Music > BTEC Music Technology

Course Content

This is a new and exciting vocational course, aimed at those students with an interest in music production, recording studio based work and creating music with computer software such as “Cubase” and “Reason”. It is not necessary to have studied a musical instrument as neither music theory nor performing skills are assessed. The course will be delivered through a combination of classroom lessons and practical workshops in our newly built recording studio/music technology suite. The BTEC First Certificate in Music is equivalent to two GCSE passes.

Assessment

The course is 100% coursework based, delivered in three units

UNIT 1 - Planning and creating A Musical Product

UNIT 2 - Producing a Musical Recording

UNIT 3 - Exploring Computer Systems Used by Musicians

UNIT 11 – Exploring Computer Systems Used by Musicans: (Download the tasks for this unit by clicking on the links below)

Setting Up and Configuring Hardware

MIDI and Audio Preferences

Assignment 1 - Download PDF version for print

Download Full Assignment Guidance Notes

Components and Functions of Computer-Based Music Systems

This task is in two parts:

1. Software components;
2. Hardware components.

Read the guidance notes (click on link above to access these) carefully, especially the example which achieved a PASS grade (equivalent to a grade C).

DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY 12TH DECEMBER 2007

Remember the assessment criteria for all your work on this course:

IDENTIFY = PASS
DESCRIBE = MERIT
EXPLAIN = DISTINCTION