This course provides an excellent opportunity for the contemporary musician to explore how music is recorded, produced, and arranged through the use of music technology. As a largely practical course, students will develop their instrumental, technological, and analytical skills as well as their ability to shape and manipulate synthesized instrumental timbres. They will become confident with integrating new technologies within their music and understand the impact of contrasting approaches to music production. Although a demanding subject, Music Technology is very rewarding and complements other Sixth Form subjects as a creative option. There are many pathways for continuing this subject at university. A Level Music Technology students will develop a substantial coursework portfolio to include a technology-based composition and studio recording. Further to the coursework, students will also develop a broad range of technological skills that will demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the principles of music technology. Students will master technological processes such as manipulating musical material through corrective and destructive approaches, methods for capturing sophisticated musical performances using specific microphone techniques, and producing high-quality mixes and master recordings. The Music Technology written papers nurture students’ knowledge and understanding of recording and production techniques and principles in the context of a series of unfamiliar commercial recordings. They also provide an overview of the main styles and trends during the development of popular music up to the present day.