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Below is an overview of the elements that are covered through our Music Technology courses, and the transferrable skills that are developed:
Skills
Skills
Using music technology software and hardware to capture and manipulate audio.
Contexts
Contexts
Experiencing music technology skills in a range of applications, e.g. radio broadcast, sound design for film, audiobook, computer gaming.
Understanding 20th & 21st Century Music
Understanding 20th & 21st Century Music
How developments in music technology have influenced a variety of musical styles and genres. Gaining an insight into aspects of the music industry, including intellectual property rights. Developing listening skills, identifying key features of specific styles and genres, and their associated music concepts.
Skills for Learning, skills for life and skills for work through Music Technology
Health and wellbeing
Personal learning
Researching information about microphone types
Exploring the effects of changing microphone placements
Researching information about selected genres, styles and key innovators
Considering the impact of intellectual property legislation on case studies and own practice
Researching information about a range of contexts where music technology may be used
Employability, enterprise and citizenship
Information and communication technology (ICT)
Using hardware and software to capture and manipulate audio
Interfacing audio capture equipment with computer systems
Using search engines to research technological developments, genres and styles
Producing text-based and audio-visual reports on research findings
Thinking skills
Understanding
Explaining the purpose and effects of a range of ways of manipulating audio
Using knowledge of genres and styles to identify examples in music excerpts
Using knowledge of music concepts to identify examples in music excerpts
Applying
Making appropriate choices of input devices
Applying a range of audio manipulation techniques
Explaining the application of intellectual property legislation in the music industry
Applying skills and knowledge in new contexts
Analysing and evaluating
Reflecting on results of tasks, and making appropriate improvements
Creating
Producing an audio master
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