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HCM
Hertfordshire College of Music
Course Handbook
2013-14
Rockschool Level 2/3 Diploma
Music Practitioner.
HCM
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Welcome!
Hertfordshire College of Music / Rockschool Level 3 Diploma Music Practitioner
We want to warmly welcome you to the Hertfordshire College of Music and to the
Rockschool Level 3 Diploma Music Practitioner.
This booklet will give you an overview of the course and the Hertfordshire College of
Music (HCM).
We hope youll have a fantastic time at Hertfordshire College of Music and will go on
to a successful career in the music industry.
Alex Forryan
Programme Area Manager and
Course Leader / Lead Tutor
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Contents
Welcome to Hertfordshire College of Music 2
The Teaching Team 4
The Rockshool Music Practitioner Diplomas 4-6
o What is the course ? 4
o Qualifications 5
o How does this qualification compare ? 5
o Modules we will be studying 6
o How to read an assignment brief 7-9
o Deadlines and Assessment 10o Tracking your progress 11
Managing your time 13
o Timetables 13
o Attendance 13
o Punctuality 14
o Booking Additional Research / Rehearsal
Time14
o College Holidays 15
o Assessment Plan 16-17
Professional behavior and your safety 17
o BRAVO Campaign 17
o ID Badges 17
o Smoking Rules 17
o Code of Conduct 18
o
Eating and Drinking 19o Disciplinary Procedure 19
o Complaints and Concerns 19
Guidance and Support 20
o Personal Instrumental Tutorials 20
o Connexions Service 21 - 22
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The HCM Team
During your time here, you will work with a number of different staff around the
College and the Academy in order to achieve your goals and objectives.
Alex Forryan
Course Leader
Drums
Dave Evans
Senior Tutor / Bass
Marc Rapson
Senior Tutor / Re-
Mixing and Production
Roisin Quinn
Tutor / Vocals
Alex Ward
Guitars
Dave Walsh
Music Event
Management
Siobhan Dunne
Deputy Head of
Department Creative
Arts and Industries
Linda Foster
Head of Department
Creative Arts and
Industries
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THE COURSE
Rockschool's qualifications for Music Practitioners are vocational qualifications in
popular music for all levels of ability from beginner to semi-professional. They
provide an increasingly popular alternative to more traditional music qualifications
such as GCSE and A/AS Levels, one that is nationally recognised and accredited withvarying levels and sizes to suit individual needs. Developed by two organisations
specialising in the music industry, they ensure that the most up-to-date trends,
technological, commercial and business advances are embedded within them,
providing learners with the skills to develop realistic employment opportunities in
the music industry. They focus on practical musical skills and provide great flexibility
of unit choice within a chosen pathway: Performance, Composition, Business or
Technology, each allowing direct progression into their chosen area of the industry
and/or a higher level of study.
QUALIFICATIONS
The qualifications are available at Level 1 (equivalent in demand to GCSE Grades D-
G), Level 2 (equivalent in demand to GCSE Grades A*-C) and Level 3 (equivalent in
demand to A/AS level) and are offered in different sizes at each level, as shown in the
table below. The size of each qualification is determined by the amount of credit. A
qualification will be awarded upon successful completion of units carrying sufficient
credit for that qualification. Each credit broadly equates to 10 learning hours.
HOW DOES THIS QUALIFICATION COMPARE?
In contrast to music GCSEsand A/AS levels, Rockschool's qualifications for music
practitioners are vocational qualifications, allowing direct progression into the
industry and/or a higher level of study. They therefore place particular emphasis on
developing practical skills for employment within the industry. Other similar
qualifications, such as the Level 3 BTEC qualifications in Music Practice, combine
practical skills with contextual knowledge that may not necessarily be fundamental
to progression in many career pathways. Similarly, too many mandatory units can
adversely affect learning and potential success, so these qualifications contain one
mandatory unit relevant to the vocational pathway. The qualifications are
transferable and cumulative, in that, for example, learners taking an Award can build
on units successfully achieved to attain a Certificate/Extended Certificate/Subsidiary
Diploma. Unlike the Level 3 BTEC and GCSE/A/AS, there is no external assessment.
