IMPORTANT MOCK EXAM INFORMATION

Year 13 Music Technology Students

Your mock exam will be on Tuesday 6th November, Period 1 & 2.

Year 12 Music Technology Students

Your mock exam will be on Thursday 8th November, Period 4 & 5

Year 12 Music Students

Your mock exam will be on Tuesday 6th November, Period 4 & 5.

Get revising & good luck!!

IMPORTANT: THURSDAY 24TH OCTOBER

AS Music Technology Students,

I am not in on Thursday. Please spend the full 2 hours working on your portfolio - it's incredibly important you use this time you have.

Please also be aware that you have a mock listening exam on Thursday 8th November that you should be revising for.

Your prep will be thorough revision. Please ensure you update your logbooks. Please also make sure you have handed in your money for the Emirates trip. And email me your prep work.  

AS Music Students:

I am not in your lesson on Thursday either. Please complete the past paper I set you last week, and leave it in the Office for me to mark. Your prep will also be revision. Please also go through the score of the Debussy whilst listening to it, all the way through. We will continue with Debussy next lesson.

Year 13 Prep for Learning 22nd October 2012

Your prep for this week:

Please revise all your work on reverb in preparation for a timed essay next lesson (Tuesday 6th November 2012)

Year 12 AS Music Technology Prep 18th October 2012

Listen to Duran Duran's 'Rio'. During the majority of the song, the Roland Jupiter 4 synthesizer is used, to produce a particular sound using a feature on the synthesizer. This is heard all the way through, but most prominently between 1:00 and 1:04, amongst many other places.

1. What is this feature called?
2. Explain the invention of the Roland Jupiter-4, it's uses, how it works, and examples of what pieces it has been used in before.
3. Include at least one image that demonstrated the Roland Jupiter-4.

To be handed in by Thursday 25th October to zhr@monkswalk.herts.sch.uk

Year 13 Prep for Learning 16th October

Describe the development of the electric guitar, and it's main components. At least 2 sides of A4, size 12 font.

Year 12 Music Technology Prep 10th October 2012

Listen to Supergrass: Richard III

What instrument is playing the solo after the Verse? Write me a technical description of this instrument.

Listen to Chumbawumba: Tubthumping

Identify where in the song flange occurs (by seconds), and describe the invention of flange, and how it is created. 

To be emailed to zhr@monkswalk.herts.sch.uk by Thursday 18th October 2012

Experimenting with Music Technology

Go on to this website to look into how to experiment with a range of music technology techniques

http://riverraises.blogspot.co.uk/

Year 13 Prep for Learning 2nd October 2012

Research the development of reverb.

Ensure to include these key points:

- Reverb/Echo Chamber
- Plate Reverb
- Spring Reverb
- Digital Reverb
- Wet/Dry signals
- How to use on Cubase and the terms needed.

Include images and technological details - approximately 2 pages long, highly detailed.

To be emailed to zhr@monkswalk.herts.sch.uk and aa@monkswalk.herts.sch.uk by Tuesday 9th October 2012