Music

Amplify your skills with our Music courses

Discover your passion for music with expertly designed Music courses at Barnsley College.

Whether you're an aspiring musician, producer, or composer, our diverse range of courses will equip you with the skills and knowledge to excel in the music industry.

College courses

Courses coming September 2026

Events and Venues Technician Level 3 T Level

Career Coach

Annual Openings:
17

Current employment:
303

Median Earnings:
£27,781.00

Educational requirements:
Level 3 NVQ
A Levels

Age demographics

The graph shows the distribution of people in Musician by age group.

Age group %
16-24 years:2.78%
25-34 years:37.45%
35-44 years:15.03%
45-54 years:33.63%
55-64 years:7.51%
65+ years:3.56%

Annual earnings

The graph shows the annual earnings of people in Musician by amount.

Percentile Earnings £
10%:£10,420
25%:£19,738
50%:£27,781
75%:£37,246
90%:£51,952

Core tasks

  • Auditions and selects performers and rehearses and conducts them in the performance of the composition.
  • Scores music for different combinations of voices and instruments to produce desired effect.
  • Plays instrument as a soloist or as a member of a group or orchestra.
  • Tunes instrument and studies and rehearses score.
  • Conceives and writes original music.

Education Attainment Levels

The graph shows the education level of people in Musician.

Level %
Level 0:0.92%
Level 1:8.61%
Level 2:3.43%
Level 3:14.50%
Level 4-5 (Higher Education):5.58%
Level 6 (Bachelors):53.27%
Level 7 (Masters or equivalent):13.70%

Employment numbers by year

The graph shows the employment numbers in Musician by year.

Year Employment
2022:277
2023:295
2024:303
2025:310
2026:317
2027:324
2028:329
2029:333
2030:335
2031:337
2032:338
2033:338

Hourly earnings

The graph shows the hourly earnings of people in Musician by amount.

Percentile Earnings £
10%:£11.33
25%:£13.28
50%:£16.2
75%:£24.41
90%:£26.51

Knowledge

  • Fine Arts: Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
  • Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
  • Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
  • Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
  • Philosophy and Theology: Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
  • Communications and Media: Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
  • English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
  • Sales and Marketing: Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
  • Psychology: Knowledge of human behaviour and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioural and affective disorders.
  • Clerical: Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
  • Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modelling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
  • Personnel and Human Resources: Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labour relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
  • Production and Processing: Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
  • Design: Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
  • History and Archaeology: Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.
  • Therapy and Counselling: Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counselling and guidance.
  • Law and Government: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
  • Sociology and Anthropology: Knowledge of group behaviour and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
  • Geography: Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
  • Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
  • Foreign Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.
  • Telecommunications: Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
  • Economics and Accounting: Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
  • Engineering and Technology: Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
  • Transportation: Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
  • Public Safety and Security: Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
  • Building and Construction: Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
  • Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
  • Medicine and Dentistry: Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
  • Physics: Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.
  • Biology: Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
  • Food Production: Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
  • Chemistry: Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.

Skills

  • Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
  • Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
  • Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
  • Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
  • Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
  • Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
  • Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
  • Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
  • Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

Workforce demographics

The graph shows the male/ female split in Musician.

Male 53.39%
Female 46.6%

Annual Openings:
58

Current employment:
1469

Median Earnings:
£25,742.00

Educational requirements:
Honours, Bachelor's degree

Age demographics

The graph shows the distribution of people in Events Manager or Organiser by age group.

Age group %
16-24 years:10.12%
25-34 years:41.69%
35-44 years:23.08%
45-54 years:13.64%
55-64 years:10.72%
65+ years:0.73%

Annual earnings

The graph shows the annual earnings of people in Events Manager or Organiser by amount.

Percentile Earnings £
10%:£12,766
25%:£17,312
50%:£25,742
75%:£31,013
90%:£53,022

Core tasks

  • Ensures that Health and Safety and other statutory regulations are met.
  • Liaises closely with venue staff to ensure smooth running of the event.
  • Plans work schedules, assigns tasks, and co-ordinates the activities of designers, crafts persons, technical staff, caterers and other events staff.
  • Allocates exhibition space to exhibitors.
  • Develops proposal for the event, and presents proposal to client.
  • Discusses conference and exhibition requirements with clients and advises on facilities.

Education Attainment Levels

The graph shows the education level of people in Events Manager or Organiser.

Level %
Level 0:1.89%
Level 1:2.78%
Level 2:17.23%
Level 3:17.44%
Level 4-5 (Higher Education):9.27%
Level 6 (Bachelors):38.63%
Level 7 (Masters or equivalent):12.76%

Employment numbers by year

The graph shows the employment numbers in Events Manager or Organiser by year.

Year Employment
2022:1376
2023:1456
2024:1469
2025:1487
2026:1503
2027:1516
2028:1527
2029:1534
2030:1539
2031:1542
2032:1545
2033:1546

Hourly earnings

The graph shows the hourly earnings of people in Events Manager or Organiser by amount.

Percentile Earnings £
10%:£11.12
25%:£12.08
50%:£13.74
75%:£16.53
90%:£27.9

Knowledge

  • Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
  • Clerical: Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
  • English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
  • Sales and Marketing: Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
  • Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modelling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
  • Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
  • Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
  • Personnel and Human Resources: Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labour relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
  • Public Safety and Security: Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
  • Communications and Media: Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
  • Economics and Accounting: Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
  • Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
  • Psychology: Knowledge of human behaviour and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioural and affective disorders.
  • Transportation: Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
  • Geography: Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
  • Production and Processing: Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
  • Sociology and Anthropology: Knowledge of group behaviour and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
  • Law and Government: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
  • Design: Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
  • Philosophy and Theology: Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
  • Foreign Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.
  • Engineering and Technology: Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
  • Food Production: Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
  • Telecommunications: Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
  • Building and Construction: Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
  • History and Archaeology: Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.
  • Fine Arts: Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
  • Chemistry: Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
  • Therapy and Counselling: Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counselling and guidance.
  • Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
  • Physics: Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.
  • Medicine and Dentistry: Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
  • Biology: Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.

Skills

  • Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
  • Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
  • Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
  • Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
  • Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
  • Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
  • Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
  • Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
  • Science: Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

Workforce demographics

The graph shows the male/ female split in Events Manager or Organiser.

Male 25.08%
Female 74.91%

Reasons to join us at Barnsley College

1)

You will have access to all our state-of-the-art facilities, with industry-standard recording and mixing studios, fully equipped and acoustically-treated music rehearsal rooms. Along with an extensive equipment collection, including instruments and microphones.

2)

Our courses are taught by expert tutors who have extensive experience in the music and performing arts industry.

 

3)

You will have opportunities to participate in performances and events throughout the year, including the College’s prestigious Excellence Awards.

 

Student Profile

Name: Finley Feast

“The facilities are excellent and I thought it was the perfect place to take my next steps. I get on well with everyone on my course so when I arrive, I always have a good time. All the staff are lovely and you can ask them about anything.”

Course: Level 3 Music Production

Former Horizon Community College pupil