AS/A2 Music Technology Task 1B: Multi-track Recording (40 marks) Students will record a piece of their own choice from Area of Study 2: Popular Music Styles since 1910, lasting between two and four minutes. Recordings must have at least eight live tracks (no MIDI) of which at least four tracks captured using microphones. Students will be assessed on the following areas: . Capture . Processing . Mixing Task 1C: Creative Sequenced Arrangement (40 marks) The creative sequenced arrangement will be based on one of two prescribed stimuli supplied by Edexcel. The chosen stimulus will be worked in one of two prescribed styles. The work must show creative development and/or manipulation of the chosen stimulus, and extend to between two and three minutes. Students will be assessed on the following areas: . Instrumentation, Timbre and Texture . Melody and Rhythm . Structure, Harmony and Tonality . Music Technology Skills Logbook Students will use this document to detail equipment used and to answer two questions on their creative sequenced arrangement. Students must complete their Music Technology Portfolio 1 under controlled conditions. Unit 2: Listening and Analysing AS - A 1 hour 45 minute listening examination, externally assessed, in the summer of the year of entry. The style of questions will range across multiple choice, short answer and questions requiring a few sentences of continuous prose. First and foremost the questions will assess knowledge of Area of Study 2: Popular Music Styles since 1910, but understanding of Area of Study 1: The Principles and Practice of Music Technology is also required. Each student will have a copy of an audio CD supplied by Edexcel and containing recorded excerpts. The examination paper has two sections, A and B and will be structured as follows. Section A (40 marks) Questions 1–4 will test students’ aural perception of musical characteristics and features of the given extracts, including relevant technological aspects. The extracts will be drawn from Area of Study 2: Popular musical styles since 1910. These questions will be equally weighted. Section B (40 marks) Questions 5 and 6 will be drawn from the two special focus styles as detailed above, testing both students’ aural perception and their wider understanding and knowledge of the style/genre. The two questions will be equally weighted. Special focus styles, which will change each year, are listed in the unit content.
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