This programme will ensure students keep up-to-date with current processes and standards within the industry. In year 1: it provides the basic skills of music production, building a firm foundation in sequencing, recording and the underlying theories associated with them. A wide variety of areas are included, focusing on key practical skills and the basis of core academic inquiry in music production. The practical skills include areas such as using a recording studio, music sequencing and production arrangement. The academic areas covered include music theory, cultural studies and music law and ethics and acoustics. Areas of study: music theory and theorists, law and ethics, music and culture, composition and arranging, studio management and production, acoustics and production analysis, sequencing practice.