soloing. Students can demonstrate knowledge of a targeted area of their own choice, in the field of contemporary music.

The overall aim of the Graduate Certificate in Contemporary Music is to equip graduates who may have majored in a different discipline, with the skills and knowledge that fulfil the expectations of the contemporary music industry, its practitioners and clients. Graduate Certificate students will broaden their knowledge and focus on a targeted area of contemporary music which will enhance their professional skills or allow them to staircase to further study. This programme leads students towards employment in the audio or entertainment industry, as well as on to further study in related fields.