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L3 Extended Diploma in Music TechnologyL3 Extended Diploma in Music TechnologyCourse HandbookCourse Handbook
L3 Extended Diploma in Music TechnologyL3 Extended Diploma in Music TechnologyCourse HandbookCourse Handbook
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Welcome
I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to Coleg Cambria and the Music
Technology department. As you might be aware, Yale College and Deeside have
merged over the summer 2013 to become the leading provider of FE education in
the North Wales. We are very excited about being a part of the new Coleg Cambria.
We have been working very hard over the last 6 months to further re-focus the L3
Music Technology and increase our involvement with media and multimedia. The
industry has been steadily shifting into this direction and our students seek
employment and HE opportunities within a broad sector within creative industries
rather than being narrowly focussed just on music.
All lecturers on Music Technology course and our management are delighted to
have you as a part of our extensive and successful learning community and are
determined to see you flourish in taking this very important step in building your
future.
Best
Aleks Pesic
PC Music Technology
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Aleks PesicPC & PT
[email protected] ext 01978 3117942305
Matt HensonLecturer
[email protected] ext 01978 3117942305
Tim JonesLecturer
[email protected] ext 01978 3117942209
David BrennanTechnician
Enid StreetFaculty Officer
[email protected] Direct line: 01978 316487
ext 01978 3117944117
Martin ThomasFaculty Manager
[email protected] ext 01978 3117942224
Luci MelegariDirector of F4
[email protected] ext 01978 3117942290
Contacts:
In case you cannot make it to college, you must call Enid Street before 09:15, our faculty officer and register your absence.
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This e-booklet has been designed to assist you in completing the course of your choice, BTEC L3 Extended Diploma in Music technology.Please have a good read through and feel free to ask members of staff any question you might have with regards to your course, facilities, finances, or any other questions you might find relevant to your course or your wellbeing here at Coleg Cambria. It is important that you make a good use of all the teaching and support staff available to you. Being proactive can only mean advantage to you. Your course consists of 17 specialist units, 1 of them being a double unit, then Welsh Baccalaureate and six Essential Skills (Key Skills) delivered at level 2 and 3. Over the two academic years you will be covering the total course in two halves. First half will be a 90 Credit Diploma and the second half is your top up for the full qualification. You will be assessed continuously: therefore you should be prepared to join us, your teachers, in our continual endeavour towards excellence. You will have full access to our VLE systems, primarily Music Tech Moodle site that is available 24/7. It contains essential course material; learning outcomes for all units, deadlines for all assessments, assignment briefs, recommended web links and electronic handouts. In addition, you will have full access to our electronic library with essential and complementary reading material required by the course.
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CONFIRMATION OF ENROLMENT – AUGUST 2013 Publication of GCSE results Thursday 22nd August 2013 U.K. Bank Holiday Monday 26th August 2013
Confirmation of Enrolment Days Tuesday – Wednesday 27th August 2013 – 28th August 2013
TERM 1 Open Tuesday 27th August 2013
New full-time students begin (Year 1) Thursday 5th September 2013 (09.00 – 16:20) (Buses normal time)
Returning full-time students begin (Year 2) Friday 6th September 2013 (09.00 – 16:20) (Buses normal time)
School Links start W/C Monday 9th September 2013 Close Friday 25th October 2013 Open Monday 4th November 2013
Global Entrepreneurship Week Monday - Friday
18th – 22nd November 2013
Close (Time TBC) Friday 20th December 2013 (Time for Buses leaving TBC)
TERM 2 Open Monday 6th January 2014 Close Friday 21st February 2014 Open Monday 3rd March 2014 Close Friday 11th April 2014 TERM 3 Open Monday 28th April 2014 May Day Bank Holiday – College Closed Monday 5th May 2014 AS Level classes finish prior to external exams (TBC) TBC TBC A2 classes finish (TBC) TBC TBC Close (Students) Friday 23rd May 2014 Open Monday 2nd June 2014 AS Level classes resume after external exams (TBC) TBC TBC Close (for students) Friday 27th June 2014
Term Dates
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The Edexcel BTEC qualifications aim to provide a broad educational base for further training, further education and employment within the creative industries sector. The qualifications will develop your abilities through the knowledge and skills gained in different parts of the programme.
