V-Cert Music TechnologyProducing Dance Music

UNIT 6 ndash Stage 1

NAMEhellip Carl Jones

Criteria Pass Merit Distinction

11 - Identify the main dance 1113088 music styles

Candidates identify the main 1113088 dance music styles

No Merit for this AC No Distinction for this AC

12 - Identify musical and cultural developments that have influenced the main dance music styles

Candidates identify musical and cultural developments that have influenced the main styles of dance music

No Merit for this AC No Distinction for this AC

13 - Describe the main rhythmic features common to dance music styles

Candidates describe the main rhythmic features common to dance music styles

Candidates demonstrate critical understanding of the main rhythmic features common to dance music styles giving a range of examples

Candidates demonstrate critical judgment in the exploration of a range of rhythmic features

14- Describe the main structural features common to dance music styles

Candidates describe the main structural features common to dance music styles

Candidates demonstrate critical understanding of the main structural features common to dance music styles giving a range of examples

Candidates demonstrate critical judgment in the exploration of a range of structural features

15 - Describe the sounds and instrumentation common to dance music styles

Candidates describe the sounds and instrumentation common to dance music styles

Candidates demonstrate critical understanding of the sounds and instrumentation common to dance music styles giving a range of examples

Candidates demonstrate critical judgment in the exploration of a range of sounds and instrumentation

UNIT 1 Marking

YOU WILL Understand key features of dance music styles and structures

Producing Dance Music11 ndash You should produce a timeline showing a variety of different styles of popular dance music You should include BandsArtists from the 1970rsquos 1980rsquos 1990rsquos 2000rsquos to present day

1970

2015

david essex (pop)Abba- disco

Rick Astley (dance pop)Depeche mode- electronic pop

1980

Daft Punk (electronic french house)The Prodigy (electronica electro rock)

1990

2000

Drunkenmunky (electronic)Eminem- rap hip-hop

2010

David guetta- electronic dance

Martin garrix- EDM

Producing Dance Music12 ndash Pick a minimum of 3 bands or artists from your timeline and give specific details about them For example you could name some of their songstracks You should also try to give some specific musical characteristics of the tracks

David essex Daft Punk The prodigy

SongsTracks

Hold me closeLamp Light

Get luckyOne More Time

FirestarterInvaders Must Die

Instruments used

Trumpetsbass drums vocals guitar trombone

Guitar bass drums keyboard vocals synthesizer

Drum pad electro synth pad vocals

2 interesting facts

-His biggest hits during this decade included two UK Number One singles Gonna Make You a Star (1974) and Hold Me Close (1975)-he played a kind-hearted nomad in one episode of ITV1s 1960s Yorkshire-based drama Heartbeat in 2000

Bangalter and de Homem-Christo were originally in a band called Darlin which disbanded after a short period of time leaving the two to experiment musically on their own The duo became Daft Punk The duo composed the score of the film Tron Legacy and in 2010 released the soundtrack album of the film

The Prodigy first emerged on the underground rave scene in the early 1990s and have since achieved popularity and worldwide renown They have been called the premiere dance act for the alternative masses and the Godfathers of Rave

Criteria Pass Merit Distinction

11 - Identify the main dance 1113088 music styles

Candidates identify the main 1113088 dance music styles

No Merit for this AC No Distinction for this AC

12 - Identify musical and cultural developments that have influenced the main dance music styles

Candidates identify musical and cultural developments that have influenced the main styles of dance music

No Merit for this AC No Distinction for this AC

13 - Describe the main rhythmic features common to dance music styles

Candidates describe the main rhythmic features common to dance music styles

Candidates demonstrate critical understanding of the main rhythmic features common to dance music styles giving a range of examples

Candidates demonstrate critical judgment in the exploration of a range of rhythmic features

14- Describe the main structural features common to dance music styles

Candidates describe the main structural features common to dance music styles

Candidates demonstrate critical understanding of the main structural features common to dance music styles giving a range of examples

Candidates demonstrate critical judgment in the exploration of a range of structural features

15 - Describe the sounds and instrumentation common to dance music styles

Candidates describe the sounds and instrumentation common to dance music styles

Candidates demonstrate critical understanding of the sounds and instrumentation common to dance music styles giving a range of examples

Candidates demonstrate critical judgment in the exploration of a range of sounds and instrumentation

UNIT 1 Marking

YOU WILL Understand key features of dance music styles and structures

Producing Dance Music11 ndash You should produce a timeline showing a variety of different styles of popular dance music You should include BandsArtists from the 1970rsquos 1980rsquos 1990rsquos 2000rsquos to present day

1970

2015

david essex (pop)Abba- disco

Rick Astley (dance pop)Depeche mode- electronic pop

1980

Daft Punk (electronic french house)The Prodigy (electronica electro rock)

1990

2000

Drunkenmunky (electronic)Eminem- rap hip-hop

2010

David guetta- electronic dance

Martin garrix- EDM

Producing Dance Music12 ndash Pick a minimum of 3 bands or artists from your timeline and give specific details about them For example you could name some of their songstracks You should also try to give some specific musical characteristics of the tracks

