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Digital music production 1

Challenge reference: 8670

Active
Notional learning hours
10
Level
Level 2
Subject area
Expressive arts
Preparing for Adulthood pathway
Employment Good health
Vocational area
Media
Skills
Ability to learn IT skills
Learning aim
The learner will produce a short, simple piece of music using a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) of their choice.
Learning context
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Learning outcomes

(What the learner needs to know, understand or be able to do)

The learner will:

  • 1 .  

    Be able to open a DAW and navigate around the interface, selecting four instruments, demonstrating their knowledge.

  • 2 .  

    Set up a new track to create a simple piece of music, showing knowledge of structuring a piece of music.

  • 3 .  

    Start creating their piece of music and develop the structure from intro to outro, aiming for around three to four minutes in length. 

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Assessment criteria

(What the learner need to demonstrate in order to meet the learning outcome)

The learner can:

  • Explain what they know about this piece of software (DAW)
  • Explain what is going on as they open the DAW
  • Choose four instruments
  • Demonstrate creating a new channel for each instrument
  • Listen to check each instrument can be heard
  • Demonstrate setting the track to a tempo of choice
  • Set up a metronome to ensure they keep time (when required)
  • Explain the structure of intro, verse, chorus, outro and ending 
  • Choose their instruments and/or samples to make the piece of music, and add them using appropriate channels 
  • Check each channel has sound, and the instruments / samples can be heard
  • Demonstrate how they like to begin creating their music
  • Explain how they like to develop their track further
  • Show how they develop what they are creating, through listening and adjusting
  • Explain how they structure their tune when making it, and how this develops or changes as they spend more time on it
  • Choose the length of the piece of music and create the intro, chorus, verse and outro accordingly 
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Assessment methodology

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