Certificate of Higher Education (CertHE) Creative Practice: Music and Sound

The Certificate of Higher Education Creative Practice: Music and Sound course at Morley College London is a flexible full- and part-time programme offering a subject specific and multidisciplinary creative education. It equips students with creative, personal, and professional skills through individual and collaborative projects, culminating in a final independently conceived project to empower their creative direction and career aspirations.

Over this one-year full-time or two years part-time course of level 4 study, students gain and develop a solid grounding in music performance or production, depending on their own goals, focusing additionally on wider skills of analysis, reflection, research, and digital competencies. Collaborative projects introduce the dynamic nature of the creative industries and build essential capabilities for multidisciplinary work.

Throughout the course, students are encouraged to explore, innovate, and apply their musical and wider creativity skills to real-world challenges, shaping their ambitions in a supportive, individual and multidisciplinary environment. By the program’s conclusion, students are equipped with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to progress to level 5 studies.

Modules:
(Module 1) Creative Practice 1—Introduction to Creative Practice: Music and Sound
(Module 2) Professional Life and Practice 1—Creative Thinking and Context
(Module 3) Creative Practice 2—Exploring and Discovering: Music and Sound
(Module 4) Creative Practice 3—CoLab

Video essays
Essays
Reports
Presentations
Group work
Eportfolios
Business plan
Seminars
Critical reflection
Ongoing assessment
Performances / practical examinations
Practical Portfolios
Installations/interactive sound works
Vlogs/Blogs
Creating websites
Podcast
Book review