Unit Title: Creating and Producing Music Using Production Software
This unit is designed to provide vocational skills in production software to create music for students at Entry 1, 2 and 3.
Learners will gain an understanding of the importance health and safety in the workplace. They will also learn about
environmental issues relating to the music issues. Learners will have the opportunity to learn about the use of simple loop
sequencers in creating popular music. They will also investigate the career opportunities within the music industry.
The unit includes:
 Health and safety in the workplace relevant to the music industry
 Careers opportunities in the music industry relevant to using production software
 Consideration of environmental issues relevant to the music industry
 Using a simple loop sequencer, such as GarageBand
 Learning about common musical structures
 Creation of a piece of music
Unit Title: Creating Music Using
Production Software
Assessment Criteria
A01
Health and Safety, Environment
and related careers
Materials and related skills
knowledge
Entry 1
Learners with significant help will:
Entry 2
Learners with some help will:
Entry 3
Learners with little or no help will:
Identify two basic health & safety
hazards related to the Music Industry
and relevant to using production
software.
Explain two basic health & safety
hazards related to the Music Industry
and relevant to using production
software.
Identify and follow at least three health
& safety hazards related to the music
industry and relevant to using
production software.
Identify one environmental issue
relevant to the Music Industry and
relevant to using production software.
Explain one environmental issue
relevant to the Music Industry and
relevant to using production software.
Explain two environmental issues
relevant to the Music Industry and
relevant to using production software.
Identify one career related to working
in the Music Industry and relevant to
using production software.
Identify the purpose of using
production software.
Describe one career related to working
in the Music Industry and relevant to
using production software.
Explain the purpose of using production
software.
Describe two careers related to working
in in the Music Industry and relevant to
using production software.
Explain the purpose of using production
software and give two examples of this
software.
Identify one loop in selected piece of
popular music.
Identify two different loops in selected
piece of popular music.
Recognise the accepted structures in
popular music.
Explain the accepted structures in
popular music.
Know the methods for producing an
audio CD.
Explain the methods for producing an
audio CD.
Describe two loops in selected piece of
popular music.
Explain the accepted structures in
popular music and give two examples of
music compliant with these structures.
Explain the methods for producing an
audio CD and give two examples of
music media players.
A02
Using a simple loop sequencer
Use production software, such as
Garage Band, to create a piece of
popular music using 4 instrumental
timbres and lasting 1 minute.
Use production software, such as
Garage Band, to create a piece of
popular music using 5 instrumental
timbres and lasting 1 ½ minutes.
Use production software, such as
Garage Band, to create a piece of
popular music using 6 instrumental
timbres and lasting 2 minutes.
Finalising the piece
Choose an appropriate tempo.
Choose an appropriate tempo and one
additional effect.
Importing final track to music
media player
With help import the final track to
selected music media player.
Independently help import the final
track to selected music media player.
Choose an appropriate tempo, one
additional effect and select appropriate
levels for each instrumental timbre.
Independently help import the final
track to selected music media player.
Burn to CD.
A03
Task Evaluation
Final Evaluation
Indicate how they have performed in
each task.
Indicate how they have performed in
each practical task and suggest how
they might improve.
Indicate how they have performed in
each practical task and show evidence
of a basic evaluation.
Indicate how they have performed in
this unit.
Indicate how they have performed in
this unit and suggest how they might
improve.
Indicate how they have performed in
this unit and show evidence of a basic
evaluation.