These qualifications are assessed completely through internal assessment with
external moderation.
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THE UNITS AT PLAYSOMETHING
Level 2 / 3 Diploma (Performing Pathway)
Instrumental Study
Composing Music
Contextualising Music
Sound Reinforcement
Careers in Music
Music Event Management
Music Rehearsal Skills
Live Music Performance
Session Musician
Music Improvisation
Practical Harmony
Radio/Podcast Production
Copyright in the Music Industry
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How to read an Assignment Brief
When you are to be assessed on work you will be given an Assignment Brief. An
Assignment Brief includes the following information:
what you need to achieve
what evidence you will need to produce
when you will need to submit your work by
who will be assessing your work
what criteria (descriptions of achievement) your work will be judged against
Your assignment briefs will all look like the one below and the key details you needto understand are highlighted here.
Title of the Assignment
The numbers and names of
the Units this brief relates toWhich criteria from these
units you are being assessed
against
To achieve well your
Assessor recommends you
read these books / watch
these films etc.
Which functional skills this
work may go towardsThe dates you will need to
submit different elements of
this work
The Learning Outcomes from
the units this brief addressesScenario this is the
situation you are going to be
working in. If this is a live
brief for a real client this
information will be here
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Task description
this is an outline
what you are
expected to do to
fulfil this brief
The wording of the criteria from
the unit that you will be
assessed against will be here so
you can see what you need to
achieve
What documents, items,
portfolios or pieces of
work you will need to
submit to show you have
completed the tasks
This is the deadline
for submitting the
work for this task.
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Assignment Brief Terms Glossary
Briefan overview of the activities involved in working towards a particular project
or activity
Unita segment of the qualification surrounding a particular skill, theme or subject.
You will be studying towards 19 units throughout the whole of your qualification.
Learning Outcomeeach unit has a series of outcomes that summarise what you
will achieve from successfully completing the unit
Criteriathis is a specific description that explains what you need to demonstrate in
the evidence that you produce in order to gain different levels of achievement. They
are often labeled things like P1 or D3.
Scenariothis is the situation you will be working in on this brief. It could be a brief
for a live client or an imagined situation. You will need to read this carefully to
ensure you are producing what is expected of you in order to achieve.Submission Datethis is the deadline you have been set for handing in work to your
Assessor. If you do not submit by this deadline, this may become a matter for
disciplinary procedures. See the section on submitting work within your Student
Handbook for details about this.
NYAthis stands for Not Yet Achieved and is awarded if you have not yet met the
Pass standard for this particular task. Your feedback from your Assessor will outline
clearly to you what you need to do to improve your work and you will be given a
deadline to submit the improved work. See the Assessment section of your Student
Handbook for details on this.
WTthis stands for Working Towards and this may be marked on Assessmentbecause a task is only part of what you need to complete to meet a criteria. If you
have shown that you are working towards achieving this, it will be indicated here.
See the Assessment section of your Student Handbook for details on this.
The Rockschool Website
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Deadlines and Assessment
Deadlines
You will always be given clear deadlines for submitting your work, by your Assessor,
on your Assignment Brief.
You will be expected to submit your work on this deadline in order to get your
work assessed.
If you are unable to submit work on the deadline you will need to fill in an extension
form, and have the form signed by the relevant Assessor, at least two days before
the deadline.
If you do not submit your work by the deadline
and have not had an extension form signed and
approved by the Assessor at least two days in
advance, then this will be marked as a non-submission.
You should arrive at college with your work ready
to submit to your tutors on the day of the
deadline. Not being able to print work out, email
problems or last minute practical issues are not
considered a reasonable excuse for non-
submission.
Not submitting work on deadline is considered a very serious matter and will lead
to disciplinary processes and could result in you NOT completing the Diploma.
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Assessment of your work
All of the work you produced will be assessed by the tutor who has set the
Assignment Brief you have worked on.
You do not do any exams for your core Rockschool Diploma. However, the grades
you are awarded for your assignment work will formulate the basis of the final grade
you receive for your qualification.
