Pearson
    Level 3
    QN: 603/3071/5
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    Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Music

    Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by Pearson. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 1530 hours.

    Qualification Level
    Level 3
    Awarding Body
    Pearson
    Syllabus Units
    13 Units
    Guided Hours
    1530 hrs
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    Course Syllabus & Study Modules

    Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.

    1

    Collaborative Music Project: Producing a Collaborative Project

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Demonstrate technical music skills in a final collaborative project
    • Demonstrate creative music skills in a final collaborative project
    • Present a final collaborative music project
    2

    Collaborative Music Project: Undertaking a defined technical project role

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Plan and prepare for a technical role
    • Demonstrate skills within a technical role
    • Contribute to a project within a technical role
    3

    Collaborative Music Project: Using creative collaboration to develop a project

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Demonstrate personal engagement and individual responsibility when developing a collaborative project
    • Demonstrate musical skills when developing a collaborative project
    • Apply collaborative skills when developing a project
    4

    Music Production Skills Development: Creating Musical Material through Production

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Demonstrate an understanding of music sequencing techniques when developing musical material in response to a brief
    • Apply creative processes when developing musical material
    • Apply musical creation skills and sequencing techniques in response to a brief
    5

    Music Production Skills Development: Music technology and live events

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Plan to use music technology in a live event
    • Understand how to set up equipment for live events
    • Apply skills when operating music technology equipment in a live event
    6

    Music Production Skills Development: Studio Recording

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Demonstrate an understanding of studio recording equipment
    • Apply multi-track recording techniques
    • Apply mixing skills to a recording
    7

    Music Skills Development: Creating musical material

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Apply creative processes when developing musical material
    • Demonstrate an understanding of music sequencing techniques when developing musical material in response to a brief
    • Apply musical creation skills and sequencing techniques in response to a brief
    8

    Music Skills Development: Performing as an ensemble

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Contribute to the development of musical material through rehearsal
    • Review choices and actions made in a rehearsal to develop musical material
    • Apply ensemble performance skills
    9

    Music Skills Development: Using musical styles

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Apply stylistic conventions to musical material in response to a brief
    • Apply musical elements to material in response to a brief
    • Review the stylistic conventions of musical material
    10

    Personal Music Profile: Producing a Personal Project

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Devise and develop a personal music project
    • Demonstrate technical and musical skills within a project
    • Create final outcomes in response to the aims and constraints of the project
    11

    Personal Music Profile: Using development plans to refine skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Identify personal opportunities and areas for improvement related to progression
    • Create a plan for personal musical development
    • Develop musical skills in response to the plan
    12

    Personal Music Profile: Using material for self-promotion and networking

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Define and plan self-promotional material in relation to networking opportunities
    • Select and create content for self-promotional material
    • Present self-promotional material for planned opportunities
    13

    The Music Industry: Planning a career in the Industry

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the development of the music industry
    • Understand sectors and employment in the music industry
    • Identify potential opportunities for the future music industry

    Regulatory & Verification Details

    Qualification Number (QN)
    603/3071/5
    Regulated Status
    Available to learners
    Awarding Body
    Pearson
    Qualification Type
    Vocationally-Related Qualification
    Operational Start
    Sept 2018
    Operational End
    Jul 2030