| Music Technology is an essential part of musical life and a vital area of innovation in contemporary art. At the Reid School of Music, creativity, science and innovation lie at the heart of our music technology programme in equal measures. You will confront issues of art and technology in new and stimulating ways as you develop skills in studio production and recording techniques, computer programming, acoustics, digital signal processing and sound synthesis. After graduating, you’ll be ready for a career in recording, broadcast media or the commercial music industries, or you might develop a career as an artist, teacher or programmer. |
These courses are intended as guidelines. Speak to your guidance counsellor to see what courses are offered at your school.
The typical offer is likely to be:
• SQA Highers: AAAA.
• A Levels: ABB.
• IB: 39 points (grades 766 at HL).
Minimum entry requirements
• SQA Highers: ABBB by end of S5 or ABBBB/AABB from S4-S6. Higher Music at Grade A and Mathematics at Grade B required. Advanced Higher Music recommended. National 5: English at Grade C.
• A Levels: ABB, including Music at Grade A and Mathematics at Grade B. GCSEs: English at Grade C.
• IB: Award of Diploma with 34 points overall and grades 655 in HL subjects including Music at Grade 6 and Mathematics at Grade 5. SL: English at 4.
All students must have reached a standard equivalent to Associated Board Grade VII in any recognised instrument.
ABRSM Grade 8 Theory is accepted in lieu of a school qualification in Music. You will not be interviewed. |
| Application Notes : | We may invite you to provide a short statement about your musical experience. This additional evidence (e.g. performance background or repertoire list) is important to us if you have not taken ABRSM grade exams, for example, and it provides an opportunity for you to express your own personal commitment to studying music at Edinburgh.
Interviews - The Reid School of Music does not interview or hold auditions. We scrutinise your application and request further performance background information if we require it. This process ensures that we offer places to students who show the ability to meet our high standards, and that applicants from all backgrounds have the same opportunity to demonstrate their potential. |
| Additional Admission Requirements: | You must provide evidence that your written and spoken English is at a level that will enable you to succeed in your studies.
If English is not your first language, you must have one of the following qualifications as evidence of your spoken and written English:
• IELTS Academic module overall 6.5 with 5.5 in each component
• TOEFL-iBT 92 or above with 20 in each section
• Cambridge English: Advanced & Proficiency overall 176 with 162 in each component
• Pearson Test of English (Academic): Total 61 with at least 51 in each "Communicative Skills" section *Trinity ISE: ISE II with a distinction in all four components
SQA and GCSE
For SQA and GCSE students, unless a higher level is specified in the stated entry requirements, a pass is required in English at the following grades or higher:
• SQA National 5 Grade C
• SQA Standard Grade 3
• SQA Intermediate 1 Grade A
• SQA Intermediate 2 Grade C
• GCSE Grade C
• IB Standard Level Grade 4 |
* We make every attempt to provide accurate information on prerequisites, programs, and tuition. However, this information is subject to change without notice and we highly recommend that you contact the school to confirm important information before applying.