If you have just finished your schooling/college and are looking forward to a career in music, you’re at the right place. This blog will take you through courses related to Music production that you can enroll in to kickstart your career.
Why a diploma?
The Music industry is vast and has its nuances. You would need technical expertise, artistic qualities, and more to excel here. A Diploma in Music provides you with all the necessary tools and resources, helps connect with people and learn the business of music, and makes you digitally competent to face the complexities in the professional realm.
What are the best courses?
Here’s an articulate list of all the music production and related courses you can pursue after completing your 10+2/graduation.
- Diploma in Music Production
1-year Diploma programs are comprehensive music production course where you can learn basic and advanced components of producing music. You would also be able to explore different music production equipment including audio consoles, compressors, and equalizers.
At a music institute, you can get acquainted with audio interfaces, learn to record multi-layered tracks and understand the technical terminologies relating to these. The course also takes care of getting you at par with the industry through the knowledge and understanding of DAW and other digital recording and audio production platforms.
- Diploma in DJing
If you are fascinated by the art and science behind DJing and have a fascination for experimenting with different techniques to produce tracks, this six-month course is for you.
In a DJing course, you can master mixing, operating consoles, aligning beats making cues, and getting proficient in rhythms. A formal course would encourage you to explore filters, and scratching techniques, and understand digital platforms. It would help you create a brand identity for yourself by inculcating business values and familiarizing you with the optimization of social media.
- Sound Design
Sound Designers work with different creators in music, advertising, and the entertainment industry. The 1-year sound design course would help you understand different gears and types of equipment, different techniques of sound recording and mixing, and fusing tracks to create new ones. You can explore advanced music theories, master synthesizers, and designing sound using varied instruments.
Along with all the technical skills like sequencing, and sourcing sounds, you would also familiarize yourself with DAW and other workstations, and learn to work in different industries. Adapting to the industry requirements, and keeping up with the emerging innovations is key to making a successful career as a sound designer.
- Music Business
Much like any other art form, marketing is a huge part of music production. Music Business deals with everything from branding to distribution and PR.
The duration of these courses could be 2 months to 1 year. You would deep dive into the world of marketing for music, learn the basics of how the industry functions, and how the commercialization of music works. The course would help you develop an understanding of the IPR, copyright laws, monetizing works, and other legal frameworks within which the industry regulates.
A deep knowledge of different job roles and their payment structures, types of record labels, distribution, PR, and marketing is what makes this a unique course. You will learn all the details you need to know about organizing a successful show/concert and releasing great music, going through every step in the process, and preparing for the industry as you do.
- Diploma in Music/Audio Engineering
The duration of music engineering courses can range from 1-year to 2-years depending on how vast the curriculum is. Through a formal course, you can understand the fundamentals of audio, and get introduced to DAW, and software like Logic Pro X and ProTools.
Advanced editing using DAW, microphones and recording techniques, an understanding of MIDI and Sampling, and synthesis and wave synchronization are some of the key components of these courses. You can also master advanced audio management techniques, explore audio for films, and try your hands on sonic arts. And, an introduction to the magnificent world of Indian classical and Western music theories is a plus.
Job Opportunities
After you complete your diploma, you can work as a Music Producer, Production Assistant, Sound Designer, DJ, audio engineer, and much more. The industry is competitive and dynamic, resulting in varied earnings. However, you can earn around ₹3-6 LPA as in entry-level roles and then with experience, and more proficiency, earn up to ₹10-15 LPA and beyond.
Conclusion
As a professional in the music industry, you would need creative freedom to play around with your art and create pieces that would evoke emotions in your listeners. Professional music production courses empower you with the confidence to do just that and be a part of the expanding music production community.
If you want a rewarding music career, the School of Music at AAFT, Noida campus provides an opportunity to nourish your musical drive and step into the professional world of music with all the knowledge and skills you need.
