UAL Level 3 Diploma in Music Performance and Production

DEVELOPMENTS IN MUSIC TECHNOLOGY Part 2

Unit 2 Critical Listening and Music Composition

Unit 3 Music Industry and Professional Practice

Unit 4 Critical and Contextual awareness for music performance and production

Hand Out Date: 20th October 2020

Hand In Date: 8th January 2021

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The Brief:

Develop music technology skills by completing the following industry-

related tasks, reflecting on industry practices, applying new skills and
implementing current theories.

Task 1 – Song Reworks

Task 2 – Dialogue, Soundtracks and Soundscapes

Task 3 – Advertisement Music

These tasks put you in the scenario of working for a music

production company, where jobs and projects will vary and
require both solo and team effort.

Task 1: Song Reworks

You must recreate two songs, one individually and one as a team.
Analyse the musical structure, instrumentation and production techniques
of both songs and others in their genre.

Choose the song to recreate. The song you must recreate on your own must
be a close replica of the original and using only software instruments (vocals
are not essential).
Decide within your group what song you will recreate. The song for the group
project should be reworked into a new genre using software instruments,
audio tracks, and samples where appropriate. This allows you to be creative
and imaginative with both how the song is arranged and the final mix.
Evidence: Audio files; evidence of context, planning and song analysis;
critical evaluations.

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Task 2 – Dialogue, Soundtracks and Soundscapes

Your group is required to create an Audio Book. This will involve music
compositions, sound effects, and voice recordings.
The finished Audio book should be no shorter than 5 minutes and no longer
than 10 minutes in length.
Evidence: Finished bounced Audio Book (mp3); weekly group evaluations
(mp3s); a presentation of your research, planning and problem solving.

Task 3 – Advertisement Music

You have been asked to submit a song for a television advert.

Your group will be given a video file of a television advert. You must either
choose an existing song to re-imagine and record in an alternative and
appropriate style. Or it create an original composition, however it should
include lyrics. Aim for it to be produced to a high standard.
Evidence: Completed advert with accompanying composition, mixed and
bounced to .mov file.
A presentation of: your understanding of context; the planning; problem
solving undertaken; and your critical evaluation of the project as a whole.

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UNIT 2,3,4 – Assessment and Grading Information

Unit 2 Critical Listening and Music Composition:

L.O.1: Be able to analyse and research musical and production components in music
performance.

L.O.2: Be able to analyse and research use of music composition.

L.O.3: Be able to apply and evaluate composition and critical listening skills.

Unit 3 Music Industry and Professional Practice:

L.O.1: Understand progression opportunities within the music performance and production
sector.

L.O.2: Understand and apply health and safety within the context of music performance and
production.

L.O.3: Be able to carry out roles and responsibilities consistent with professional practice.

Unit 4 Critical and Contextual awareness for music performance and production:

L.O.1: Understand critical perspectives that influence the analysis of music performance and
production activities.

L.O.2: Understand the contexts within which music performance and production are
positioned.

THE MATRIX
Assignments will cover some of the different pillars of the matrix. Unit 8 will cover all of them. Refer to these
when completing all assignments.

1. Context
What were the aims of each task? Why do you think you were asked to undertake them?

(An introduction to the project is required, where you must make it clear what is expected of you).

2. Research
What research did you undertake? How was this used?

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(All your research, with referencing if applicable, should be presented. Each part of the research should have
clear indication as to how and where it was used, and how effective it was).

3. Problem Solving
What were the challenges? How did you use initiative to meet these challenges?

(This section should highlight how you explored the possibilities of solving new problems. Every time you ask
for assistance, look up how to do something, use trial and error until you get the correct result, or deal with
an unforeseen issue, you are ‘problem solving’).

4. Planning and Production

Why is planning and negotiation important for these sorts of tasks? What were the different stages
throughout the project?

(Each process will have different stages, and each stage will determine how you approach the next. Aside
from research, present how you prepared for each stage, how roles within your team were decided, and how
you managed your workload to deliver products of quality within a time-frame).

5. Practical Skills
What skills and knowledge did you demonstrate throughout the process?

(This could take the form of a ‘how-to’ guide. Use diagrams and easy to follow instructions on how you have
used particular software and other recording techniques).

6. Evaluation and reflection

How did evaluation allow you to progress throughout the process?

(Evaluations of projects are not only required at the end of a process. Continual analysis should take place in
order to inform each new phase. Ask ‘how can I achieve better results?’).

7. Presentation
Does your work competently communicate your ideas to its intended audience?

(High standards of presentation should be delivered. All of your evidence, including all presentations, audio
recordings etc, should not require further explanation. Through clear labelling it should be obvious the work is
your own and relates to a specific task).

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