Your tutors will take work in on the deadline, assess it and provide you with
feedback on what you have achieved. They aim to always do this within two working
college weeks (this does not included college holidays, Bank Holidays etc.). You will
always be given clear guidance on what parts of the unit you have achieved and to
what standard. You will also be given written feedback on where the evidence for
your achievements are to be found and how you may consider improving your work.
You will be given a re-submission deadline on the feedback. If you wish to make
improvements to your work and submit it again for assessment this must always be
handed back in by the re-submission deadline.
If you do not reach the Pass standard of any part of an Assignment Brief, the action
plan you are given by the Assessor is compulsory action and must be completed and
returned to the Assessor by the date given.
Tracking Your Progress
Your Personal Instrumental Tutor and the Course Leader for your course will keep a
careful record of your progress. They will record what you achieve on assessment of
each assignment brief. They will be able to keep you informed of whether you are
meeting the targets you have been set.
You will also have your own achievement folder where you will keep a copy of the
feedback you receive from your tutors as well as a tracking sheet recording what you
have achieved. You can access this folder at any time for your own reference but
your Tutors will look after it for you.
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Managing Your Time
During your time at the Academy, you
will be expected to manage your time
effectively and efficiently. This is
particularly important with regards to
getting to your lessons and
appointments on time and submitting
work on deadline.
The following aspects of your time
management will be monitored by
your Tutors and the Course Leader:
Your attendance at all sessions
Your punctuality arriving and leaving on time to each session
Your work submission punctuality handing in work on deadline and in the
format that your tutors require
Your OWN practice time.
Timetables
You will be given a timetable for your group during induction. You will be expected
to keep this safe and use it to ensure you arrive at all your sessions on time, in the
right room, with the correct equipment and homework, ready to work.
You can always find your timetable on the
HCM Diploma Blog, in the Timetables section
should you need another copy. You will need
to look carefully to ensure you get the right
one for your year and group.
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Attendance
It is vital that do not miss any of the sessions that appear on your timetable.
Your attendance is carefully monitored by the media team and poor attendance will
mean you may be entered into a disciplinary process. Poor attendance is deemed to
be anything below 90%.
Should you have a genuine reason for not attending college you need to ensure that
you notify the Academy of this by ringing the HCM Admin Team Office to speak to
Angie on 01920 450510
If you do not ring in and inform us of your reason for absence this is viewed as an
unauthorised absence and taken very seriously.
Should you be aware of a reason why you will be absent from college in advance you
will need to provide evidence of this to your Personal Tutor in advance of your
absence. The only acceptable reasons for absence are:
Funeral of a close family member
Practical Driving Test
Hospital Appointment that cannot be arranged outside of college hours
Interview for a full-time job / HE course (at the end of your one-year course)
Absence because of leisure activities, part-time work or taking holidays withinterm-time is unacceptable behaviour and may lead to disciplinary action. You will
need to plan these activities around your timetable and the college calendar, both of
which you can find in this handbook.
Punctuality
You must attend all sessions on time, with the correct
equipment and ready to work.
Your punctuality is carefully monitored by the media
team and poor punctuality will mean you may be
entered into a disciplinary process. Poor punctuality is
deemed to be anything below 90%.
If there is any reason why you may be late to a session,
you must ring the HCM admin. Team on 01920 450510
Speak to Angie.
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College Holiday Dates 2013/14
1st
year Induction Tues 3rd
Sept 2013
2nd
year students return Tues 10th
Sept 2013Half term Mon 28
thOct Fri 1st Nov 2013
Christmas Break Fri 23rd Dec 2013 Mon 6th
Jan 2014February Half Term Mon 17
th Fri 21
stFeb 2014
Easter Break Mon 7th
April Fri 17th
April 2014
May Half Term Tues 27th
May Fri 31st
May 2014Term ends Fri 27th June 2014
Booking Additional Rehearsal / Research Time
Fridays, during term time, have been kept free of lessons but you will be expected to
use the HCM / Playsomething facility to practice, research and / or rehearse.
Performance studios should be booked, no later than 48 hrs in advance through the
HCM / Playsomething Admin. Office on 01920 460646 via Max or Jemma.
You will be expected to treat the Rehearsal studios with respect and leave them as
you found them (ie All Leads coiled, amps turned off and any rubbish taken with
you or disposed of in the bins provided).