The BTEC qualifications have been designed in consideration of the Sector Qualifications Strategy (SQS) for creative and cultural industries. Skills gaps identified in the SQS include professional development and employability skills. All units have been carefully chosen to increase your employability and/or give you relevant academic foundation for Higher Education.
The vocational context of the qualification is key to effective learning and will be provided through assignment briefs that give you realistic, work-based scenarios and projects.
You will be encouraged to take responsibility for your own learning and achievement, taking into account industry standards for behaviour and performance. The assessment approach for BTEC qualifications in this specification allows you to receive feedback on your progress throughout your course as you provide evidence towards the grading criteria.
Having completed a Edexcel BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Music Technology, you will be ideally placed to progress to Level 4 or 5 BTEC Higher Nationals in Performing Arts or Music, or to other higher education provision, as you will have received a thorough grounding in the knowledge and skills needed.
What is BTEC Level 3 Qualification?
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Context:
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Your Qualification: A two year, full time programme.During your first year of study you will be enrolled into L3 90 Credit Diploma in Music Technology.The qualification will comprise of 9 core and auxiliary units:
1.Listening Skills for Music Technologists2.Music Production Techniques3.Sequencing Systems and Techniques4.The Sound and the Music Industry5.Composing Music6.Music Project7.Live Sound Techniques8.Sound Creation and Manipulation, and9.Working and Developing as a Musical Ensemble
In the year 2, you will top up the above qualification in order to gain full Extended Diploma in Music Technology.Year 2 will comprise of 8 core and auxiliary units:
1.Planning and Delivering a Music Product (double module)2.Music Events Management3.Marketing and Promotion in the Music Industry4.Music and Sound for the Moving Image5.Sound for Computer Games6.Sound for Interactive Media7.Music Based Programming8.Audio Engineering Principles
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As already mentioned, you will be continuously assessed throughout your study here at Coleg Cambria.There are two types of assessment that you should be aware of; formative and summative.
Formative assessments can be conducted by your tutors or your peers. These can be implemented through Q&As, practical work, involvement in seminar activities, tutor observations and draft submissions. Formative assessments will indicate the grade relative to your understanding of the topic, and can influence your grade in some cases.
Summative assessments are formal. These will be implemented by your tutors only. Every time when you have been commissioned through the assignment brief to complete a task, you will also be given a formal deadline by which your work should be submitted for grading. Tutor will grade your work and give you appropriate feedback with actions or advice on how to improve and gain a better grade or keep the one given to you provisionally.
Below diagram shows how your learning and assessment link in 4 steps.
It is important to remember that this type of vocational course will have inherently quiet and busy periods. Quiet periods are described in steps 1 and 2 below. During these periods all the necessary learning will take place and will enable you to actively engage with specific topics leading to assessment. It would be wise to use these periods to read, research, take notes and revise in order to prepare for steps 3 and 4, which will be your busy periods when you will prepare your assignments for submission and finally submit them before the deadline.
Assessment
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1. Participate in Lectures/Seminars. Take notes. Ask/answer questions, consult tutor.
