Objective:
Know a route into your chosen area of the music
industry
Be able to plan your route into this area
Be able to monitor your route throughout this course
Purpose of Unit
To explore a range of career
opportunities and think about
your own professional
development within the music
industry.
First
assignment
You need to
design a power
point
presentation to
inform the year
8 pupils of the
ways into the
music industry
for a chosen
profession.
Scenario
You have been asked to prepare
a presentation for year 8
students who are thinking about
opting for music next year and
looking to the music industry as a
career choice.
What you need to do
Pass 1: Identify the training and experience
required for a career path in the music industry
Merit 1: Describe the training and experience
required for a career path in the music industry
with reference to examples
Distinction 1: Explain the training and experience
required for a career path in the music industry
with reference to examples
Musician/
performer
Singer
Record producer
Agent
Song writer
Sound/lighting engineer
Objective: To be able to research into a career of your choice finding out the
relevant information needed for your assignment
Task
Choose a career
in the music
industry that you
hope to pursue.
You must
research into this
career finding
out: •What training
you might need
•What
qualifications you
might need
•What
experience you
might need?
•Different routes
into the job?
Success Criteria:
Pass 1:
Identify the training and
experience required for a
career path in the music
industry
Tip:
Make sure you choose a
career that you are really
interested in as you will be
working on it for the rest of
this term!
Objective: To be able to find examples of the experience and training needed for
your chosen career path
Task
You must
continue your
research and add
to last weeks
work some
specific examples
of : •Where you can
take part in
training and
experience?
•What types of
work shops or
qualifications you
can undertake?
•What skills you
need?
Success Criteria:
Merit 1:
Describe the training and
experience required for a
career path in the music
industry with reference to
examples
Tip:
Include screen shots,
websites and any other
evidence you can to back
up your examples!
Objective: To be able to research and add as much detail as possible to your
answers
Task
You must continue your
research and add to last
weeks work some specific
examples of : •What the training courses
might involve?
•What skills you might
need to learn?
•Find an example of
somebody who has
undertaken that career
path.
Success Criteria:
Distinction 1:
Explain the training and
experience required for a
career path in the music
industry with reference to
examples
Tip:
Make sure you
use screen shots
and evidence
Objective: To use the research you have found and collate it into a powerpoint
presentation that is suitable for year 8 pupils
Task
You must put all of your information into a powerpoint presentation.
This information must be suitable for year 8 pupils and cover all of the
success criteria.
You will be marked on how detailed and how well evidenced your
research is.
You must present this presentation to the class.
The class will then give you feedback so that you have an opportunity
to make amendments.
Success Criteria:
Pass 1:
Identify the training and
experience required for a
career path in the music
industry
Success Criteria:
Merit 1:
Describe the training and
experience required for a
career path in the music
industry with reference to
examples
Tip:
Make sure your
presentation is
attractive, bright
and interesting
to keep a year 8’s
attention!
Success Criteria:
Distinction 1:
Explain the training and
experience required for a
career path in the music
industry with reference to
examples
Objective: To use the feedback from to improve upon your powerpoint
presentation
Task
Read through your feedback sheet which gives details of how you can
improve your work.
Take on board what is said and see If you can improve you grade to
either make sure you pass or see if you can move up to the higher
grades.
Even if your work is already at a distinction level you can still make
sure it is perfect as then it might actually be shown to the year 8 class
at an options evening later this year.
Success Criteria:
Pass 1:
Identify the training and
experience required for a
career path in the music
industry
Success Criteria:
Merit 1:
Describe the training and
experience required for a
career path in the music
industry with reference to
examples
Tip:
Make sure your
presentation is
attractive, bright
and interesting
to keep a year 8’s
attention!
Success Criteria:
Distinction 1:
Explain the training and
experience required for a
career path in the music
industry with reference to
examples
Scenario
The year 8 pupils have been shown the powerpoint and will now be
asked to fill out a professional development plan so that they can see
their current level of skill, training and experience in their chosen
field, and then set themselves targets. It is up to you to design this
document and fill in your current standing as an example.
Second assignment
You need to firstly design this
professional development plan
identifying certain areas.
Secondly you must fill in the
plan for yourself being as
detailed as possible
What you need to do
Pass 2- Design a professional
development plan that identifies
current level skills and sets of targets
Merit 2- Design a professional
development plan that describes
current skill levels and sets of detailed
targets
Distinction 2- Design a professional
development plan that provides an
explanation of current skill levels and
sets well defined and measurable
targets.
