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FdA Music and Sound Production

Course Overview

In the UK, we listen to an estimated 60 billion hours of music a year. As a musician producer, you will already be one of the 5 million people who regularly create music, or one of the 9 million who have previously done so. This FdA Music course will provide you with an experience through which you will develop your potential, further your knowledge and refine your skills.

This degree level course will focus on providing students with the skills that they need to meet the needs of clients in live music production contexts, studio recording contexts and media-based contexts. Students will study units embracing studio production, live music applications, audio electronics and sound synthesis. The course is expected to explore analogue (tape) recording as well as digital.

Course Content

Modules within the course will cover the following topics:

• Sound Creation and Recording
• Live Sound
• Audio Electronics
• Experimental music
• Music and Society
• Analogue Recording
• Mixing and Mastering
• Music for Media There will also be elements of music theory, tutorials and music analysis.

Who is the Course For?

FdA Music and Sound Production is a two-year course that provides students with the creative and technical knowledge required to build a career in music production. The course primarily engages the student with technology but is intended to provide opportunities for any suitably qualified candidate with an interest in writing / producing / collaborating in music production.

Entry Requirements

• UCAS Tariff - 48 points All applicants should have Level 3 qualifications including at least one 'creative' subject. Applicants who fall outside of this tariff may be considered. The course is taught in English. Academic IELTS overall score of 5.5 with a minimum of 5.0 in each band (reading, writing, speaking, listening).

Course Assessment

Assessment method Summative Assignments. Each unit is assessed separately, and the assessment forms part of the unit. Assessment both provide a measure of your achievement, and also gives you regular feedback on how your learning is developing.

Work Experience

In the last term of the course, there will be work-experience projects either through offers from external partners or through searches carried out by the students themselves.

Course Progression

The majority of graduating students choose to top-up their FdA to a full BA (hons).

What the Course Leads to

Employment within the music industry is commonly freelance with something like 75% of practitioners being registered self-employed, it is therefore anticipated that students will largely begin their career development through self-employment.

Course Costs

Tuition fees £7,750 per academic year Students who are eligible can apply for a student loan to cover the cost of the tuition fees. International Fees We currently do not offer this course to International applicants due to UKVI regulations.

Course Details

• Start Date: Only available for 2026/27 entry
• Attendance: Full-time
• Duration: 2 Years
• Location: Poole Campus
• Awarding Body: Arts University Bournemouth (AUB)
• Qualification: Foundation Degree
• Curriculum Area: Creative, Digital, Tech and Service Industries - Music

Related Courses

• UAL Level 1 Diploma in Music, Performing and Production Arts
  • Employer: School leavers
  • Start Date: September 2026
  • Duration: 1 Year
  • Attendance: Full-time
• UAL Level 3 Diploma and Extended Diploma in Music Performance and Production
  • Employer: School leavers
  • Start Date: September 2026
  • Duration: 2 Years
  • Attendance: Full-time
• UAL Level 2 Diploma in Music Performance and Production
  • Employer: School leavers
  • Start Date: September 2026
  • Duration: 1 Year
  • Attendance: Full-time

Course Outcomes

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the intellectual, imaginative and practical skills needed for the creation of music and in response to briefs where music is required to meet a client's need.
• Demonstrate and articulate your understanding of the relationships between different genres, trends and histories and a clear sense of where your own professional strengths lie and how you intend to launch your career in the industry.
• Communicate your ideas both in verbal and practical ways.
• Articulate your understanding of the complex nature of music production, the forms that this may take and the target audience that you wish to reach.
• Collaborate with others effectively in the realisation of a performative and/or participative event within or across disciplines.
• Extend academic learning as an independent, self-reflective and creative practitioner, fully prepared for professional environments or postgraduate study.