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UAL Level 3 Diploma in Music Performance and Production 2018/19 COLLABORATIVE PROJECT

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Page 1: UAL Level 3 Diploma in Music Performance and Production ...• Spellman P – The Self-Promoting Musician (Berklee Press, Hal Leonard, 2008) ISBN 978-0634006449 Weiss M and Gaffney

UAL Level 3 Diploma in Music Performance and Production 2018/19 COLLABORATIVE PROJECT

Page 2: UAL Level 3 Diploma in Music Performance and Production ...• Spellman P – The Self-Promoting Musician (Berklee Press, Hal Leonard, 2008) ISBN 978-0634006449 Weiss M and Gaffney

UAL Level 3 Diploma in Music Performance and Production 2018/19 COLLABORATIVE PROJECT

Task 2: RESEARCH – hints and tips Milestone deadline: 03/03/19

Evidence required: Digital Space Portfolio

Your main focus for this task is to research in to ideas surrounding the show or your project and to provide some background reading and facts to support where this fits within the music industry. You are trying to put your show/project in to perspective through this research, then commenting on how this relates to and affects your project development. Areas, methods and techniques that could be relevant are as follows:

Project Research (to be explored within the research areas below)

• Target Audience/Genre research • Hardware/software/equipment/techniques • Roles and responsibilities • Pre-Production (e.g. planning for rehearsals, lyrics sheets, dress, private

rehearsals, songwriting ideas) • Production (e.g. Techniques, hardware, workflow, venue) • Post-Production (e.g. Editing, compression, arranging, mixing)

Research Methods

• Surveys: Online or 121 / what do you want to find out / who is your target audience / review of related areas

• Focus Groups: Small interview groups answering questions based on your project area

• Quantitative Research: Song ratings, hits on a website, unit sales, historical data etc.

• Qualitative research: Critique reviews, social media analysis, etc.

• Methods & Sources Of Research: Books, directories, newspapers, film archives, worldwide web, journals, official bodies

Primary Research techniques (new data)

• Online quantitative surveys • Online qualitative forums • Interviews, focus groups • Social listening

Secondary Research techniques (desk research)

• Industry Data • Survey Results (Conducted by another source)

Interpret research to develop ideas and effectively communicate to an audience.

standard.

to a very high standard.

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UAL Level 3 Diploma in Music Performance and Production 2018/19 COLLABORATIVE PROJECT

• Consumer Market • Reviews of artists/albums/existing thoughts and opinions Task 3: PRACTICAL SKILLS – hints and tips

Milestone deadline: 17/05/19 Evidence required: Showcase and Digital Space Portfolio

This is where you provide evidence relating to your practical skills i.e. writing your songs for your EP/rehearsing and performing at the show and so forth; this could be as a performer, arranger, songwriter, solo artists etc. depending upon your project proposal. It is advisable that you spend considerable time thinking about how you can evidence what you have been doing throughout this part of the project.

Your evidence must link to your on-going evaluation to show what you have been working on, and how this is helping you progress throughout this project.

Suggested evidence may include audio/video evidence of the show, log[books containing meeting minutes, lead sheets, rehearsal reviews, tech riders, pre-production planning, attendance registers, rehearsal footage, stage plans, lighting cues, artwork, recordings of the show, photoshoots, pre[and post production etc. in accordance with the industry expectations for your chosen discipline.

Task 4: EVALUATION – hints and tips Milestone deadline: 22/05/19

Evidence required: Project Diary and Final Evaluation and Reflection on Digital Space Portfolio

In addition to your on-going reflections & evaluations you must produce a summative analytical evaluative reflection of the whole project.

Within this section you should reflect on your skills, knowledge and

Pass

Apply practical skills, knowledge and understanding to complete a music performance and production project within an agreed timeframe.

Merit

production project within an agreed timeframe to a high standard.

Distinction

project within an agreed timeframe to a very high standard.

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UAL Level 3 Diploma in Music Performance and Production 2018/19 COLLABORATIVE PROJECT

understanding. Reflective writing is evidence of reflective thinking and analysis.

You are therefore required to apply this reflection to the success of your project. This may require you revisiting your ongoing evaluations throughout the project in order to make some judgments on the quality of the finished project.

Include the following when you evaluate your finished project:

1. What type of research did you do, and why?

2. What resources, materials and techniques have you applied and why?

3. How have they informed the development of your work?

4. Which elements have been most effective?

5. Did you change the way you did anything? If so, why?

6. How have your skills developed during the project?

7. How has the performance of others impacted on the

progress of your project? When critically evaluating your project, ensure you explain how you worked and why you worked in this way. Identify your strengths and explain any

areas for improvement.

Pass

requirements and parameters.

Merit

requirements and parameters to a high standard. Distinction

requirements and parameters to a very high standard.