Objective: To be able to design a professional development grid as a class
Task
You help
contribute to a
class discussion
about designing a
professional
development
plan that includes
sections for the
following: •List of
appropriate skills
•Current levels of
achievement
•Short term goals
•Long term goals.
Once this has
been agreed by
the whole class
you must fill it in.
Success Criteria:
Pass 2:
Design a professional
development plan that
identifies current level
skills and sets of targets
Tip:
Make sure you hit every
bullet point from the P2
section!
Objective: To be able to design a professional development grid individually
Task
You must add some
areas onto your
basic professional
development grid
that the class has
already done. You
must include: •Strengths and
weaknesses of the
current skills
•How improving on
skills will help you
reach your goal
•Detailed and
specific short term
goals
Success Criteria:
Merit 2:
Design a professional
development plan that
describes current skill
levels and sets detailed
targets
Tip:
Make sure you do this task
individually!
Objective: To be able to design a professional development grid individually
Task
Add on these general skills to your musical skills:
Organization of learning
•I can plan and manage my time
•I can prioritise tasks and activities
•I can meet deadlines
•I know how to make my learning more effective
Research skills
•I can use different sources to find information
•I can access online information
•I can evaluate how trustworthy information I find is
Reading and Note taking
•I can decide what sections of text I need to read
•I am able to record books information in a bibliography
•I can use different reading strategies (e.g. skimming
•I can make notes when listening
•I can safely record and store notes
Objective: To be able to design a professional development grid individually
Writing skills
•I can analyse information
•I can punctuate, use grammar and spell accurately
•I can express ideas in written form confidently
•I can adapt my writing skills to suit the purpose
•I can reference my work to avoid plagiarism
Spoken communication
•I can express myself verbally
•I can confidently speak in front of a group of people
•I can prepare and deliver a presentation
•I can work well as a member of a team
•I am able to listen to and appreciate other points of view
IT
•I can word process
•I can use various office documents
•I can use music technology software
Working with numbers
•I can perform simple calculations
•I can present numerical info accurately
Objective: To be able to design a professional development grid individually
Working with numbers
•I can perform simple calculations
•I can present numerical info accurately
•I can use various maths techniques
•I can present info in graphs/charts
Revision and exam techniques
•I can plan revision time
•I can set myself goals
•I can use different revision techniques
•I have strategies to help in an exam room
Music skills
•I am a confident performer
•I can perform a range of different musical styles
•I can play as part of a group
•I am able to read music
•I can inform my own opinions about music
Objective: To be able to fill in your improved version on your professional
development grid
Task
When filling in your
professional
development grid you
need to make sure that
you: •Give clear explanations
of your skill level
•Give a detailed
understanding of your
strengths and
weaknesses
•Give accurate time
boundaries when setting
targets
•Prioritise your goals in
order of most
importance
•Explain the action you
will take to succeed in
your goals.
Success Criteria:
Distinction 2:
Design a professional
development plan that
provides an explanation of
current skill levels and
sets well defined and
measurable targets
Tip:
Make sure you
answer all
sections in as
much detail as
you can.
Scenario
You have been asked to work with this group of year 8 students on a
termly basis to help them fill in their development plan. You will need
to make sure yours is filled in as an example .
Final assignment
You need to revisit your
professional development grid
at the beginning of every term
that you are studying your BTEC
for.
You need to describe how your
are progressing through the
course and meeting the short
terms goals you are setting
yourself.
What you need to do
Pass 3- Monitor a professional
development plan, identifying
progress towards targets
Merit 3- Monitor a professional
development plan, describing
progress towards targets
Distinction 3- Monitor a
professional development plan,
explaining progress towards
targets.
Objective: To be able to update your professional development plan at the start of
every term.
Task
Fill in your plan
on the first lesson
back every
holiday.
Try to write in as
much detail as
possible showing
progression
through your
professional
development.
Success Criteria:
Pass 3:
Monitor a professional
development plan, identifying
progress towards targets
Success Criteria:
Merit 3:
Monitor a professional
development plan, describing
progress towards targets
Success Criteria:
Distinction 3:
Monitor a professional
development plan, explaining
progress towards targets.