FC Popular Music and Music Technology

We are committed to accepting students on to this course who have the potential to succeed as practitioners and who will gain sustained work in the performing arts and entertainment industries. With this in mind we wish to identify through applications and interview or audition key attributes and achievements. The key attributes that we seek to identify are: Knowledge, ability and experience of music and or music technology Commitment to the performing arts Ability to work effectively with others Broad interest and engagement Self-awareness Spirit of enterprise The minimum educational standard that we are looking for is: GCSEs We normally require a minimum of five GCSEs grade C. These should include Maths and English. Plus a minimum of 48 UCAS tariff points (2017 tariff) or 120 UCAS tariff points (2016 tariff). We accept all types of equivalent qualifications, the following are the most common UK qualifications that people tend to apply to us with: A/AS Level This should be from two A Levels (i.e. grades D,D), excluding General Studies. Points from AS and Key Skills are not counted.

Extended Diploma (i.e. Pass, Pass, Pass profile). BTEC Diploma (i.e. Merit, Pass). Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications such as an A Level, in which case total needs to be 48 (2017 UCAS tariff points) or 120 (2016 UCAS tariff points) across both qualifications. 90 Credit Diploma (Merit, Merit). Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications such as an A Level, in which case total needs to be 48 (2017 UCAS tariff points) or 120 (2016 UCAS tariff points) across both qualifications.

Acceptable on its own and with other qualifications. Welsh Baccalaureate Acceptable on its own but is ideally combined with other qualifications as it is equivalent to one A Level.

Audition or Interview Candidates are invited to submit a postal audition/interview We look for evidence of the key attributes and an ability to achieve the qualifications standard. In exceptional cases people may be offered places who have not met or are not on course to meet the qualifications standard. In these cases there must be substantial potential demonstrated against the other attributes. The postal audition/interview allows us to evaluate you as a practitioner in your area of interest. Offers of a place will follow where you demonstrate high ability and the potential to succeed. Equal Opportunity LIPA is an equal opportunities organisation and aims to successfully recruit students from a wide range of different socio-economic and personal backgrounds. To ensure we provide effective equality of opportunity within the application process we carefully consider each application individually and acknowledge differences that can exist between applicants’ experiences from diverse backgrounds. We regularly update our approaches to take into account changing understanding of communities and cultures and we monitor applicant/student characteristics such as age, gender and ethnicity. Recognition of Prior (Experiential) Learning [RP(E)L] and Credit Transfers: NA

• Interview required

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