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UAL Level 3 Diploma in Music Performance and Production 2018/19 COLLABORATIVE PROJECT

Suggested Reading List Textbooks

• Conway D – The Event Manager’s Bible: The Complete Guide to Planning and Organising a Voluntary or Public Event (How To Books Ltd, 2004) ISBN 978-1857039825

• Curran M – Getting Gigs: The Musicians’ & Singers’ Survival Guide to Booking Better Paying Jobs (NMD Books, 2004) ISBN 978-0970677310

• Mitchell B – Gigging Musician: How to Get, Keep, and Play the Gig (Backbeat Books, 2001) ISBN 978-0879306342

• Popyk B – The Business Of Getting More Gigs as a Professional Musician (Hal Leonard, 2003) ISBN 978-0634058424

• Singleton M – The Art of Gigging: The Essential Guide to Starting Up as a Performing Artist (Trafford Publishing, 2005) ISBN 978-1412074025

• Spellman P – The Self-Promoting Musician (Berklee Press, Hal Leonard, 2008) ISBN 978-0634006449 Weiss M and Gaffney P – Managing Artists in Pop Music: What Every Artist and Manager Must Know to Succeed (Allworth Press, 2003) ISBN 978-1581152685

• Wilkins T – Access All Areas: A Real World Guide to Gigging and Touring (Focal Press, 2007) ISBN 978-0240520445

• Winterson J, Nickol P and Bricheno T – Pop Music: The Text Book (Peters Edition, Oct 2003) ISBN 978-1843670070

Journals

• Bass Guitar magazine • Guitar Techniques magazine • Modern Drummer magazine • Musicians Union magazine • NME • Total Guitar magazine

Websites

• apps.facebook.com/artsjobs Jobs and advice site for the arts

• www.artsjobs.org.uk Jobs and advice site for the arts

• www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onemusic For young musicians and performers, giving helpful information and advice on the music industry

• www.bemuso.com Website about surviving the music business for DIY artists and independents

• www.generator.org Offering information packs/links on different areas of the music business including live gigs, promotion and marketing, venue information etc

• www.stagejobspro.com The Stages Jobs section

• www.thestage.co.uk Industry standard weekly newspaper

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UAL Level 3 Diploma in Music Performance and Production 2018/19 COLLABORATIVE PROJECT

Exemplification for UAL Awarding Body Grade Criteria – Level 3

This guide is to be used in conjunction with the assessment and grading criteria for UAL Awarding Body qualifications at Level 3.

Fail

Work submitted fails to meet one

or more of the assessment

criteria and is of a poor standard

Pass

Work submitted meets all of the

assessment criteria and is of a

satisfactory standard

Merit

Work submitted meets all

assessment criteria and is of a

high standard

Distinction

Work submitted meets all

assessment criteria and is of a

very high standard

Context Limited understanding of

subject context, lacking clarity

in aims and purpose.

Understanding of subject context

used appropriately to make

judgments, describe aims and

clarify purpose.

Good understanding and

knowledge of subject context

used to make sound judgments,

articulate ambitions and clarify

purpose.

Comprehensive understanding

and knowledge of subject

context used to communicate

complex concepts, articulate

ambitions and clarify purpose.

Research Little or no evidence presented

or information does not relate

sufficiently to task.

Sufficient relevant information

has been gathered, documented

and used in the development of

ideas.

Thorough and sustained research

and investigation of relevant

sources, interpretation and

synthesis of information used to

inform, support and develop

ideas.

Independently identified,

thorough and sustained research

and investigation of a range of

relevant sources, insightful

interpretation and synthesis of

information used to inform,

support and develop ideas.

Practical skills

Limited range of processes

demonstrated, judgement and

execution of techniques is poor.

Adequate range of processes,

skills and knowledge

demonstrated. Competent

execution and application of

techniques used to develop

ideas.

Consistent and appropriate

processes, skills and knowledge

applied to extend enquiry and

develop creative solutions.

In depth understanding and

aesthetic awareness, imaginative

and flexible processes, skills and

knowledge applied in extensive

enquiry to develop creative

solutions.

Evaluation and

reflection

Insufficient evidence of ongoing

evaluation, lack of or only basic

analysis and little or no

justification for ideas.

Clearly communicated evidence of

valid evaluation and realistic

analysis independently used to

inform and develop ideas.

Effective communication of

analysis and interpretation,

independent synthesis of

information and application of

reasoned decision making to

inform development of ideas.

Accomplished and professional

communication of perceptive

analysis and interpretation,

demonstrating clarity and

sophistication in thinking and

maturity in decision making to

progress ideas.

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UAL Level 3 Diploma in Music Performance and Production 2018/19 COLLABORATIVE PROJECT