AS Music Technology. Course information. Why choose AS Music Technology? Music technology plays a key role in music across the world. GCE Music Technology. The GCE A Level Music Technology specification involves much practical work and encourages the cultivation of a wide range of skills. creative music technology
Don’t underestimate how important the AS music technology logbook is. Below is a presentation from Music technology at Simon Balle and details the specifics of what should be included in your logbook. This is for Music technology A Level Exam year 2011 so the style fingerprints are different from this year (look in the logbook(…)
Describe Grandmaster Flash’s contribution to Rap and Hip Hop. This should include: What influence he has had on other artists and why? Which artists have influenced him and why? Years of prominence Where in the world he developed his sound (Specific place in America) Hit Albums Hit Songs Why is he unique and what makes(…)
EDEXCEL GCE MUSIC TECHNOLOGY UNIT 2 LISTENING AND ANALYSING 6MT02 Recommended listening for Special Focus styles June 2013 Examination The following list gives the names of some artists whose work exemplifies the Special Focus for 2013. Extracts for Section A, Listening, will be taken from AoS 2: Popular music styles since 1910. Section B will be based(…)
For the A2 music technology exam you are going to need to know a lot of information about the history and development of various music technologies. Below is enough information to give you all 16 marks if a relevant question comes up on the development of the electric guitar but remember your response will need(…)
All you need to know about EQ and Filtering is available as a teachers app that demonstrates how to use, where it’s been used and what the avious settings sound like. View the teachers app: Filters and EQ APP Find the keywords for EQ and Filters in this image.
Instrumentation: -Drum machines -Drums and percussion -Synthesizers -Samplers -Grimy distorted vocal samples or Clean ethereal female vocals. (However most dubstep is instrumental only). Performance and Arrangement: -Usual tempo of 140bpm -Takes drum pattern influences from Drum’n’bass. -Dubstep rhythms are usually syncopated, and often shuffled or incorporating tuplets with a clap or snare usually inserted every(…)
A2 Music Tech Portfolio 2013 Original post - http://sbsmusictech.wordpress.com/a2-music-tech-portfolio-2012/ Here it is then people, the full A2 Unit 3 Music Technology Portfolio. Do have a careful read through, it contains all the detail on the three tasks that are required as part of this course. View this document on Scribd
AS Music Tech Portfolio 2013 Original Post - http://sbsmusictech.wordpress.com/as-music-tech-portfolio-2012/ View this document on Scribd This year’s portfolio includes… and for your arranging task, there are two options, the first is one you may have heard recently.. or.. The interesting thing here is that your two options for your arranging style are: Dubstep in the style of(…)
Rock ‘n’ Roll Stylistic Finger Prints: Instrumentation includes – male vocals, backing vocals, electric guitars, double bass, drums, piano, harmonica, saxophone and other brass Fast Tempo – 140bpm or faster Energetic delivery of vocals (screaming and shouting) Often based on 12-bar chord structure Predominantly uses major keys but with blues scale for vocals, lead parts and(…)
As you know I’m a huge fan of Point Plank Online and even more so now that they have developed an online music production course that lets the students progress to degree level. The world of music education is evolving and having the chance to develop new skills whilst being employed has got to appeal to most professions and(…)
Below are all of the grade boundaries for the A Level GCE Music technology course for 2012. This should help you make some big discussions about what you need to do to improve your grade in the A2 year, this could be re-taking exams, working harder or re-doing the whole year. I hope this helps, but remember(…)
The summer scrum for Higher Education places is now underway. But anyone currently intent on finding the fabled ‘good place’ somewhere – (anywhere?!) would do well to consider the innovative online degree options from Point Blank Music School. Studying this degree programme online incorporates the most cutting edge learning techniques and technology in the(…)
Last year for music technology task 3B we recorded and produced the song Mr Brightside by the killers. We had limited success with this track, the biggest problem is that the sheet music below is in a different key from the original. This makes it easier to play but causes the singers a few issues.(…)
Music tech Teachers: A great song to record for Task 1B is Dani California by the Red Hot Chill Peppers. it has a lot of variation and lots of electric guitar over-dubs and effects for the production aspect of this task. Also it is relatively easy to learn for your students. Music tech Students: For(…)
In preparation for Task 3C. I would like you to complete the following three tasks. These three short compositions will get you thinking about how to compose with music technology at the heart of the ideas. Task 1: Composition Title: Being the band Composition Length: 1 minute Minimum Spec: 8 different vocal samples (Your voice(…)
Using Cubase (PC and Mac) / Logic Pro (Mac only) or other sequencing software Recreate the song ‘Colourless colour’ by La Roux using only MIDI (no audio), a score is attached and the song can be found on youtube.com. All that is needed for this task is a computer and a copy of Cubase. Colourless(…)
A2 History of music technology Essay Question: Over the past 30 years the music recording industry has gone through many changes and developments. Discuss the impact that computer technologies have had on the way music is recorded and distributed. Info-graph – The History of the DAW Revision Slides Music technology Discussion Topics: What(…)
Punk Instrumentation: Vocals (mainly male) Electric Guitar Bass guitar Drums Keyboards used by some bands Performance and Arrangement: Hard-edged, raw and chaotic – stripped down, small ensembles, basic music with no frills Vocals often delivered at shouting level Simple melodies only covering a few pitches or delivered almost at shouted chants Backing vocals (when(…)
Instrumentation: Drum machines Drums and percussion Synthesizers Samplers Turntables Vocals Performance and Arrangement: House, trance and techno have up-beat tempos in excess of 120bpm and up to 140bpm Four-to-the-floor bass drum and hi-hat emphasis on the off-beat quavers (similar to disco) Synth stabs or syncopated staccato stabs on piano Use of synth for bass(…)
The development of the Style Questions: Outline the development of Club Dance from the 1980s to the present day (6 marks) Outline the development of House music (6 marks) Outline the development of Techno music (6 marks) Outline the development of Drum and bass music (6 marks) Outline the development of Punk music (6 marks)(…)
A Brief History and development of modelling Synthesis: 1989 – Yamaha signed a contract with Stanford University in 1989 to jointly develop digital waveguide synthesis, and as such most patents related to the technology are owned by Stanford or Yamaha. 1994 – The first commercially available physical modelling synthesizer made using waveguide synthesis was the Yamaha VL1 1995 –(…)
Question 4 of the A2 Music technology exam is worth 16 marks (20% of the exam) and is based on the history and development of music technology. In my opinion this is the hardest part of the A2 Music Technology exam, as it is so broad. The best way to approach this question is to study(…)
To help you guys with your AS Music Technology exam revision | A2 Music Technology Exam revision I have compiles a range of relevant quizzes and test from around the web. Genre Specific Quizzes: Rock n Roll Listening and Analysing Quizzes Hip Hop and Rap Music Listening and Analysing Quizzes Digital Student Quizzes and(…)
If you have arranged a song for Trip Hop for task 1C you will need to reflect upon the following finger print for question 10 in your AS music technology logbook. Trip Hop Stylistic Finger Prints: Instrumentation – Drum machines, drum, percussion samples, synthesizers, samplers, turntables and vocals Slow tempos. Extensive use of sampled drum(…)
The history of effects, this is a brief overview of how effects have been invented over the past hundred years. 1935 – A Spring reverb is added to the Hammond organ 1937 – Don Leslie introduces the ‘Rotating Leslie Cabinet’ which produces a Doppler effect much like a passing police siren. The speaker also produces(…)
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