Students : Curriculum : Arts : Music Technology
Music Technology AS
Practical Work
Recording :
- Students record two pieces of music and produce a written response to their music through a structured question paper.
- Recording 1 – classical/western style music (ambient)
- Recording 2 – popular/jazz using close-mic and overdubbing
Arranging and improvising:
- Students produce
- an arrangement of a short melody
- an arrangement of a popular song
Written Work
Listening and analysing based on recorded extracts of music
Music Technology A2
Practical Work
Recording sequencing and producing:
- Students produce
- 3-4 minute close-mic multi-track recording
- sequenced backing track of a song in any style
- a studio recording using the sequenced backing track
Composing with technology:
- Students produce
- free composition using music technology
- a second composition based on a brief set by Edexcel
Written Work
- Interpreting data, analysing and discriminating, controlling and editing data
- Music in context – written paper based on recorded extracts of music
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