Music Technology
Course summary
Studying music technology at Woodhouse will provide you with a gateway into the fascinating and evolving world of music technology. You will learn about recording, technology-based composition, listening, analysing and producing. You will be encouraged to engage with a wide range of music technology techniques and develop an understanding of the historical and cultural contexts of the use of music technology in the creation and production of music. In recent years, many Woodhouse students have gone on to study music technology, sound production, sound engineering and other courses requiring a similar skill set at university level. The department is proud of its state-of-the-art recording studio and Mac-based teaching space with relevant software including Logic. Course content: You’ll explore techniques for capturing, editing and manipulating sound to help you understand the impact of music technology on creative processes in the studio. You will then produce a completed mix. You’ll develop ideas and turn them into completed technology-based compositions, develop in-depth knowledge and understanding of musical elements and musical language, and apply them. You’ll identify, analyse and evaluate creative music production techniques, as applied to the unfamiliar commercial recordings supplied in the exam. As well as identifying effects and their associated parameter settings, you will explain the principles behind the choice of the effects heard on each recording, and their sonic character, in a series of written responses.
Entry Requirements
Checked against your grades — every rule traces to the school's published source.
| Requirement | Rule | You |
|---|---|---|
Combined Science | Grade 5-5 in Combined Science | — |
Chemistry Alternative route | Grade 5 in Chemistry | — |
Physics Alternative route | Grade 5 in Physics | — |
Biology Alternative route | Grade 5 in Biology | — |
Music | Grade 6 in Music | — |
Mathematics | Grade 5 in Mathematics | — |
English Language | Grade 6 in English Language | — |
As published by the school
Grade 6 in GCSE music OR grade 2 theory & keyboard skills (ability to play basic melodies and chords) OR Key stage 4 equivalent (BTEC, NVQ etc.) Applicants without will need to attend an audition. Grade 5 in a GCSE science and Grade 5 in GCSE mathematics and Grade 6 in GCSE English language
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Assessment
Coursework - Externally assessed - 20% Recording - 60 marks One recording chosen from a list of 10 songs. Total time 3–3½mins Coursework - Externally assessed - 20% Technology-based composition - 60 marks One composition to a brief. Total time 3mins Exam - 1 hour 30 mins - 25% Listening and analysing - 75 marks Written/practical exam - 2 hours 15 mins - 35% Producing and analysing - 105 marks
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