Transcend Level 1 Award in Urban Beats

The Transcend Level 1 Award in Urban Beats [Music] sits within a pioneering and progressive suite of qualifications which is exclusively designed to develop the learner’s music performance and production skills in an urban context. This suite sits in sector 9.1 Performing Arts.

The qualification aim is to enable learners to perform in a selected urban music genre. The objective is to provide a benefit to learners supporting an education pathway in urban music performance and production. Learners will:

• be able to explain the meaning and purpose of music
• be able to explain the meaning of urban music in society
• be able to develop urban music skills and apply these to performance
• be able to review the effectiveness of own performances in an urban music context.

The qualification delivery and assessment programme can be embedded into the national curriculum for music, or offered as an innovative alternative.

This qualification is developed with industry influencers JT Consultancy: DJ Innovation with Rebekah and Jasmine Rose: Real Melodies as the technical collaborators. It was validated through industry consultation with Omnia Foundation a revolutionary independent school.

The qualification is widely available to any education provider that meets the Transcend Centre Recognition and Supplementary Qualification Conditions.