Music Technology
Exam Board: Edexcel
STRUCTURE OF COURSE
This award is a two year A Level qualification.
Component 1: Recording
Component 2: Technology Based Composing
Component 3: Listening & Analysing
Component 4: Analysing & Producing
ASSESSMENT
Component 1: Recording - A 3 minute multi track recording
Component 2: Technology Based Composing - A 3 minute composition
Component 3: Listening & Analysing - A two-hour listening & analysing Exam
Component 4: Analysing & Producing - A two-hour analysing & producing Exam
CONTENT
A 2 year A Level course that prepares you for an Engineering Degree / Masters’ BEng or Meng or a career in the extensive analogue & digital, electronic, audio & acoustic engineering industries.
Component 1: Recording
Record a commercial track using multi track recording techniques in the recording studio
Component 2: Technology Based Composing
Compose a piece of music to a brief using sampling & synthesis techniques
Component 3: Listening & Analysing
Analyse commercial tracks & their production features
Component 4: Analysing & Producing
Analyse & produce a short track using exam supplied audio files
POSSIBLE CAREER PATHS
Audio engineering in the recording industry, radio, television, conferencing, theatre & sports events. Acoustic engineering in the building trade, architecture, building design, refurbishment, acoustic solutions, environmental analysis. Electronic engineering in the commercial & domestic audio, mobile phone, automotive, AV sectors.
COMPLIMENTARY SUBJECTS
Physics, Maths, Computer Science, Music, Media studies