During the Practice / Rehearsal days the Student Codes of Conduct (page 18) will,
without exception, still apply.
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Hertfordshire College of Music
Assessment PlanRockschool Diploma Level 3 Music Practitioner.
Starting College Dates Year 1
1 2-Sep-13 Induction week2 10-Sep-
13
3 16-Sep-13
4 23-Sep-13
5 30-Sep-13
6 01-Oct-13
Full timetable,
7 07-Oct-13
8 14-Oct-13
Review week 1
9 21-Oct-13
Review of progress for Year 1
1028-Oct-
13
11 04-Nov-13
12 11-Nov-13
13 18-Nov-13
Independent Study Week
14 25-Nov-13
15 02-Dec-13
16 9-Dec-13 Deadlines for Term 1 Units17 16-Dec-
13Assessment and IV of Term 1 Units
18 23-Dec-13
19 30-Dec-13
20 06-Jan-14 Term 2 starts21 13-Jan-1422 20-Jan-14 Review week 2
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23 27-Jan-1424 03-Feb-
14
Review week 2
25 10-Feb-14 Independent Study Week26 17_Feb-
14
27 24-Feb-14
28 03-Mar-14
29 10-Mar-14
30 17-Mar-14
Deadlines for Term 2 Units
31 24-Mar-14
Review week 228-MarTerm
ends.
Assessment and IV of Term 2 Units
32 31-Mar-14
33 07-Apr-14
34 14-Apr-14
35 21-Apr-14
36 28-Apr-
14
37 06-May-14
Bank Holiday
Monday
38 12-May-14
Deadlines for Term 2 Units
39 19-May-14
Assessment and IV of Term 2 Units
40 26-May-13
41 02-Jun-14
42 09-Jun-
14
43 16-Jun-14
Bank hols Mon 4th
& Tues 5th
June
End of Year Screening
Catch-Up Opportunities
44 23-Jun-14
End of Year 1 Tutorials and Meeting.
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Professional Behaviour and Your Safety
On this course, you will be treated as an adult, and given the opportunity to take on
professional roles. You will call your tutors by their first names, there are no uniform
requirements and we do not follow school procedures like assemblies.However, with this role comes the responsibility to act in a responsible and
appropriate manner.
BRAVO Campaign
The college runs a campaign based on improving life on college campus for
everyone. You will be expected to abide by the BRAVO guidelines during your time
on the course. You will be given a presentation all about the BRAVO campaign during
Induction.
Be Safe
Respectful
Always Polite
Visible ID
On Time
Wearing ID Badges
It is essential that you have your ID visible on your
person at all times. This is to protect yourself as well as
the students and staff around you. You may be asked
to produce your ID for a member of staff or security
personnel. Failure to do so may result in you being
removed from the campus.
Smoking Rules
In conjunction with national legislation the Academy has a no smoking policy. If you
wish to smoke you may need to be off campus.
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Offensive Language
Our main building is next to a Doctors Surgery that is in use every day and is
attended by parents with young children. Please, therefore NEVER USE OFFENSIVE,
ABUSIVE or INNAPROPRIATE language outside the Diploma Building FAILURE TO
ADHERE TO THIS WILL BE DEALT WITH VERY SERIOUSLY.
Code of Conduct
Responsibilities of students
Respecting the rights and views of others
Not using language or behaviour that could offend
Wearing your ID card at all times so it is visible
No ID cards:- Playsomething staff will issue a temporary ID card for one-day
use (will not swipe). Your name will be recorded and reported to
departments. 3 instances will trigger the Disciplinary Procedure.
Use College buildings and equipment safely and carefully
To complete and submit assignments by agreed deadlines
To attend all external assessments they have registered for
To avoid plagiarism. This means either directly copying from written or
published material, or paraphrasing someone elses work, without crediting
the source.
To avoid collusion. For example, getting someone else to produce work and
submitting it as your own; colluding with others to produce work andsubmitting it as your own; knowingly allowing another student to copy your
work.
Not to cheat. For example, copying other students work (with or without
their knowledge); submitting someone elses work as their own; fabricating
results (for example experiments, research, interviews, observations)
We will be giving you a Code of Conduct for the course that you will need to agree to
and sign during your induction.
