Music Technology

Choose any of the following tasks which will earn you one KMS Bacc Knowledge point.

10.1 MT Visit

Visit a backstge tour of a music venue and look to see the set up that they use. Consider the speakers, lighting, size and placement of mixing desk, number of channels, do they have overhead mics? Create a presentation of your findings.

10.1 MT Do

Help out at one of the school events as part of the tech team. You should ensure that you set up equipment safely, use the equipment with some guidance and maintain a professional persona during the event.

10.1 MT Create

Create a video explaining how three effects work for example, compression, gain, EQ, reverb, limiter, gating, panning, chorus etc.

10.1 MT Read

Read one chapter of Music Technology from Scratch there is a copy in the Music Department. Then create a WWW/EBI review of it for no more than 75 words.

Choose any of the following tasks which will earn you two KMS Bacc Knowledge points.

10.2 MT Money Matters

Create a job description for a role working in the music industry. You should include basic knowledge (eg music tech knowledge), enhanced skills that are required to do the job, details on who else (ie the job roles) they will work with, general qualifications they need (GCSEs, A Levels, BTECs) specific qualifications/skills they need (ie what they must be prior knowledge of) and then more general skills (such as being able to drive, getting on with others etc.).

10.2 MT Practical task

Use your music tech live music skills to sound engineer a live school event over multiple nights such as the school show. You msut act with safety and professionalism at the forefront and liase with the coordinator ahead of the event to ensure a smooth operation during the event.

Choose the following task which will earn you three KMS Bacc Knowledge points.

10.3 MT Sequencing

Record three everyday sounds using any device that you have at home. Then upload them to a Digital Audio Workstation and experiment with them using effects such as sequencing, reverb, EQ, pitch shift, phasing, splicing to create a new piece that lasts no more than 30 seconds. You may not use any other sounds in your piece.