HND Music
Overview
"You're in safe hands here" - Lewis Capaldi, former student
Year two! Sharper playing, bigger stages, your own direction.
Our HND Music course builds directly on your HNC, developing your musicianship to a higher standard and giving you more control over the music you make.
You'll continue one-to-one tuition on your first-choice instrument with practising industry professionals, working in our dedicated rehearsal rooms and labs at Motherwell Campus, and perform regularly at Glasgow venues including King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Òran Mór, St Luke's, Ivory Blacks and Box.
The HND is equivalent to the second year of a degree. Complete it and you can progress straight into Year 3 of our BA Music Performance, and on to BA (Hons), accredited by the University of the West of Scotland.
Entry
Entry requirements
Successful completion of an HNC Music qualification, plus an audition.
Your audition
If you're continuing from our HNC, the audition is a chance to show how far you've come and to talk about where you want to take your playing next.
What to prepare
Two contrasting pieces on your main instrument or voice, one of which can be your own composition. Please bring your own backing tracks, as a YouTube link or audio file.
Studied elsewhere? If you hold an HNC Music from another college, you're very welcome to apply.
Learn
Year two is where you sharpen your craft and start working like a professional musician.
One-to-one tuition
You'll continue individual lessons on your first-choice instrument, guitar, bass, drums, saxophone, vocals or piano and keyboard, with tutors still working in the industry, pushing your technique and repertoire further.
Perform and play live
Weekly performance classes in our fully-equipped rehearsal studios build your stagecraft, and you'll perform regularly at venues across Glasgow and North Lanarkshire, as well as playing in bands and ensembles.
Work like a session musician
Session skills teach you to learn material fast, adapt to other people's music and deliver under pressure, the abilities that get musicians booked and rebooked.
Write, record and promote
Songwriting and digital audio workstation classes develop your own material and your production skills, while online promotion teaches you to build an audience and present yourself as an artist. You'll also explore writing music for visual arts, including film, TV and games.
Deepen your musicianship
Advanced theory and history classes build your understanding of style and musicianship. Whatever your background or training, our theory classes are designed to work for everyone.
Get into the industry
We've developed links with industry partners, so you may have opportunities to perform or undertake placements at music festivals, venues and industry conferences.
Modules include
Music First Study: Instrument · Music: Live Performance · Music: Online Promotion · Music: Songwriting · Music: Session Skills · Music for the Visual Arts · Music: Graded Unit 2 · Digital Audio Workstations 2
Where can I go from here?
Graduates of this course will be able to go directly into the following courses:
