Music Technology

Course summary

YEAR 12 COURSE SPECIFICATION Unit 1 Component 1 Recording – students use the recording studio to record and mix a 2 minute track from a list of ten artists (e.g. All of Me, John Legend) Component 2 Technology-based Composition – compose a 2 1/2 minute long piece of music in any style, using synthesizers and audio excerpts provided by the exam board. Component 3 (25%) Listening – students listen to unfamiliar commercial recordings, assessing knowledge of the history of music production from 1950s until present day with emphasis upon principles of music technology. Component 4 (35%) Producing and Analysing – students are given a selection of audio and midi tracks to edit and mix on music software. YEAR 13 COURSE SPECIFICATION Unit 3 Component 1 (20%) Recording Students develop their mixing skills so as to record a longer track – 3 minutes. Component 2 (20%) Technology-based Composition Students develop their composing and technology skills so as compose a longer (3 minute) piece of music technology based on a more demanding brief set by the exam board e.g. War or Outer Space. Component 3 (25%) Listening Students broaden their listening skills with a greater range of unfamiliar commercial recordings, assessing knowledge of the history of music production from the 1950s until present day, with emphasis upon principles of music technology. Component 4 (35%) Producing and Analysing Students develop their skills of editing and mixing on music software for a selection of audio and midi tracks. The theory and physics of sound are studied so as to develop this understanding. Note that this component includes some basic numeracy.