Task 1 - Project Proposal - PowerPoint Presentation

​

Produce a project proposal for the development of your ideas for the composition ,recording, and distribution of your music.

​

Your presentation should  address the following questions:

​​

• What genre are you going to compose in and why? 

• Who are your two main influencers of that genre?

• Identify three aspects of each influencers approach which you find inspiring

• Which of these approaches will you try to use for your own composition and recording process?

• Are there any approaches by these influencers you wouldn't use and why?

• Which platform will you use to release your song?

​

​

Evidence Required

​

PowerPoint slides Uploaded to WIX 

Video of presentation.

​

​

Criteria addressed by task

​

1.1 Identify and select appropriate techniques to develop ideas

2.1 Use critical and contextual approaches to inform ideas 

2.2 Use knowledge to plan and develop ideas for a specified activity. 

​

​

​​

​

​

Task 2 - Research for the  Recording Process

​​

​

• What are the musical elements of your composition?

​

• Describe how you will record these elements. You will need to research mic type and placement for all instruments used as well as information on amps and tones.

​

• Create a Logic Pro session ready to record. This should include tempo information, arrangement (structure), and the correct amount of labelled tracks

​

• List your band members and production crew with job roles.

​​​

​

 

Evidence Required

 

Production plan page clearly labelled on WIX

Include references to any research. 

 

 

Criteria addressed by task

​

1.1 Identify and select appropriate techniques to develop ideas

1.2 Demonstrate practical, technical, and theoretical understanding

2.1 Use critical and contextual approaches to inform ideas 

2.2 Use knowledge to plan and develop ideas for a specified activity. 

 

 

​​

​

​

Task 3 - Practical Evidence 

​

On your WIX you should create a page that documents your creative journey leading to the final recording process. This should include videos, soundbites, text, images and your final recording.

​

Your practical evidence should include the following:

​

• Lyric sheets with chord charts.

​

• Scratch recordings of the songs and any changes made.

​

• Annotated images explaining the recording process. (Mic choice, mic placement,  number of channels used etc).

• Get feedback from your Tutor and at least two other people about  your mix.

• Make changes to your mix based on feedback. Document these changes.

​​​​

​​ ​

 

Evidence Required

 

Practical evidence clearly labelled and displayed on WIX.

Include references to any research. 

​

 

Criteria addressed by task

​​

1.2 Demonstrate practical, technical, and theoretical understanding

3.1 Effectively prepare and present themselves and their own work to a specified audience.

4.1 Use advice and guidance to improve own learning. 

​

​

​

Task 4 - Showcase of Single

​

This task requires you to do the following:

​​

• Present the single in a showcase event

​

​

Evidence Required

​

• Video of performance labelled and uploaded to WIX.

​

​

Criteria partially addressed by task:

​

3.1 Effectively prepare and present themselves and their own work to a specified audience.

​​​​​

 

 

 

Task 6 - Final Evaluation (800 words) 

​

Complete a written evaluation that clearly addressed your own performance, your management of the project, how you fulfilled your original plan, and how you problem solved across the duration of the project.

 

 

Evidence Required 

Document fully visible and clearly labelled on WIX. (Do not include links to download document).

​

​

Criteria addressed by task:

4.1 Use advice and guidance to improve own learning. 

4.2 Critically reflect and evaluate own progress and performance.

​

​