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GCE A Level in Music Technology

at Woodhouse College · college

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull time

What the college says

Studying music technology at Woodhouse will provide you with a gateway into the fascinating and evolving world of music technology. You will learn about recording, technology-based composition, listening, analysing and producing. You will be encouraged to engage with a wide range of music technology techniques and develop an understanding of the historical and cultural contexts of the use of music technology in the creation and production of music. In recent years, many Woodhouse students have gone on to study music technology, sound production, sound engineering and other courses requiring a similar skill set at university level. The department is proud of its state-of-the-art recording studio and Mac-based teaching space with relevant software including Logic. Course content: You’ll explore techniques for capturing, editing and manipulating sound to help you understand the impact of music technology on creative processes in the studio. You will then produce a completed mix. You’ll develop ideas and turn them into completed technology-based compositions, develop in-depth knowledge and understanding of musical elements and musical language, and apply them. You’ll identify, analyse and evaluate creative music production techniques, as applied to the unfamiliar commercial recordings supplied in the exam. As well as identifying effects and their associated parameter settings, you will explain the principles behind the choice of the effects heard on each recording, and their soni

What you need to get on

GCSES: Grade 6 in Mathematics, Grade 6 in English Language, Grade 6 in Music, Grade 5 in a Science subject

How you are assessed

Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • WOODHOUSE COLLEGE

    WOODHOUSE ROAD FINCHLEY, LONDON, N12 9EY

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 31 August 2026 · LONDON

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