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Full time, 1 year, Foundation Certificate courses. No prior qualifications needed, bursaries and accommodation available for eligible applicants. Next intake September 2010.

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Student Profile - Charlotte

Music Technology Course

charlotte-robson - music technology student coleg harlechI wasn’t doing a lot before coming to Coleg Harlech, I had dropped out of university a few years ago after choosing the wrong course. I had a number of part time jobs and was just bumming around really.

My love of music prompted me to come, Mum saw an advert in the paper and suggested I apply for it. I had gone for a number of music jobs and not been very successful, so I ended up here.

It’s a brilliant course, the studio is the main thing, we’ve got a band working in there now and I spend lot of my time doing the recording, sitting-in behind the mixing desk. Also I enjoyed doing the radio module last term, I had a lot of fun doing that and gained a lot of experience.

The concert we did last term was fantastic, I was stage manager for that, the energy and vibe we got from that was just brilliant. I loved it.

I have dyslexia so I spend lot of time in student support, it is brilliant. I’ve never had so much support with this. One of the main reasons I left university was because I didn’t get much support.
Being here I get my own lap top and individual tuition even the music technology tutors have been brilliant, if I’ve struggled with anything I’ve spoken to them and they have gone over it with me. I’ve never had so much support.

I have been offered a place at uni to do live music and promotion, how to set up gigs.

I would advise people to get some money behind them first, the bursary is good but it doesn’t go very far.
You learn everything here, even if you didn’t know anything about music beforehand, I feel I would be able to get a job and support myself now.

The lecturers are amazing, the support and help and encouragement is fantastic. I’ve never had so much encouragement it is always positive.