Week 1 

Music Arrangement  
Unit Code : 101 
Level one 
 

Context 
A key role in the music industry is the ability to create music to fit specific 
structural and stylistic briefs. This can mean taking existing music and 
refining or redeveloping it. Arrangers and producers may be asked to make 
the music to fit certain durations, for specific instrumentations, or fit a certain 
style or format. 
 
 
 

Aims/Purpose 
This unit aims to introduce the notion of re-arranging the constituent 
elements within a piece of music. The purpose is to develop awareness that 
altering an aspect of a piece of music has the potential to change the 
mood/feel/personality of the piece. 
 

 
 
 
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Skills Development  
 
Learning in this area will support the development of the following 
specialist skills:  
 
● Basic music theory 
● Music listening skills 
● Understanding music structure 
● The process of music arrangement 
● Practical knowledge of technical language 
● Music Production skills 
 
 

 
Learning outcome 
The learner will be able to: 
1. Arrange structural and musical elements of a song/piece. 
2. Understand the practical applications of the knowledge and skills they 
are developing. 
3. Have a basic knowledge of Instrumentation and techniques 
 
 

 
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Unit Content 
 

Aural Skills 

● History of music 
● Identification of musical styles 
● Identification of musical structure and structural elements 
● Identification of mood/feel 
● Identification of rhythms and bass lines 
 
 

Practical knowledge of Music Theory 

● Understanding rhythm and time,tempo,BPM,bars 

● Understanding and identification of form and structure 
● Understanding melodic form 
● Understanding of chords and harmony 
 
 

Arranging skills 

● Understanding structure and arrangements e.g. intro/verse/chorus 

● Identification of key compositional elements 
 
 
 

 
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