Castle College
Castle College has Music and Media Centres at its Beeston and Carlton Road centres. The Beeston campus has state-of-the-art rehearsal, recording and performing facilities and the Carlton Road campus has the latest facilities for video editing, sound recording and multimedia publishing.
The courses involve active participation by students on a wide range of ventures including:
- student radio station
- student magazines
- Termly gigs at music venues
The College offers a wide range of courses on a full and part-time basis:
Media courses
- Media GCSE Media
- Media (Technology) First Diploma
- Media National Diploma
- Media National Extended Diploma
- Media (Moving Image) National Diploma
- Media AS/A2 Level
- Film Studies AS only
- Photography AS/A2
Multimedia courses
- Multimedia First Diploma
- Multimedia & Graphics National Diploma
Music courses
- Creating Music Through Technology Level 2
- Contemporary Popular Music NOCN Level 1
- Contemporary Popular Music NOCN Level 2
- Contemporary Popular Music NOCN Level 3
- Music Performance HND
Evening part-time courses
- Guitar
- Bass Guitar
- Keyboard Playing
- MIDI Sequencing
- Singing
- Songwriting
- DJ Skills
- Music Technology
- Introduction to Journalism
- Film Studies (AS Level)
- Media (AS Level)
Music Technology and Sound Engineering courses are also provided in partnership with Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies, one of the leading recording studio complexes in the country, which gives students access to state-of-the-art equipment. Courses are delivered by experienced music-industry professionals, and the centre is accredited by Steinberg, Vestax, Roland and Avid.
Courses include;
- Music Technology Introduction
- Music Technology Level 2 Certificate
- Music Technology First Diploma
- Music Technology National diploma
- Music Technology HND
- Audio & Recording Technology BSc (Hons)
- Music Technology/Video/DJ/Multimedia One-to-One Training (Various Levels)
This is a flexible programme taught on a one-to-one basis and designed to give students control over what they learn and when. Subjects are covered in intensive three hour sessions.
Contact Confetti for further details on 0115 952 2075 or email courses@confettistudios.com or take a virtual tour of the facilities at http://www.confettistudios.com
Castle College Nottingham
Maid Marian Way,
Nottingham NG1 6AB
Tel: 0845 845 0500
e-mail: learn@castlecollege.ac.uk
or visit www.castlecollege.ac.uk
Contact the College for further information and details of courses.