TRINITY 2
C A 1 Introduction to music technology and the music business:
Roles and responsibilities.
Development of music technology.
Music business.
Marketing.
Promotion.
Selling and distributing music.
MICHAELMAS 1
C A 5 Multitrack recording:
Equipment in the recording studio.
Health and safety in the recording studio Multitrack recording sessions.
Planning multitrack recording sessions.
Multitrack recordings.
Mixing.
Stereo mixdowns.
Plan a recording session in response to a given brief health and safety.
Microphones, sound sources, placement and DI audio interfaces multi track recorder.
Monitoring.
Planning a studio session.
Studio Recording:
Use of equipment.
Optimisation of gain.
Overdubbing.
Mixing of recording:
Editing.
EQ.
Effects.
Dynamics.
Balance.
Stereo field.
Monitoring.
Automation.
MICHAELMAS 2
C A 4 Sound creation:
Forms of media (e.g. movies, video games, radio broadcasts).
Types of sound creation (e.g. foley, ambience, voice overs, special effects).
Methods of sound creation (physical props, environmental sounds, digital sample manipulation, effect libraries).
Arranging sounds.
Exporting sound creation.
Sound Creation to a given brief (Chosen from a selection).
Planning.
Selection of materials.
Creation of audio material
Arrangements of sound.
LENT 1
C A 2.The digital audio workstation:
Hardware components.
Software functions.
Using DAW software functions:
Creating audio using a DAW.
Health and safety.
LENT 2
C A 3 Musical elements, musical style and technology:
Structural Sections.
Form.
Melody.
Harmony.
Rhythm.
Instrumentation.
Musical Style.
Musical elements and musical style.
Musical style and music technology.
Producing a pop track.
Use of audio and midi.
Selection and creation of key musical elements.
Organisation and structure.
Mixdown of piece.
TRINITY 1
Practise and preparation for the external tests.
Timed practise.
Practise papers – Practical and Written.
Assignments based on past papers.