Welcome to Music Technology

Get to know each other You will have to work with each other throughout the 2 years so lets get to know each other now Name Thing you’re most looking forward to Something you’re doing over the summer One interesting fact about you

What do I study? Unit 6 DAW Production External Exam Unit 16 You will have 15 hours to use 5 samples to create 3 pieces of various lengths. What do I study? Unit 16 Commercial Music Production Coursework You will have to create various composition ideas and then create a final composition. Unit 3 Music and Sound for Media Coursework You will be given 4 different clips and you will use sounds and music to support the footage – I’ll show you some examples of these next. Unit 10 Remixing and Reworking Coursework You will have to research and learn about different types of remix. You then create 5 ‘sketches’ of ideas and then you will use some given tracks to create 2 remixes in different styles Unit 13 Mixing and Mastering Techniques Coursework You will be given a completely unmixed track and you will have to ensure that the tracks are in time and then mix these to ensure a professional finish

When will I do the units? Unit Internal/External When will it be completed? Unit 3 Internal Feb year 12 Unit 13 May year 12 Unit 16 November year 13 Unit 10 Feb year 13 Unit 6 External May year 13

What is required of me outside of lessons? As well as lessons on your timetable, you will have prep times As a performing arts department, we ask that you use these hours in department and sign in, in the music office. You will not be able to complete your coursework outside of this room, so therefore you will need to be in here wherever you can. Outside of lessons I will be setting you tasks that you can complete each cycle. The majority of these will be learning how best to use Cubase, and adding to your coursework. The more you do to experiment with Cubase out of lessons, the better your work will be The more work you do one your coursework outside of lessons, the more feedback I can give you to ensure that your mark is the best it can be. Doing this also builds up your resilience. A lot of the course is independent work, so you will need to be able to problem solve whilst I am working with other students.

Sample Work Play the work I have loaded up – I will leave this loaded on the computer – labelled.

Summer Work Research effects listed in booklet These are the main effects that you will use throughout your course so it is really important that you understand these early on. Page 3 – Choose 3 films, 3 games, 3 animations (cartoons/animated films) and 3 adverts to look at the music from Think about Dynamics, Rhythm/Tempo, Structure, Melody, Instrumentation, Texture and Effects you think were used. (Help for these is on page 5) Use the ‘help me out’ section on page 6 to write down anything you’re not sure of as well as any questions that you think of. This way I can tailor my lessons to help you, as I don’t know everything that you don’t know

What do we know about cartoon’s and the sound/music within them? Today Today you are going to have a go at creating some music and sound for a short clip. Let’s watch this now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb8jTvSwJbw What do we know about cartoon’s and the sound/music within them? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb8jTvSwJbw

Today Use today to have a go at Cubase. You will all be at different stages so have a go and I will come round to help you. Use the video and create some music/sounds to go with it. There is no right or wrong. This is what you will be doing with Unit 3 (the first unit) so it’s good to see what you can already do  You can find this here: Pupil_work\Intake 07\Music Technology Taster Session Please then create a folder with your name on it. Create a copy of the Cubase file and paste it into your folder. You are then good to go!

Where shall I aim for today? Aiming to be: What to include Distinction 2 different moods in the piece At least 5 sound effects including Samples downloaded from youtube and included in the piece Music represents the action on the screen Merit At least 3 sound effects including Music represents most of the action on the screen Pass A mood to reflect the characters on screen At least 3 sound effects Music represents some of the action on the screen