UAL Level 3 Diploma in Music Performance and Production

The EP Project

Unit 5 Music Production in Context

Unit 6 Music Performance in Context

Hand Out Date: 9th January 2024

Hand In Date: 1st March 2024

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The Brief:

Analyse the components of modern music and realise your own music
ideas, adopting a professional methodology.

Task 1 – Songs and Song Structure – Desert Island Discs

Task 2 – EP Project

Task 3 – Roles and Procedures

Task 1 – Songs and Song Structures – Desert Island Discs

Your group will analyse the make up of songs, starting with the
structure and arrangement, and then the musical and sonic textures
found within. There are practical exercises to complete that will help you
devise an audio recording.
A ‘Desert Island Discs’ inspired recording, completed with resources
available to you, will allow you to use display your new understanding of
techniques and terminology associated with composition.
Select 3 songs that you would take to a desert island and, by using technical
and musical language, discuss the elements of each that you appreciate.

Task 2 – EP Project
You will work towards the production of an EP that consists of 3 songs.
You are encouraged to use originality. Although the 3 songs should
have a loose theme, each should be unique.
Evidence of working towards: a range of audio and musical elements
that show work towards 3 recordings, based on resources available to
you.
One song should be ‘acoustic’, that is to say does not contain any MIDI
instruments.
One song should be comprised of only MIDI instruments (except for vocals if
required).
The third song does not have limitations, and can be a combination of
elements.

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Task 3 – Planning, Roles and Procedures
Develop a WIX site on which you must present how all planning and
research, your role and the procedures involved, were carried out. You
must also present an evaluation of the project.
Both within the studios and the remote learning environment, it is important that we determine
authenticity and originality of work. Authenticate the ownership of your work by completing the
statement of authentication procedure prior to submission.

The accompanying WIX site will give you an example as to exactly what is expected.

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Unit 5 and 6 Assessment and Grading Information

Where access to resources may become difficult, showing how you have worked towards an end result will
validate the submission.

Learning Outcomes

Unit 5 Music Production in Context:

L.O.1: Be able to analyse and research a production design brief in a music performance.

1.1 Analyse the requirements and parameters of a production design brief in music performance.

1.2 Apply research activities to support solutions to a production design brief in music performance.

L.O.2: Be able to use an integrated approach to production design problem solving in music performance.

2.1 Demonstrate the ability to plan, organise and present solutions to a production design brief in music
performance.

2.2 Apply practical skills, understanding and methods to solve production design problems in music performance.

L.O.3: Be able to evaluate solutions to a production design brief in music performance.

3.1 Analyse effectiveness of solutions to a production design brief in music performance.

Unit 6 Music Performance in Context:

L.O.1: Be able to analyse and research a music performance brief.

1.1 Analyse the requirements and parameters of a performance brief.

1.2 Apply research activities to support solutions to a performance brief in music.

L.O.2: Be able to use an integrated approach to performance problem solving in music.

2.1 Demonstrate the ability to plan, organise and present solutions to a performance problem in music.

2.2 Apply practical skills, understanding and methods to solve performance problems in music.

L.O.3: Be able to evaluate solutions to a music performance brief.

3.1 Analyse effectiveness of solutions to a music brief.

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THE MATRIX
Assignments will cover some of the different pillars of the matrix. Unit 8 will cover all of them. Refer to these
when completing all assignments.

Fail Satisfactory Good

Excellent

Work submitted fails to Work submitted meets Work submitted meets

Work submitted meets all
meet one or more of the all of the assessment all assessment criteria
assessment criteria and is of a
assessment criteria and is criteria and is of a and is of a high
very high standard
of a poor standard satisfactory standard standard

Good understanding
Understanding of subject Comprehensive understanding
and knowledge of
Limited understanding of context used and knowledge of subject context
subject context used to
Context subject context, lacking appropriately to make used to communicate complex
make sound judgments,
clarity in aims and purpose. judgments, describe aims concepts, articulate ambitions and
articulate ambitions
and clarify purpose. clarify purpose.
and clarify purpose.

Thorough and
sustained research and Independently identified,
Sufficient relevant investigation of thorough and sustained research
Little or no evidence
information has been relevant sources, and investigation of a range of
presented or information
Research gathered, documented interpretation and relevant sources, insightful
does not relate sufficiently
and used in the synthesis of interpretation and synthesis of
to task.
development of ideas. information used to information used to inform,
inform, support and support and develop ideas.
develop ideas.

Adequate range of
processes, skills and Consistent and In depth understanding and
Limited range of processes knowledge appropriate processes, aesthetic awareness, imaginative
demonstrated, judgement demonstrated. skills and knowledge and flexible processes, skills and
Practical Skills
and execution of techniques Competent execution applied to extend knowledge applied in extensive
is poor. and application of enquiry and develop enquiry to develop creative
techniques used to creative solutions. solutions.
develop ideas.

Effective
communication of
Accomplished and professional
Clearly communicated analysis and
Insufficient evidence of communication of perceptive
evidence of valid interpretation,
ongoing evaluation, lack of analysis and interpretation,
Evaluation evaluation and realistic independent synthesis
or only basic analysis and demonstrating clarity and
And Reflection analysis independently of information and
little or no justification for sophistication in thinking and
used to inform and application of reasoned
ideas. maturity in decision making to
develop ideas. decision making to
progress ideas.
inform development of
ideas.

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