Music
The Music program at TAFE SA is delivered through Noarlunga and Salisbury Campuses and provides training for both music performance and sound production to Advanced Diploma level.
Music courses cover arrangement, composition, music business principles and provide experience in performing at on-the-job venues.
To be a musician, you need musical skill and a flair for entertainment. You need to have stamina to perform at peak level, self-confidence, motivation, dedication and determination. You must also be able to concentrate for long periods and have a mastery of one or more styles of music.
Sound Production courses teach students to operate audio equipment to record, edit, mix and master sound for CD, DVD, web, TV, radio, film, video productions and live performance.
Sound engineers use an array of electronic equipment to amplify, edit, record, mix and modify sound for different types of performance. They use equipment such as recording consoles or computers, outboard equipment (signal and effects processing equipment), microphones, speakers and software to direct and manipulate the sound signal. Sound can be recorded on multi-track tape recorders (digital or analog) or on hard disc recorders and computers.
TAFE SA Salisbury campus is the only accredited provider in South Australia to offer the internationally recognised Digidesign Pro Tools qualifications, which enable students or other professionals to become proficient in the use of ProTools industry-standard software for digital audio production.