UAL Level 2 Diploma in Music Performance and Production

The EP Project Units 5 and 6

Unit 5 Contextual Research for Music Performance and Production

Unit 6 Music Performance Skills and Practice

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

Task 2 – EP Project

Task 3 – Roles and Procedures

Task 1 – Songs and Song Structures

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 two Logic projects to complete, and an audio
recording.
Evidence: Desert Island Discs recording, completed with resources
available to you.
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 work towards the production of an EP that consists of 3 songs. This
is not a composing project but you are encouraged to use originality.
Although the 3 songs should have a loose theme, each should be
unique.
Evidence: 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).
The third song does not have limitations, and can be a combination of
elements.
Task 3 – Planning, Roles and Procedures

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Develop a WIX site on which you must present all planning and
research, discuss equipment used and different roles explored, and an
evaluation of the project.
In the remote learning environment it is especially important that we determine
authenticity and originality of work. Authenticate the ownership of your work by
completing the statement of authentication procedure prior to submiss

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

Unit 5 Contextual Research for Music Performance and Production:

L.O.1: Understand contextual research for music performance and production

1.1 Research and record contextual information for a range of music performance activities.

L.O.2: Be able to use research for a music performance project

2.1 Demonstrate the use of context knowledge to inform and develop ideas for a music
performance activity

2.2 Assess the effectiveness of contextual awareness to support a music performance activity

Unit 6 Music Performance Skills and Practice:

L.O.1: Be able to use techniques and skills in music performance activities

1.1 Use a range of techniques, skills and ideas in music performance activities

1.2 Assess the effectiveness of techniques, skills and ideas in music performance activities

L.O.2: Be able to use contextual awareness of music performance styles

2.1 Use contextual awareness to support the development of ideas in music performance
activities

L.O.3: Be able to demonstrate techniques and skills in a group performance

3.1 Use techniques and skills effectively in a music performance

3.2 Assess the effectiveness of own and others' performances

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

Insufficient research Thorough and sustained research

Sufficient research Thorough research and
and investigation and investigation of relevant
and investigation of investigation of relevant
evidenced. Little or no sources. Accomplished and
Research relevant sources, sources, coherent use of
information from considered interpretation of
information used to information used to inform
relevant sources used information used to inform,
inform ideas. and develop ideas.
to inform ideas. develop and extend ideas.

Ineffective or
Realistic planning and Effective planning, Detailed and effective planning
unrealistic planning
organisation. organisation and subject and organisation, commitment
Planning And and poor
Satisfactory engagement evidenced. and subject engagement
Production organisation. Task or
production against Efficient production evidenced. Substantial production
tasks incomplete
timescales. against timescales. against timescales.
against timescale.

Limited use of
Competent
processes, application
demonstration of Considered and capable
of skills or knowledge
processes and demonstration of Accomplished demonstration of
Practical Skills demonstrated, few or
application of skills processes, application of processes, skills and knowledge
and no alternative ideas
and knowledge used skills and knowledge used used to develop alternative ideas
Presentation and poor
to develop and to develop ideas and and present creative solutions.
presentation.
present creative present creative solutions.
solutions.

Inadequate evaluation Sufficient evaluation

Effective evaluation clearly Perceptive evaluation and
or insufficient with evidence of
Evaluation communicated and interpretation, demonstrating
evidence of ongoing ongoing assessment
And applied to make reasoned clarity in thinking and decision
assessment of ideas of ideas used to
Reflection decisions and inform the making used to inform and
limiting progress and inform progress and
development of ideas. progress ideas.
development. development.

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