NEA Exam

Below is an example of what the NEA exam will look like. 

This non-exam assessment will assess your knowledge and understanding from across the qualification.

Total marks 120.

The suggested completion time for this non-exam assessment is 17 hours.

All of the work you submit must be your own 

Sounds for Your New Content (S.Y.N.C)

You are a music producer running your own company called Sounds for Your New Content

S.Y.N.C specialises in sound creation and music for use in TV shows, adverts, film and games. A well-known sports brand has sent you a brief requesting original music and sounds to be used in an advert for a new range of running shoes.

The brief states that the final piece must:

·  be produced using DAW software and hardware

·  be between 1 and 2 minutes in length

·  be submitted as a stereo audio file

·  include sounds which create the atmosphere of a sporting event

·  include music written in the style of 21st century pop

·  the music must be energetic and recreate the excitement of a race

·  the music must use a four to the floor rhythm

·  the music must use a drop in the structure

·  the music must use audio recordings and software instrument.

Click here to see what a top band answer to the brief above looks like.