Unit Title: Creating and Producing Music Using Production Software

This unit is designed to provide vocational skills in production software to create music for students at Entry 1, 2 and 3.

Learners will gain an understanding of the importance health and safety in the workplace. They will also learn about environmental issues relating to the music issues. Learners will have the opportunity to learn about the use of simple loop sequencers in creating popular music. They will also investigate the career opportunities within the music industry.

The unit includes:

·  Health and safety in the workplace relevant to the music industry

·  Careers opportunities in the music industry relevant to using production software

·  Consideration of environmental issues relevant to the music industry

·  Using a simple loop sequencer, such as GarageBand

·  Learning about common musical structures

·  Creation of a piece of music

Unit Title: Creating Music Using Production Software
Assessment Criteria / Entry 1 / Entry 2 / Entry 3
Learners with significant help will: / Learners with some help will: / Learners with little or no help will:
A01
Health and Safety, Environment and related careers / Identify two basic health & safety hazards related to the Music Industry and relevant to using production software.
Identify one environmental issue relevant to the Music Industry and relevant to using production software.
Identify one career related to working in the Music Industry and relevant to using production software. / Explain two basic health & safety hazards related to the Music Industry and relevant to using production software.
Explain one environmental issue relevant to the Music Industry and relevant to using production software.
Describe one career related to working in the Music Industry and relevant to using production software. / Identify and follow at least three health & safety hazards related to the music industry and relevant to using production software.
Explain two environmental issues relevant to the Music Industry and relevant to using production software.
Describe two careers related to working in in the Music Industry and relevant to using production software.
Materials and related skills knowledge / Identify the purpose of using production software.
Identify one loop in selected piece of popular music.
Recognise the accepted structures in popular music.
Know the methods for producing an audio CD. / Explain the purpose of using production software.
Identify two different loops in selected piece of popular music.
Explain the accepted structures in popular music.
Explain the methods for producing an audio CD. / Explain the purpose of using production software and give two examples of this software.
Describe two loops in selected piece of popular music.
Explain the accepted structures in popular music and give two examples of music compliant with these structures.
Explain the methods for producing an audio CD and give two examples of music media players.
A02
Using a simple loop sequencer / Use production software, such as Garage Band, to create a piece of popular music using 4 instrumental timbres and lasting 1 minute. / Use production software, such as Garage Band, to create a piece of popular music using 5 instrumental timbres and lasting 1 ½ minutes. / Use production software, such as Garage Band, to create a piece of popular music using 6 instrumental timbres and lasting 2 minutes.
Finalising the piece / Choose an appropriate tempo. / Choose an appropriate tempo and one additional effect. / Choose an appropriate tempo, one additional effect and select appropriate levels for each instrumental timbre.
Importing final track to music media player / With help import the final track to selected music media player. / Independently help import the final track to selected music media player. / Independently help import the final track to selected music media player.
Burn to CD.
A03
Task Evaluation / Indicate how they have performed in each task. / Indicate how they have performed in each practical task and suggest how they might improve. / Indicate how they have performed in each practical task and show evidence of a basic evaluation.
Final Evaluation / Indicate how they have performed in this unit. / Indicate how they have performed in this unit and suggest how they might improve. / Indicate how they have performed in this unit and show evidence of a basic evaluation.