2. Apply your learning in practical activities or research. Consult tutor.
3. Work on your assignment. No tutor help is allowed for grades higher than a Pass.
4. Submit your work to deadline.
Learning progression and Assessment
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09:00 – 10:30 P1
10:30 -10:45
10:45 – 12:15 P2
12:15 – 13:15
13:15 - 14.45 P3
14:45 –
14.50
14:50 – 16:20 P4
Eve/Twilight
Monday
MH WDME Studio
B MH CM
M Lab
AP LST
Studio/Theatre
AP MPT
Studio
Tuesday
MH SMI
M Lab R
AP PT
G149
TJ KS
G 149
MH LSMT
TV room
Wednesday
AP SST
M Lab E
AP SCM
M Lab
Thursday
A MH MP
TV room
AP KS
M Lab/G149
Friday
K
09:00 – 10:30 P1
10:30 -10:45
10:45 – 12:15 P2
12:15 – 13:15
13:15 - 14.45 P3
14:45 –
14.50
14:50 – 16:20 P4
Eve/Twilight
Monday
MH WDME Studio
B MH CM
M Lab
AP LST
Studio/Theatre
AP MPT
Studio
Tuesday
MH SMI
M Lab R
AP PT
G149
TJ KS
G 149
MH LSMT
TV room
Wednesday
AP SST
M Lab E
AP SCM
M Lab
Thursday
A MH MP
TV room
AP KS
M Lab/G149
Friday
K
Timetable
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Examples of some of the modules of study for L3 ED in Music Technology
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U14. Listening Skills for Music Technologist
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U9. Delivering a Music Product
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U25. Music Production Techniques
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U35. Sound Creation and Manipulation
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U39. The Sound and the Music Industry
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U32. Sequencing Systems and Techniques
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Other Course Info
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Recording your Achievement - Tracking
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Name:
YR
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2105
4C
U39 SMI 4 areas Roles Contracts Business Plan Royalties
39.1 39.2 39.3 39.4 39.5
YR
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2107
7C
U40 WDME Elements of Mul Ens Plan as a Mus Ens Develop as a Mus Ens Perform as a Mus Ens
40.1 40.2 40.3 40.4
YR
1
2105
9C
U7 CM Composition Ideas Devel. Techniques Comp. Exercises Portfolio
7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4
YR
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2108
7C
U24 MP Team work Personal Resp. Performance cont. Evaluation
24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4
YR
1
2107
3C
U33 SCM Theory Synthesis Sampling Application S&S
33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4
C O
R E
M
O D
U L
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YR
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2105
0C
U14 LSMT Music Components Sonic Components Faults Textures
14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4
YR
1
2105
1C
U25 MPT Audio Spec. Set up Recording Mixing
25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4
YR
1
2105
3C
U32 SST Hardware Setup MIDI seq. Audio seq Terminology
32.1 32.2 32.3 32.4
YR
1
2105
4C
U39 SMI 4 areas Roles Contracts Business Plan Royalties
39.1 39.2 39.3 39.4 39.5
YR
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2105
2C
U31 PDMP Planning Recording Mixing Mastering Financial Roles & Eval.
31.1 31.2 31.3 31.4 31.5 31.6,7
1. 2 3 4 5 6 FINAL
The above tracking can be found in your PT section of Moodle. Please use it to keep record of all grades you gain in your assessment.
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ESW – Essential Skills Wales (Key Skills)You will cover the total of 6 Key Skills over the period of your 2-year study. These will contribute towards your qualification in Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate as well as provide stand alone qualifications. All Key Skills will be delivered as a part of your course and will share common ground with topics you’re already covering on the course.
Current ESW portfolio consists of:Communication at Level 3Information Computer Technology Level 2Application of Numbers Level 2Problem Solving Level 3Working with Others Level 3Improving own Learning Level 3
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Reading and Video Resources – Yale Music Library @ Moodle
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Your Personal Tutor will be:
1.giving you guidance and support, monitor your academic progress and attendance and encouraging good discipline and work ethics.
2. Supporting your progression through College
3. effectively delivering the Personal Tutor Programme to you.
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Confidentiality:
Please consult your college handbook or refer to your induction session when discussion of confidentiality policy of Coleg Cambria took place.
Course change policy:You will be fully inducted into the course and the college life. Part of it is the mechanism for course change. This allows you or your tutor to facilitate a course change should your course is not suitable. Deadline for this is first week of October. A form is available that will be completed and signed by your tutor in order to authorise the move from one course to another.
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Study Skills and practical work:
Please keep in mind that your full course is equivalent to 3 A-Levels. Therefore the quality of submitted work must reflect this fact. Academic modules require substantial revision due to the nature of topics, which can be highly technical.You must be able to put aside additional 6 hours per week for study and assessment work if you were to do well on this course.
Your spelling, punctuation, sentence-construction and referencing text & media files will be covered during first 4-5 Key Skills sessions, so that you’re familiar with the standards required by this course.
Induction:
Your induction will last for approximately 5-6 weeks and will be delivered as a part of your tutorial programme.
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