https://www.ncfe.org.uk/media/2vslxzr0/603-7008-7-qualification-specification-version-1-3.pdf
Non-exam assessment (NEA): Synoptic Project (17 hours starting in January Year 11) - Externally-set, internally marked and externally moderated (60%)
Examined assessment (EA): Written Exam (June) - Externally-set and externally marked (40%)
The NEA and EA will both examine the following five Content Areas:
CA1: Introduction to music technology and the music business
CA2: The digital audio workstation (DAW)
CA3: Musical elements, musical style and music technology
CA4: Sound creation
CA5: Multitrack recording
Your Music Technology Google Classroom - revisit your Assignments and Lesson PowerPoints that cover all of the Content Areas listed above.
Musical Styles Notebook (Google Classroom) - create mindmaps of the features of the key Styles of Music
Key Musical Styles: Rock n Roll, Folk, Soul, Funk, Reggae, Hip Hop, Electronica, Dance and 21st Century Pop
Musical elements: structure, melody, harmony, rhythm and instruments.
How technological developments have contributed to the development of musical styles (eg. electric guitar, drum machine, sampling, audio recording)
Wider Listening - listen to songs from the styles of Music listed above. Can you identify the key features?
Flashcards with general definitions and possible studio applications for the key technical DAW components and processors
Including reverb, delay, EQ, compression, automation, MIDI data, MIDI controllers, audio editing, audio interfaces, microphones etc.
General Music Theory for CA3 questions (Google Classroom Assignments and Musicca) https://www.musicca.com
EA revision materials on the Google Classroom - including the Key Vocabulary sheets for each Content Area and the Picture Revision Assignment
The numerous Past Papers from the previous NCFE Specification - exactly the same overall content with slightly different Areas of Study