Monday, 28 May 2012

RiP! A Remix Manifesto

Excellent film that investigates Music Copyright and Creativity

Thursday, 10 May 2012

The Impacts of Digital on Music Industry

Music Week Link

The Guardian Music Blog

Wednesday, 18 April 2012

Exam Scripts for Music Case Study

Below are some example student responses from the June 2010 exam:

The examiner marks your work under the following headings:
Explanation/analysis/argument marked E/A/A on scripts – (0-20 marks)
Use of examples – marked E on scripts(0-20 marks)
Use of terminology - marked T on scripts(0-10 marks)

This is the exam question:


This is the TV Drama extract:


This is a Grade C response:


This is a Grade A response:

Tuesday, 27 March 2012

Video Games Facts and Figures

Apps and iPad albums



Have a read of the article http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/shortcuts/2012/mar/25/ipad?newsfeed=true and investigate the ways in which musicians are using iPad and iPhone Aps to market and promote album launches.