A brief guide to Music Technology for students studying GCSE and A Level Music.

Lesson on identifying intervals using a chart of semitones and advice on counting scale steps. Written for AS Music students originally.

Poster to encourage students to rehearse quieter! Useful for display in practice rooms in Music departments.

Course checklist including content / topics and terminology A useful guide to what to focus on in your revision and a tracker as you complete the course. This is tailored to students studying: AOS B Rock and Pop AOS E 20th Century Music WCT AOS A

Introductory assignment for AS Music Tech students to prepare them for using Logic Pro for their coursework, in the style of a driving test.

These sheets and lesson resources prepare students for their Music Technology recording projects. Included resources are: A session log which enables students to keep track of any issues they encounter and recall microphone technical information and placement details. Ambient recording worksheet and presentation; to recall microphone configurations that can be used to record larger ensembles and improve clarity of capture. Recording capture guidance worksheet; a recap of commonly used close microphone configurations. Recording problems worksheet to allow students to work to identify potential issues with recording and discuss how they would use DAW technology to solve them.

A general introduction to reverb with student key terminology grid, diagrams for annotation and a PowerPoint presentation including key facts to help students in their application of the processes in their coursework and exam question.

Single page guide to exam terminology for AS Music Technology. Includes pickup patterns, exam terminology, synth modules, compression, distortion, filtering and phase. I use this as the front page for workbooks for sixth form Music Technology.

A simple guide to microphones for AS/A2 Music Technology, discussing dynamic/condenser, pickup patterns and mic characteristics. Suitable for A2 exam revision or as preparation for AS/A2 recording sessions.

Useful recap of GCSE Science content for students progressing onto Music Technology. Discussion of frequency/amplitude/phase/harmonics in simple terms as preparation for AS or as revision for the A2 examination.

PowerPoint and associated resources designed to introduce the idea of using processors to control dynamics of tracks. Discussion of noise gating, compression and limiting, along with key terminology and graphs. Note: An issue was identified with some graph labels in this resource. This has now been resolved and apologies for any inconvenience.

Simple outline of the following: Introduction to Binary Counting in Binary Decimal to Binary Conversion

Preparation for A2 Music Technology Unit 4 - key facts to do with tape delay, a diagram to label, an example of a tape delay unit along with key terminology to reinforce student understanding.

Full breakdown of content as a PDF and editable Word document for each Area of Study on the 2017 specification. Useful to plan out schemes of work and identify appropriate resources / curriculum planning. This covers practical and theoretical content across all four A Level components - Component 1; Recording, Component 2; Composition, Component 3; Listening and Analysing, Component 4; Analysing and Producing.

This unit of work is designed to introduce A Level Music Technology students to samplers, collecting together technical terminology and ensuring they understand a range of sampling specifications, uses and applications of samplers and sample manipulation. This is relevant to AS and A2 students, but includes content particularly relevant to the A2 exam.

Simple revision cards to explain the concepts of: Modulation Leslie Speaker / Tape-based Flanging Synthesiser Envelopes Synthesiser Modules & Waveforms Distortion - Hard / Soft Clipping Reverb Decay Plate and Spring Reverb Phase Labelling a Synthesiser Dynamic and Condenser Microphones Acknowledgements: Mixing Desk Cover Graphic adapted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixing_console#mediaviewer/File:SSL_SL9000J_(72ch)_@_The_Cutting_Room_Recording_Studios,_NYC.jpg from an image by Rebecca Wilson under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license Distortion diagram adapted from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Clipping_waveform.svg under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.

A pack containing four questions to help students apply their practical knowledge to theoretical concepts. Questions, indicative content model answers and PowerPoint slides are included for the following four topics: Drum Machines Compression Modulation Effects EQ Please note that the model answers are meant only to provide exemplar information; teachers should always apply their practical and theoretical music technology knowledge in their assessment and for mark allocations.

This unit of work is designed to introduce A Level Music Technology students to synthesisers, collecting together technical terminology and ensuring they understand a range of synth modules, parameters and control methods. This is relevant to AS and A2 students, but includes content particularly relevant to the A2 exam.

Graphics produced of various pieces of music technology equipment; deliberately unfamiliar so students have to apply the knowledge gained during their work on Unit 4 for Edexcel Music Technology A Level. The pieces of equipment included are: Tape Delay Unit Analogue Synth LFO Distortion Pedal Plate Reverb Spring Reverb Digital Reverb Graphic EQ Parametric EQ Compressor Limiter Gate

An overview of the different types of reverb production methods and notes on the impact of reverb on music. Useful for students revising for their AOS 3 work in Music Technology A Level.