Understanding Standards: Nominee Training Event Music Technology Tuesday 27 September 2016 RGB colours for text Purple = R204 G153 B209 & Dark Blue =R0 G51 B102

Aims of the Day To support Nominees in their understanding of national standards by: reviewing candidate evidence discussing candidate evidence with colleagues discussing the first three years of delivery of Music Technology units with colleagues asking questions and seeking clarification about national standards passing on information to colleagues – examples of good practise

Key Message Reports Round 1 National 3, National 4, National 5 and Higher Round 2 National 4 Added Value Course Assignment

Understanding Standards Workshop 1 Unit by unit approach Understanding 20th and 21st Century Music (Higher) Music Technology Skills (National 3, Higher) Music Technology in Context

Understanding 20th and 21st Century Music (Higher) Outcome 1   1 Explain the relationships between technological development and 20th and 21st century music by: 1.1 Describing genres in terms of their key innovators, attributes and technologies used 1.2 Explaining how a technological development has influenced a number of genres 1.3 Explaining how a key innovator has influenced development in music technology 1.4 Explaining the need to protect intellectual property

Understanding 20th and 21st Century Music (Higher) Outcome 2 2 Use listening skills in the context of 20th and 21st century music by: 2.1 Identifying examples of a wide range of genres and their attributes 2.2 Identifying examples of a wide range of relevant musical concepts

Understanding 20th and 21st Century Music (Higher) Evidence Candidate 1 Candidate 2

Music Technology Skills (National 3) Outcome 1 1 Use hardware and software, with guidance, to capture audio, by 1.1 Using appropriate audio input devices and sources 1.2 Applying appropriate microphone placement 1.3 Constructing, with guidance, the signal path 1.4 Setting, with guidance, appropriate input gain and monitoring levels

Music Technology Skills (National 3) Outcome 2 2 Use hardware and software, with guidance, to manipulate audio, by 2.1 Applying equalisation 2.2 Applying time domain effects 2.3 Applying volume and panning 2.4 Editing tracks

Music Technology Skills (National 3) Evidence Candidate 3

Music Technology Skills (Higher) Outcome 1 1 Use hardware and software effectively to capture audio from a range of sources by: 1.1 Selecting and using appropriate audio input devices and sources 1.2 Applying appropriate microphone placement and techniques 1.3 Designing and constructing the signal path for multiple inputs 1.4 Setting appropriate input gain and monitoring levels 1.5 Overdubbing tracks

Music Technology Skills (Higher) Outcome 2 Use hardware and software effectively to manipulate audio from a range of sources by: 2.1 Applying creative/corrective equalisation 2.2 Applying dynamic processing and time domain and other effects 2.3 Applying a range of mixing techniques to achieve a balanced and creative mix 2.4 Editing tracks 2.5 Editing multiple takes into a single take

Music Technology Skills (Higher) Evidence Candidate 4

Music Technology in Context (Higher)   Outcome 1 Produce audio masters in different and challenging contexts by: 1.1 Using a wide range of skills in audio capture 1.2 Using a wide range of skills to manipulate audio and sequenced data 1.3 Mixing down to audio master(s) in appropriate file format(s)

Music Technology Skills (Higher) Evidence Candidate 5 Candidate 6

Understanding Standards - Workshop 1 Understanding 20th and 21st Century Music unit Music Technology Skills unit Music Technology in Context unit pass on Task 1 Discuss the candidate evidence from Workshop 1 and how each candidate has achieved the assessment standards for the Understanding 20th and 21st Century Music unit at Higher level. Task 2 Discuss the candidate evidence from Workshop 1 and how each candidate has achieved the assessment standards for the Music Technology Skills unit at National 3 and Higher. Task 3 Discuss the candidate evidence from Workshop 1 and how each candidate has achieved the assessment standards for the Music Technology in Context unit at Higher level. Task 4 Discuss the implementation of Music Technology units and identify key strengths. Share your ideas for approaches to delivery and assessment.

Understanding Standards Workshop 1 Feedback from discussion groups Questions

Understanding Standards Workshop 2 Combined approach to assessment Music Technology Skills and Music Technology in Context (Higher) Music Technology: Assignment (National 4) Added Value Unit

Music Technology in Context (Higher) Evidence Candidate 7 Candidate 8

Music Technology: Assignment (National 4) Added Value Unit Outcome 1 1 Plan and carry out a short creative production using music technology by:   1.1 Planning, with guidance, a short creative sound production 1.2 Applying basic recording and editing skills 1.3 Applying basic mixing skills 1.4 Using sounds and/or music creatively and appropriate to the context 1.5 Producing final output in an appropriate file format 1.6 Carrying out a simple evaluation of the production

Music Technology: Assignment (National 4) Added Value Unit   Evidence Candidate 9 Candidate 10

Understanding Standards - Workshop 2 Music Technology in Context (Higher) Music Technology: Assignment (National 4) Added Value Unit pass on Task 1 Discuss the candidate evidence for Workshop 2 and how each candidate has achieved the assessment standards for the Music Technology Skills and Music Technology in Context units at Higher. Task 2 Discuss the candidate evidence for Workshop 2 and how each candidate has achieved the assessment standards for the Music Technology: Assignment (National 4) Added Value Unit. Task 3  Discuss your experience as a nominee in 2015/2016 and your role within your local authority and identify good practice for disseminating information and supporting colleagues.

Understanding Standards Workshop 2 Feedback from discussion groups Questions

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Music Technology National 5 and Higher Understanding Standards Course Assessment Event Monday 14 November, Stirling For more information please visit - http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/76859.html

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