1. Year 13 Music Technology Listening Exam - Kind of!

2. The Exam - INFO Practical in timed conditions 2 Sections - A and B 5 questions Questions 1 - 4 are in section A Question 5 is section B

3. Section A is 62 marks Section B is 18 marks 80 marks all together for the less mathematic types 40% of your A2, 20% of your full GCE 2 hours The Exam - INFO cont

4. Area of Study Area of study 1: The principles and practice of Music Technology Area of Study 3: Development of technolgy- based music Q1-3 - Both areas of study (46 marks) Q4 - Area of study 3 (16 marks) Q5 - Area of study 1 (18 marks)

5. The Exam Practical exam under timed conditions Questions paper Audio CD Blank CD Sequencing software Midi keyboard

6. The ExAM CONT On CD - Melody part, Harmony/chordal part, bass line, drum or percussion Whole audio of short samples Import samples Edit samples Completed track

7. Possible Processes include Trimming Normalising Dynamics processing Adding effects EQing Panning Adjusting tempo

8. Q1 - Q3 Musical elements Notation Sequencing and recording techniques Submit a wav file

9. Q4 16 Marks Area of Study 3: Development of technolgy- based music Relates to audio on CD Lengthy written answer or bullet points (16)

10. Development of: Synthesisers Electric guitars and amplification Samplers and drum machines Use of effects units and processors across time Development of recording media including multi- track recording

11. Digital recording including an awareness of: Computer-based recording (including knowledge of typical software packages Hard disk/standalone recorders Computer-hosted virtual instruments/effects The impact of MIDI on recording and performing Use of the internet as a resource and for communtication between artists The context of all the above and the impact of technology on producers, engineers and artists.

12. Q4 Choice of 2 questions for the topics before You do ONE of the questions 16 points - back up your answer with a reason Points in date order Use the correct music and music tech vocabulary Avoid waffling

13. Q5 18 marks ‘Produce a final balanced stereo mix using appropriate effects and transfer the final mix to your CD’ Always mix down in Q5 Ask to put a certain effect on a track Wav file

14. Marking Blend and balance Use of Stereo field Use of effects