Music - Level 1 Music, Performance & Production Arts

This course is now full for September 2025 enrolment. Please see our wide range of alternative course options within this and other subject areas, which still have places available. For further information, contact course information on courseinfo@heartofyorkshire.ac.uk or call 01924 789111.

If you’ve got a passion for performance and want to broaden your skills, develop current musicianship and performing arts skills and career opportunities through practical learning, then the UAL Level 1 programme is right for you.

The Level 1 Diploma in Music, Performing and Production Arts has been designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills and understanding necessary to access and progress to further study and training in a range of music performance and production disciplines.

The qualification is recognised as providing students with opportunities to develop the skills, knowledge and understanding they need to progress to further education and training within the music, production, and creative industries.

You will learn through classroom based and practical work. You will have the opportunity to work in our specialist studios and theatres.

What you will study

Examples of some of the units you may study are:

Acting Skills

Movement Skills

Music Performance Skills

Preparing Performing Arts Work

Presenting Performing arts Work

You’ll be assessed through performances, practical and theoretical based project work in the music industry /performing arts.

3 GCSEs at Grade 9-1 including English and Maths.

However, you will be required to have a satisfactory interview/audition.

Further study

On completion with the appropriate pass and English and maths grades you can progress through the levels.

After Level 3 you could progress to one of the Higher education courses offered at the Heart of Yorkshire Education Group:

HND Diploma in Music (Artist Development)

HND Diploma in Music (Technology/Production)

BA (Hons) Creative Industries (Top-Up)

HND Diploma in Performing Arts (Performance) Dance

HND Diploma in Performing Arts (Performance) Theatre

HND Diploma in Performing Arts (Performance) Musical Theatre

BA (Hons) Performance Industries (Top-Up)