Should you fail to abide by the requirements of these codes this may lead to actionusing the disciplinary procedures.
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Eating & Drinking
The Hertfordshire College of Music will provide a common room area for eating and
drinking within the main HCM House Building. Students are not to eat or drink in
classrooms or the studios due to the equipment and are not permitted to eat or
drink in the corridor areas.
Disciplinary Procedure
Your Personal Tutor will monitor your progress on the course carefully, along with
you, in Personal Tutorials. All of the tutors will keep in touch with your Personal
Tutor and ensure they are fully informed of your achievement, behaviour,
attendance, punctuality and submission of work. If there are concerns with ANY of
these areas, you will be made aware of this by your Personal Tutor and if you fail to
make the improvements that are discussed this could progress on to further stages
in the disciplinary process.
The stages in the disciplinary process are as follows. You would progress on to the
next stage in the process at each point if you fail to make the improvements
recommended within the time frame you are set by your Personal Tutor.
Tutorial discussion to identify and agree an action plan (documented in ILP)
Formal Stage 1 disciplinary with Course Leader present with clear targets
given and review date established
Formal Stage 2 with the Head of Department which could result in permanent
suspension.
Complaints and Concerns
If you have any complaints or concerns about your course or need to talk to
someone other than your Personal Tutor or the Programme Manager for your
course, you will need to speak to the Deputy Head of the Department, Siobhan
Dunne. Her details can be found at the front of this handbook.
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Guidance and Support
During your time on the course you will be given help, assistance and support during
your induction, as you progress through your course and as you apply to take the
next step on from this course. You will be given guidance and support from a range
of different people during this time.
Personal Instrumental Tutorials
You will be assigned a Personal Instrumental Tutor during your induction period. This
person will act as your key contact within college and they will meet with you at least
twice every half term for a 15 minute meeting.
Your Personal Instrumental Tutor will be primarily responsible for helping you track
your progress on the course and monitoring your behavior, attendance, punctuality
and work submission record.
In the case of any concerns or queries you should contact your Personal Tutor in the
first instance. You will be given a schedule of Personal Tutorials during induction
stating when you will have your first meetings with your Personal Tutor.
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Connexions Service
Youth Connexions contact
Careers Guidance interviews provide students with
a completely confidential opportunity to explore
ideas and plans for the future, and to formulate realistic decisions about their
education, training and employment. Careers interviews can help to motivate and
support students in their studies and provide a framework for future plans.
What Does A Careers Adviser Do?
The Careers Advisers help your students when they:
Are stuck for career ideas
Want to pack in their course
Are worried they are going to fail
Knew what kind of job they wanted, but don't want that any more
Are arguing with Mum and Dad about going to university - or not
Don't know how to write a CV - or a Personal Statement - or a letter of
application for a job
Want to practice their interview skills
Are thinking about a 'gap year' but don't know what they could do, or how
to go about it
Feel unsure about what to do next
Don't know how to find out about jobs
Get confused about choosing universities
Can't make sense of their UCAS application
Want help to choose future courses
The Careers Advisers are there to help with UCAS and with all the research that
should precede a higher education application.
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Careers Interviews are available every weekday to:
One hour Careers interviews can be booked at reception; there will be 2 or 3 days
each week when appointments will be available. Additionally there are drop-in
sessions for full-time students most weeks. The days and times of the drop-in
sessions will vary each week in order to offer as many students as possible the
chance to find a convenient time to speak to an adviser. Times of dropin sessions
available at reception and library counter at both campuses. Appointments can be
made by students as needed or staff may wish to refer a student for a career
interview:
*Broxbourne: go to Reception or call 01992 411400
**********
Jane Walden and Paula Pearch
Careers Area LRC 3rd floor
Telephone: 01992 411748
E-mail: [email protected]
E-mail: [email protected]
Additionally, members of the Connexions team including Alicia Anderson
([email protected] 07990 698788) at Broxbourne and Ruth Andrews
([email protected] 07789 927610) at Ware. Students can make
appointments at Broxbourne reception to see the Connexions advisers, or contact
them by phone or email and leave a message if necessary.
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