Published 6/11/07
BTEC students get expert training from Roland
Roland UK (www.roland.co.uk) have launched a scheme to promote the music industry in education, with the opening of two Music Academies at Walsall College, West Midlands (www.walcat.ac.uk) and the Rotherham College of Arts and Technology (www.rotherham.ac.uk). The scheme is designed to offer specialist training facilities to students who want to widen their career opportunities in the music industry.
It runs alongside each college's existing BTEC National Diploma or equivalent NCFE courses in music and music technology, and is classed as 'enrichment'. Students get a course handbook, written by Roland, and assignments are delivered and monitored by college staff, but moderated by Roland's education division. The two-year course culminates in a viva voce interview, which is assesed by Roland UK's Head of Education, David Barnard.
What's more, the company have announced a new certification, called the Certificate in Music and Interactive Technology, which was developed in conjunction with the Rock School examination board.
Students attending courses at the Roland Music Acadamies will be taught about career development, product knowledge, marketing and communications, and there will be presentations by Roland artists and guest speakers. Assignments will be delivered using facilities that contain Roland and Edirol hardware, as well as Cakewalk's Sonar and Make Music's Finalé software. A third Music Academy is to follow at the University of Glamorgan in Spring 2008.
Roland UK +44 (0)1792 702701
www.roland.co.uk
Roland UK (www.roland.co.uk) have launched a scheme to promote the music industry in education, with the opening of two Music Academies at Walsall College, West Midlands (www.walcat.ac.uk) and the Rotherham College of Arts and Technology (www.rotherham.ac.uk). The scheme is designed to offer specialist training facilities to students who want to widen their career opportunities in the music industry. It runs alongside each college's existing BTEC National Diploma or equivalent NCFE courses in music and music technology, and is classed as 'enrichment'. Students get a course handbook, written by Roland, and assignments are delivered and monitored by college staff, but moderated by Roland's education division. The two-year course culminates in a viva voce interview, which is assesed by Roland UK's Head of Education, David Barnard.
What's more, the company have announced a new certification, called the Certificate in Music and Interactive Technology, which was developed in conjunction with the Rock School examination board.
Students attending courses at the Roland Music Acadamies will be taught about career development, product knowledge, marketing and communications, and there will be presentations by Roland artists and guest speakers. Assignments will be delivered using facilities that contain Roland and Edirol hardware, as well as Cakewalk's Sonar and Make Music's Finalé software. A third Music Academy is to follow at the University of Glamorgan in Spring 2008.
Roland UK +44 (0)1792 702701
www.roland.co.uk
