What do you need?

Once you have finished your activity 1, your work should be in your digital folder for you to access as well as any notes. You can use these to help you for complete activity two. Don't forget to use the resources you collected, or take a look at the song stems section, where there may be stems to help you. Click the buttons to go to the relevant pages

Step 1: Make a checklist

A HUGE task like this can't be easily completed without breaking it down!

Break down what you need to do in a checklist so you can tick it off. 

This is individual to you and not compulsory to do, but it could help you in understanding what you need to do. 

Take a look below for examples to both of these. Feel free to use these to help you as a starting point. 

This is also found on your classroom.

Does a checklist not work for you? Feel free to use a mind map instead...

Step 2: Documenting your process

During this activity, you may prepare up to one side of A4 notes and up to six supporting images and/or screenshots. These notes, images and/or screenshots should summarise your creative process, the development of the response, and strengths and areas for improvement. These notes will be used to support your response to Activity 3.

What does this mean?

It means that for every task you do, you should document it by making a note of it. You can use the Production or performance log to help you with this. Head over to your classroom to find it. 

You don't have to use this, but do make sure you are documenting your notes down somewhere in preparation for Activity 3. 

Recapping from Activity 1

Have you forgotten what you are doing? Here is a recap:

• What are you going to do?

• What song are you doing from that list?

• What genre are you choosing from the list?

• What are the characteristics of that genre?

• How are you going to learn the song in the first place?

• What is the tempo of the song you are doing? Are you changing it?

• Are you changing the dynamics, the key signature, the time signature or any other stylistic features of the song to fit the new genre?

•  If you are changing any of the stylistic features, what are you planning to do?

• Performance: Are you making a backing track? How are you going to do that?

• Performance: Are you getting other musicians to play with you? If so, what are you playing and what are they playing?

• Performance:  Are you a solo or a band?

• Where are you getting your resources from? 

Step 3: Making your music

Your work should be a REIMAGINED piece of music. You should be: 

Experimenting your ideas

You should try out new ideas and documenting this down. Once you have your ideas locked in, then you can...

Create your ideas

Based on your pathway, you may wish to do this differently. There is no wrong or right way but you will be awarded marks on:

(a) Your creative interpretation of the music in response to the brief

• How well your music product meets the creative aims of the music brief.

• The musical skills shown in your interpretation (musical elements such as pitch, rhythm, dynamics and tempo as well as an awareness of stylistic characteristics).

Max 16 Marks

(b) The musical skills in the final music product

• Your use of musical skills and techniques.

• The accuracy and technique shown in the performance (Creating and Performing).

• Your technical recording and production ability, including use of software, editing, effects and processing (Creating and Producing).

• Your use of musical expression. AUTOMATION HERE WILL HELP YOU

• The consistency of the final performance/music product. 

Max 20 marks

(c) How you have met the requirements of the music brief

• The quality of the presentation of your music product.

• How well your music product meets the technical requirements of the music brief.

Max 8 marks