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“Yesterday Never Returns”
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- Lewis School Pengam, Gilfach, Pengam, Bargoed CF81 8LJ
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This course will be of particular interest to you if you have an interest in music technology and are keen to follow a career in this sector. Study includes music recording technology, sound technology, mixing and sequencing and understanding music and the music industry.
You will have the opportunity to develop your skills in all of these areas and have access to industry-standard equipment and applications as you complete your work.
The grading is equivalent to one GCSE as Pass (C grade) , Merit (B grade), Distinction/Distinction * (A/A* grade)
LSP Music Department has an excellent rate of success at preparing pupils to gain very good passes in BTEC Music Technology.
There is no specific prior learning requirements, but learners should enjoy working with computers, sound and music. Learners should be aware that even though 75% of the course is practical, all the practical work requires supporting evidence and evaluation in written or spoken form.
This course will provide you with the skills, knowledge and understanding for you to be able to progress to further training or study in this area
Unit 1: The Music Industry (25%)
This unit will allow you to gain a good understanding of the scope of the music industry with a view to getting work in and using the organisations that exist. You will investigate music organisations to find out about the work they do and how they relate to and rely on one another. You will also be given the opportunity to find out about the people who work in these organisations, from performers to people who work in technical, production and administrative roles. In Year 11, you will sit an hour exam to assess you in this unit.
Unit 2: Managing a Music Product (25%)
This unit will be carried out by the whole class and enable you all to manage the planning, delivery and promotion of a live gig. You will also be responsible for recruiting musical performers; finding a venue; supplying, setting up and controlling equipment. This unit will be assessed in the Spring Term of Year 11.
Unit 6: Introducing Music Recording (25%)
You will learn how to record, produce and master a piece of music. You will record from audio sources such as acoustic instruments, amplified instruments, electronic instruments and vocals. You will learn how to control the input signals from real sound sources using gain and microphone placement. Once the tracks have been recorded successfully, you will mix these sounds together into a finished recording using some basic processing such as reverb, chorus and EQ.
Unit 7: Introducing Music Sequencing (25%)
You will learn how to remix your own version of a popular song using Logic Pro X . You will edit your music by the application of different processes such as quantisation, looping and note editing, and enhance the sound by the addition of appropriate plug-in effects such as reverb, delay and distortion.
Ni Ddychwel Doe
“Yesterday Never Returns”