David essex Daft Punk The prodigy

SongsTracks

Hold me closeLamp Light

Get luckyOne More Time

FirestarterInvaders Must Die

Instruments used

Trumpetsbass drums vocals guitar trombone

Guitar bass drums keyboard vocals synthesizer

Drum pad electro synth pad vocals

2 interesting facts

-His biggest hits during this decade included two UK Number One singles Gonna Make You a Star (1974) and Hold Me Close (1975)-he played a kind-hearted nomad in one episode of ITV1s 1960s Yorkshire-based drama Heartbeat in 2000

Bangalter and de Homem-Christo were originally in a band called Darlin which disbanded after a short period of time leaving the two to experiment musically on their own The duo became Daft Punk The duo composed the score of the film Tron Legacy and in 2010 released the soundtrack album of the film

The Prodigy first emerged on the underground rave scene in the early 1990s and have since achieved popularity and worldwide renown They have been called the premiere dance act for the alternative masses and the Godfathers of Rave

Producing Dance Music11 ndash You should produce a timeline showing a variety of different styles of popular dance music You should include BandsArtists from the 1970rsquos 1980rsquos 1990rsquos 2000rsquos to present day

1970

2015

david essex (pop)Abba- disco

Rick Astley (dance pop)Depeche mode- electronic pop

1980

Daft Punk (electronic french house)The Prodigy (electronica electro rock)

1990

2000

Drunkenmunky (electronic)Eminem- rap hip-hop

2010

David guetta- electronic dance

Martin garrix- EDM

Producing Dance Music12 ndash Pick a minimum of 3 bands or artists from your timeline and give specific details about them For example you could name some of their songstracks You should also try to give some specific musical characteristics of the tracks

David essex Daft Punk The prodigy

SongsTracks

Hold me closeLamp Light

Get luckyOne More Time

FirestarterInvaders Must Die

Instruments used

Trumpetsbass drums vocals guitar trombone

Guitar bass drums keyboard vocals synthesizer

Drum pad electro synth pad vocals

2 interesting facts

-His biggest hits during this decade included two UK Number One singles Gonna Make You a Star (1974) and Hold Me Close (1975)-he played a kind-hearted nomad in one episode of ITV1s 1960s Yorkshire-based drama Heartbeat in 2000

Bangalter and de Homem-Christo were originally in a band called Darlin which disbanded after a short period of time leaving the two to experiment musically on their own The duo became Daft Punk The duo composed the score of the film Tron Legacy and in 2010 released the soundtrack album of the film

The Prodigy first emerged on the underground rave scene in the early 1990s and have since achieved popularity and worldwide renown They have been called the premiere dance act for the alternative masses and the Godfathers of Rave

Producing Dance Music12 ndash Pick a minimum of 3 bands or artists from your timeline and give specific details about them For example you could name some of their songstracks You should also try to give some specific musical characteristics of the tracks

David essex Daft Punk The prodigy

SongsTracks

Hold me closeLamp Light

Get luckyOne More Time

FirestarterInvaders Must Die

Instruments used

Trumpetsbass drums vocals guitar trombone

Guitar bass drums keyboard vocals synthesizer

Drum pad electro synth pad vocals

2 interesting facts

-His biggest hits during this decade included two UK Number One singles Gonna Make You a Star (1974) and Hold Me Close (1975)-he played a kind-hearted nomad in one episode of ITV1s 1960s Yorkshire-based drama Heartbeat in 2000

Bangalter and de Homem-Christo were originally in a band called Darlin which disbanded after a short period of time leaving the two to experiment musically on their own The duo became Daft Punk The duo composed the score of the film Tron Legacy and in 2010 released the soundtrack album of the film

The Prodigy first emerged on the underground rave scene in the early 1990s and have since achieved popularity and worldwide renown They have been called the premiere dance act for the alternative masses and the Godfathers of Rave

Producing Dance Music13 14 15 ndash Now think about the different styles of pop music You should now describe some of their key features

TIP Add some hyperlinks to musical examples of the style to support your description (feel free to change any genres listed) The table below is a guide You may wish to produce 1 slide per style showing your musical featuresRhythm Feature Structure Instrumentatio

nDisco four-on-the-floor rhythms

syncopated bass lineshi-hat cymbal plays on the offbeats

verse and chorus structureExtended instrumental section

Drums Bass guitar keyboards horn section strings vocals

house drum rolls and off-beat hi-hat patternsfour-on-the-floor bass drum

verse and chorus structure instrumental section

Drum pad synth pad keyboard vocals

Club dance four-on-the-floor rhythmrsquosSyncopated synth lines including bass

verse and chorus structure Instrumental synth sections

Mixing desk guitar keyboard synths

Drum amp bass has fast complex drum patternsa heavy sub-bass lineuses speeded up hip-hop breaksuses high speed retriggering of the drums

Build up then drop Tension and release sections

Synths drum machine sequencer keyboard sampler DAW

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