Task 3A - Brick England Pearson Edexcel Music Technology

Pearson Edexcel Coursework Tasks

Recreating Task 3A – Brick England

Author: Ken Cameron • 14 Lessons •120 minutes

Preparation, Focus & Organisation. Learn the skills needed to carefully craft this music technology task. Work through each tutorial to gain the insight into how to recreate the various aspects of this project.

Introduction

In this course you will be introduced to the Task 3A specification for 2017 – 18, Brick England – by Jean-Michel Jarre & Pet Shop Boys.

The aims of this course are to walk you through a variety of skills and information needed to complete the task successfully. It’s important to say at this point that this is not a replacement for your hard work and will not substitute a lack of effort.

This course will guide you through some of the important thought processes needed and will show you how to deal with some of the issues as you reach them.

Course details

Requirements: Logic Pro X
Difficulty: Intermediate
Prior Knowledge: A basic understanding of how to use a sequencer and read music would be beneficial as this course will not cover basic skills in these areas.
Time: Approximately 30 minutes of practice per lesson is needed to consolidate and explore this information.

Course Content

Lessons Status

Task 3A – Brick England

Pearson Edexcel Coursework Tasks

Recreating Task 3A – Brick England

Course details

Course Content

Task 3A: Specification Overview

Brick England – Full Score

Setting up your project

Setting up the drums

Arpeggiated Synth

Vocoder / Talking Bass Synth

Synth Bass

Synth String Pad

Re-creating Synth 1

Re-creating The Electric Piano

Re-creating The Synth Melody

Lead Synth (Pad)

Lead Synth (Melody)

Recording Vocals