Manchester MIDI School: Manchester MIDI School is a music production school delivering the finest online and on-site courses in music production, DJing, sound engineering and individual training available in the UK today. Our music production courses are designed for anyone wishing to learn and master sound engineering, music production, and remixing techniques from a DJ making beats and tunes for their set on the part-time DJ course through to an aspiring music producer learning remixing tricks and sound engineering on our Industry recognised Steinberg Diploma Course.
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Music Production & Sound Engineering Courses:
12 Month Diploma, 9 Month Diploma, Free Production Taster, Dance Music Production, Logic 101, Bassment DJ Course, Taster DJ Course, Ableton Live, Dance Music Business, Scratch Lab, 1 on 1 Training.
Southampton Solent University located one hour from London in the South of England is one of the UK's newest universities offering a Bachelor of Science (BSc) Honours Degree Course in Sound Engineering to UK and International Students. Our Sound Engineering course aims to blend production and performance creativity with sound business knowledge, giving you a skill set that few other Music degrees offer. This will give you a much-needed edge in an industry that is notoriously hard to break in to.
Over the last decade graduates from our Sound Engineering Degree course have secured employment in a wide range of sound engineering appointments in almost every area of the media and entertainment industry. Big name employers include Abbey Road Studios, Dolby Laboratories, Pinewood Studios, G-Cap Media, BBC, ITV, Formula 1, SSL Audio and Twickenham Film Studios.
Southampton Solent University is located in the heart of Southampton, on the South Coast of England, just over an hour by train to London and within easy distance of Bournemouth, Portsmouth and Winchester. Its location makes it easy to travel to Europe either by ferry or from the city's airport at Eastleigh.
BSc (Hons) Degree in Sound Engineering - Course Content:
- Audio Studio Recording
- Video Production
- Media Electronics
- Digital Audio
- Light and Sound
- Audio and Video Technology
- Sound Design
- Project Preparation
- Electronic Applications
- Media Computing
- Media Formats
- Audio Systems
- Audio Post Production
- Technology Project
- Transmission and Networking
- Outside Broadcasting
- Digital Broadcasting
- Film And Video Technology
- Audio Systems Design
- Communication Signal Processing
Delivering creative media courses since 1976. SAE Institute is where a career in Sound / Audio Engineering, Music Production, Digital Filmmaking, Web Development, 3D / Interactive Animation and Games Programming begins.
With 54 campuses in 26 countries, in the United Kingdom SAE Institute has 4 campuses in London, Liverpool, Glasgow, and the world headquarters in Oxford.
Our approach to creative media education recognises the importance of the practical and technological ability of our graduates together with the need to be familiar with the high-octane nature of the creative industries. This is reflected by our programmes not following the traditional academic year, in essence we don’t have the long holidays.
It allows a 3 year degree to be completed in 2 years with a focus on practical skills that enables our graduates to have the familiarity, drive, confidence and ‘can do’ attitude that sets them apart.
The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance is internationally recognised as one of Europe’s leading independent schools of modern music.
Located in London and established over a quarter of a century ago, we have been developing and delivering cutting-edge courses to students of contemporary music for longer than any other UK-based school. Our reputation has been built on developing and providing world-class education and training using the very best tutors and state-of-the-art facilities.
We offer a range of professional courses including a Masters degree, Bachelors degrees in Popular Music Performance, Creative Musicianship, Songwriting, and Music Business, a fully-funded one-year Diploma, a specialist one-year Higher Diploma, plus a wide portfolio of part-time courses and summer schools designed to meet a variety of training needs for guitarists, bass players, drummers, vocalists, songwriters and aspiring music business executives and entrepreneurs.
• London Art Portfolio (LAP) provides art and design portfolio preparation courses to artists and designers of all levels - from beginners to advanced.
• Popular with UCAS and Foundation applicants for portfolio development support, we have a 100% success rate for student placement in top art schools and universities in London, throughout the UK, and worldwide.
• We offer foundation courses in art & design, day and evening courses year-round, as well as one-to-one tutorials tailored to your needs. Online classes are also available.
• Located in Wapping, the Borough of Tower Hamlets, East London close to Tower Bridge, LAP welcomes students from throughout the UK, as well as international students from around the world.
• London Art Portfolio was set up by Julia Dennis, a practicing artist who exhibits regularly in the UK and abroad.
• Julia has many years of experience in preparing art and design portfolios for all specialist areas for degree applications, organising exhibitions, and preparing students for interviews.
• Our courses attract a vibrant, diverse mix of creative students from all over the world, great for making new friends and fully enjoying London too!
Student Review: "Thanks so much for your help Julia! Our sessions gave me that step up that I really needed to get my portfolio and statement together in the nick of time!
The focus, encouragement and ideas that came out of sessions together were invaluable." - Amy - Otis College of Art and Design, MA Degree in Fine Art
• Founded in 1997, Language and Music for Life (LMFL) offers a unique 2-week summer music and language courses for British & international students in North Yorkshire, England.
• LMFL provides quality one-to-one training in a wide range of instruments & voice tuition to enthusiastic musicians of all levels & ages (children aged 5+, teenagers & adults). In addition, we offer English and foreign language classes in private lessons or small groups.
• Designed primarily for highly motivated musicians with a willingness to learn; enabling them to derive maximum benefit from high quality tuition, the course is open to musicians preparing for national, international exams or competitions, skilled amateurs and "tourist musicians".
• Our Summer Course 2026 will be hosted by Giggleswick School, a co-educational day and boarding school in a beautiful part of North Yorkshire, England. It is accessible from all parts of the UK through excellent road, rail and air links (Approximately 380km from London, 57 km from Leeds, and 100km from Manchester. The closest international airport is Manchester International Airport, just 70 miles away, with direct flights from major cities in UK, USA & Europe).
• During the course, students can take world-recognized Trinity College London exams.
• Trinity College London provides exams & qualifications in over 60 countries, and LMFL provides our students with the opportunity to take Trinity College music qualifications.
Quantize Music Production is a London based course that focuses on bespoke, one to one training, centered around Ableton Live. The courses are designed to identify and focus on the unique goals of each individual, concentrating on specific areas that will improve both creativity and musical output. Additional there is a focus on Workflow, Motivation and Inspiration with the aim of increasing students productivity and most importantly enjoyment of the music making process.
The two day course targets key areas of music production and is primarily created for students with little or no experience who want to learn all aspects of production from the initial conception of an idea right through to he mixing and mastering phase. Students are welcome to bring their own tracks to work on, create a new track from the ground up or disect any of the tutors released material for ideas, tips and techniques. The tutor, Keith Mills has 13 years experience working within the electronic dance music industry and is currently enjoying success with his productions as one half of MIDI:09.
Courses / Programs:
Outline for 2 day beginner course:
- Introduction to Ableton Live
- Analysing a genre
- Creating interesting drum loops and grooves
- Methods for creating a bassline
- Creating pads and lead lines
- Recording sounds into a computer
- MIDI vs Audio
- Synthesis techniques
- Sampling techniques
- Automation
- Building an arrangement
- Applying Effects
- Compression Techniques
- Mixing & Mastering
- Examining and improving workflow
- Finding Inspiration