Courses on offer:
Fundamentals Course: Learn the core fundamentals that you need to succeed in the music industry. This course will guide you to the area where your interest and passions lie, covering songwriting, music production, audio engineering, live sound and the music business.
Songwriting Specialisation: Get right into the mind of a songwriter. This course will specialise in basic music theory and lyric workshops, and cover in depth rhythm, melody, harmony and defining artist direction.
Music Production Specialisation: A specialisation for dedicated, aspiring producers. This course will dissect drum programming and mixing, bass programming, synth textures, vocal production, guitar techniques and production aesthetics.
Audio Engineering Specialisation: Delve deep into the digital and analogue music world. This course will specialise in sound recording, microphone techniques, EQ, compression, and what it takes to create your own sonic signature.
Business Entertainment Specialisation: Understand all you need to know about the modern entertainment business. In this course we will tailor an individual development plan for launching and managing your creative career, products and portfolios right into the marketplace.
What makes us different:
The Oxford Creative Academy (OCA) is a cutting-edge music institute that offers practical courses in a real-world environment, redefining music education. It is a place that nurtures creative people to recognise their unique talents and develop the skills necessary to succeed in today’s music industry.
What else you need to know:
Produced by a creative partnership between the Oxford Art Factory and The A&R Department, OCA will be offering five exciting 12-week courses starting in February 2016.
Open Day:
At OCA Open Day, you will have the chance to sit in a world-class music studio and listen to working professionals in the music industry today. The information session will include a live mixing demonstration with professional music engineers, a studio tour, an industry talk from music entrepreneur Matt O’Connor (Warner Music, The A&R Department), with an introduction of the Oxford Creative Academy, enrolment information for OCA’s 2016 courses and Q&A sessions with the speakers throughout the day.
Oxford Creative Academy‘s Open Day happens onSaturday December 5, at Hercules Street Studios, 8 Hercules St, Surry Hills.
