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.

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 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.

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.

This checklist considers strategies students and teachers can use to improve their composition work. It uses simple musical terminology to encourage students to extend their writing, and thus enables teachers to use this as a partial assessment framework. Whilst it would not be advisable to use this as a sole resource as to assess student compositions, it does enable a framework to be put in place where students' work is extended and they can build independent learning skills by going through this process using self or peer assessment by which to consolidate their understanding of the principles and processes. A brief explanatory PowerPoint and reflection sheet is included to help students reflect on the processes discussed and how they could be applied and put in place.

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.

A revision aid to explain the tonal and formal structure of Sonatas

Prompt sheet discussing quantisation and quantise resolution with a prompt for notation and rhythm values.

Introduction to major, minor and chromatic scales based around the sea and composition for different 'atmospheres' and settings.

Lesson based on pulse and rhythm originally delivered to Year 7. Intended Learning Objectives - Write down rhythms we have heard using musical notation, identify rhythms in our listening from those notated on a page and begin to use more complex symbols such as rests in our notation Rhythm clock resource adapted from an existing resource on this website - can't find it again though so if it's yours I am happy to acknowledge it here - just write below.

Focusing on composition of a polyrhythm, identification of specific drums and brief consideration of phase shifting.

Two inputting activities to build skills in inputting information from a score. Simple exercises - Somewhere Over The Rainbow and Ode To Joy. Arguably not massively appealing to Y12 but quite well known and I've had some impressive arrangements produced.

Guide to the impact of tempo and key in Logic with directed tasks.

This sheet with element names printed and dotted around has been used for lots of different purposes - a few ideas below - Composition planning; Listening to an extract; Set works study; Pre set works study ; Exam revision.

Guide and directed task working through using the Logic Piano Roll to input MIDI information.

Targeted questions to do with stylistic context suitable for preparation for the Edexcel Unit 6 Further Musical Understanding Exam.

Simple guided composition (suitable for a very early introductory exercise for students who may not have approached composition before) for a short ternary melody with peer review activity.

Useful prompt for instrumental teachers to set targets for individual students and enable this to be reviewed by department teaching staff.

Study of each individual listening element and discussion of associated terminology. This also includes a directed task that can be run with four extracts of your choice where students discuss it in terms of the studied elements.

Useful revision aid for students to use when listening to a musical extract to build their use of terminology. I have also used this to success when studying set works for the Edexcel 'Developing Musical Understanding' module.