Please note that we only have a few places left in our Feb 2012 intake - Contact EMENDY admissions department to enquire about remaining slots available before registering!
This Higher National Certificate course is the first step to becoming a well rounded and skilled music producer and sound engineer as well as developing a career in music that is future orientated. This course empowers students to gain access to a multitude of opportunities on offer in the audio field with the advent of the digital music technology age.
With the latest in music technology you can now become (1) the musician, playing or programming almost any instrument or sound imaginable via an ordinary keyboard controller and VSTi’s, (2) the engineer, setting up and recording live instruments or vocals and (3) the producer, in control of facets such as the organization of studio sessions, as well as creative aspects such as mixing, mastering and the finalization of the final production.
ABOUT THE COURSE
The DMP course is a one-year NQF level 5 national higher certificate course and introduces you to the latest technology in music making which includes both digital music production via computer as well as live and studio sound engineering. You will be taught the entire process of producing music, from the basic principles of sound, sequencing, recording etc. up to the final mixing and mastering process onto CD, whether in a professional studio or project studio environment.
From day one students will be involved with real industry scenarios and live events all around Gauteng where they will get hands-on practical experience.
| This includes creative aspects of music production - drum & instrument sequencing, production technique, music theory, sound synthesis & design, music business, entrepreneurship and much more – thus covering a much broader spectrum of information and therefore providing better career opportunities. |  |
The music business subject focuses on all the aspects of the South African Music industry including topics such as Recording Companies, Music Industry Contracts, Publishing, Copywriting and more.T
This course is ideal for people with or without any prior musical skills or experience that want to start a career in music production through technology.
EMENDY College provides recording facilities that are available to our students for the duration of their studies. This first year full-time course is followed by the AMP (Advanced music production) course, which is a NQF level 6- diploma course. For more information regarding advancement to this second year full-time course, refer to the specific information brochure or speak to an EMENDY representative.
COURSE OPPORTUNITIES & OUTCOMES
This course will provide you with the skills to produce music for various applications in the music industry: Live sound, backing tracks, theatre, musicals, TV & radio advertisement, corporate presentations etc.; you will also be able to edit (cut, copy, paste & manipulate) existing music and sounds for dance artists, gym instructors, etc.; (copyright); do professional recordings; make your own backing tracks for yourself or others and of course, release your own music on CD.
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More and more record companies and labels make use of ordinary home production studios (outsourcing) due to the more cost effective and new creative ideas out there. With music technology most of the processes happen in a digital environment with the effect of little or no sound quality loss.
This means that the producer can work from an ordinary home production studio where only the dry recordings of voices or instruments are recorded in an expensive professional recording studio and later incorporated in the mix. |
With music technology more creative aspects and processes of music are available that opens up a wide variety of career opportunities. Please enquire for a music technology career opportunity list.
SOFTWARE & HARDWARE
The course is mainly based on Cubase, Pro-Tools (Music production & recording software), Reason, as well as other industry standard music production and recording software and hardware.
Once enrolled, a STUDENT automatically qualifies for student discount on all software and hardware at ORANGE Music retail shop for up to 50%. This one time opportunity only applies for registered students for the duration of their studies.
PRE REQUISITES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION
The requirements for this course are:
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CLASSES & TIMESLOTS
This full time course may also be studies as a part time course and is presented during the week that consists of theoretical and practical sessions. You can choose to do your course during a morning, afternoon or evening (for part time students) timeslot. Only sixteen students are allocated per class and registration payments will secure your place.
The following class groups of 16 students per class are set out as follows:
| CLASS GROUPS | CLASS STARTING TIMES | DAYS OF LECTURES |
| Morning Group 1 - Monday morning (G1) |
Starting time: 09:00 | Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday |
| Morning Group 2 - Monday morning (G2) |
Starting time: 09:00 | Monday / Wednesday / Thursday |
| Morning Group 3 - Monday morning (G3) |
Starting time: 09:00 | Monday / Tuesday / Thursday |
| Afternoon Group 1 - Monday afternoon (G4) |
Starting time: 13:30 | Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday |
| Afternoon Group 2 - Monday afternoon (G5) |
Starting time: 13:30 | Monday / Wednesday / Thursday |
| Afternoon Group 3 - Monday afternoon (G6) |
Starting time: 13:30 | Monday / Tuesday / Thursday |
| Evening Group 1 - Monday evening (G7) |
Starting time: 18:00 | Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday |
Once enrolled, you are required to select a class group, which correlates with a specific class timeslot and days the scheduled class will be presented. You will then be required to attend class on the specific days and timeslot according to the class group for the rest of the course.
Students have to book the studios and practice rooms during the rest of the week other than your normal lecturing timeslots to work on class exercises, assignments and practical projects.
Class selection is done at registration and is based on a first come-first-serve basis.
COURSE COSTS
EMENDY provide different course payment structurers to choose from to acomodate most of the canidates who studies this course.
Course costs and payment options are set out in the course brochure.
CERTIFICATION & ACCREDITATION
This one year DMP course is a national NQF level 5 certificate course accredited by the DOE, CATHSSETA and SAQA.
Upon successfully completion of this course, students will also receive an international certificate accredited by “Steinberg”, one of the leading institutes in music technology education and software.
After this course students also have the option of taking the online Pro-Tools Exam that will allow them to become an internationally accredited 100-level Pro-Tools user.
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