RSL
Level 1
QN: 603/6426/9
Curriculum Active
RSL Level 1 Award in the Creative Music Industry
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by RSL. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 1200 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 1
Awarding Body
RSL
Syllabus Units
20 Units
Guided Hours
1200 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Arranging Music
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate the skills to arrange structural and musical elements of a piece of music.
2
Auditioning for Music
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate the musical and communication skills necessary to perform in an audition and interview scenario.
3
Composing Lyrics
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate the skills to create lyric ideas and identify potential uses for them.
4
Creating Digital Content
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify ideas for creating and publishing digital content for a target audience.2.
- Produce digital content for an artist or event.
5
Exploring a Career in Music
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify the skills employed by a music industry professional.2.
- Identify where their own skill base is compatible or requires development.
6
Improving Instrumental Performance
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate awareness of basic care of the instrument and the instrumentalist.2 Demonstrate the ability to plan to develop instrument-specific technique.3.
- Know how to review progress in instrumental techniques and identify strengths and areas for development.
7
Listening to Music
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify the relationship between the key elements of a piece of music and an emotional response to it.
8
Music Artist and You
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Define the career development of a music artist and recognise their influence.
9
Music Sequencing and Production
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate use of DAW software to create a project file.
10
Organising a Music Event
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate skills to work as part of a team to organise a music event.
11
Performing Music for Recording
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate the skills to perform music in a recording environment.
12
Performing Music Live
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate the skills to perform music in a live environment.
13
Practical Harmony
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate the use of harmonic progressions in writing music.
14
Practical Sound Reinforcement
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate how to set up a rehearsal-room PA system.
15
Production for Digital Media
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Produce an audio sequence for a specific media destination.
16
Recording Sound
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Plan and record a piece of music in a studio or live situation.
17
Rehearsing Music
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate the skills to rehearse for a specific music performance.
18
Solo Music Composition
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate the skills to compose a finished piece of music.
19
Understanding the Music Industry
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the broad structure of, and roles within, the UK music industry.
20
Using a Keyboard with a DAW
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate theoretical knowledge and practical skills in using a keyboard to input music in real time into a digital audio workstation.
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 603/6426/9
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- RSL
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Sept 2020