Music Technology

Assessment

Music Technology A-level is an exciting course, that introduces candidates to the world of Sound Recording, Audio Technology and Production. Areas of Study There are three main areas of study which students will learn about throughout the two-year course. Area of Study 1: Recording and production techniques for both corrective and creative purposes • the use of recording and mixing techniques to capture, edit and produce a recording; • The use of sound creation and manipulation techniques to create, edit and structure a technology-based composition; • the capture, arrangement of sounds and mixing and mastering techniques as used on commercially available recordings; • the use of sound creation and processing techniques to correct and mix a recording. Area of Study 2: Principles of sound and audio technology • the knowledge and understanding of the principles of sound and audio technology about commercially available • recordings; • the knowledge and understanding of the principles of sound and audio technology in theoretical and practical contexts. Area of Study 3: The development of recording and production technology • the knowledge and understanding of the history and development of recording and production technology from • current digital technologies back to the mono, analogue recording technologies in the 1950s. There are 4 main assessed components Component 1: Recording (coursework: 20% of A level) Students will use production tools and techniques to capture, edit, process and mix an audio recording. Component 2: Technology-based composition (coursework: 20% of A level) Students will produce a technology-based composition by creating, editing, manipulating and structuring sounds. Component 3: Listening and analysing (exam: 25% of A level) Students will sit a written exam in which their knowledge and understanding of recording and production techniques and principles will be tested. Component 4: Producing and analysing (exam: 35% of A level) Students will apply their knowledge and understanding of editing, mixing and production techniques in a practical exam.