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Developing understanding and skills through music technology
Developing understanding and skills through music technology
The following section explains how to progressively develop an understanding of the area of inquiry through practical tasks in the musical roles of creator and performer. Example tools are provided for students to consider using as the engagement with the area of inquiry is expanded.
The lists are not exhaustive and should be used as prompts to further explore topics and resources.
Please note that the three stages listed below are not standards for submissions but rather a guide for progressing understanding and musical skills.
Getting started with area of inquiry 4
Getting started with area of inquiry 4
As in all areas of inquiry, students should be encouraged to share their current understanding of music technology in the electronic and digital age. They should be encouraged to introduce pieces they are familiar with, some of which may be their favourites.
Students then start exploring by focusing on the technological aspects of the chosen pieces.
To supplement the early stages of collecting musical material, listen to some music samples that play a significant role in area of inquiry 4, such as “The Man-Machine” by Kraftwerk; “It’s Gonna Rain” by Steve Reich; pieces from Switched-On Bach by Wendy Carlos or Homework by Daft Punk, and so on.
Prompts or stimuli could be introduced to initiate the student inquiry.
After the initial exploration, some creating exercises could be assigned to students, such as deconstruction, imitative composition, production techniques and remixing.
It is recommended that teachers support students to explore and develop their own creating exercises to align with the assessment submission requirements. It is further advised for students to complete a range of such exercises, and to improve upon these, so that they have relevant material to choose from for their assessment submission.
It is advised that students familiarize themselves with fundamental knowledge of digital audio workstations (DAWs), contemporary electronic music and music production. Students can draw on the abundant resources of music technology tutorials online.
Some tools/programs may be use for this area of inquiry
Some tools/programs may be use for this area of inquiry
DAW: GarageBand, Logic Pro, Cakewalk by BandLab
iPhone/iPad
Drum machine
Notation software: Noteflight, Finale, Sibelius
Music that you may be familiar with in this area of inquiry
Music that you may be familiar with in this area of inquiry
Personal context—works of electronic artists, movies or video games.
Local context—examples of electronic music composed and/or popular within the student’s community or (home) country.
Global context—electronic music from different global regions, times and backgrounds.
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