BTEC Music Tech Award: Component 2

This is a set of 6 lessons to support the delivery of the professional skills for component 2 of the new BTEC music tech award.

The resource includes lesson powerpoints, activities and a student template to fill in for each lesson:

Lesson 1: Skills audit / time management
Includes an overview of the importance of these skills, a skills audit and student challenge to prepare a solo performance which helps them work on a weakness in their audit.

Lesson 2: Practice logs
Students can complete a log of their rehearsal time in preparation for the performance.

Lesson 3: Working with others
Sets students the challenge of creating a group performance alongside looking at various scenarios and how they would approach them in the industry.

Lesson 4: Sharing work
Identifying the different methods artists use to share work alongside the pros and cons of each. Students also complete an activity focused around how to leave useful and professional comments. Students also complete a SWOT analysis on one music streaming platform.

Lesson 5: Health and Safety
Students look at the potential hazards as a performer, composer, producer and assess their own working spaces. Students will complete an analysis task looking at various images of performance/recording spaces and identify hazards. Students will also look at risk assessments and complete their own for a set scenario.

Lesson 6: Finding Resources
An online treasure hunt task for students to find a selection of resources.