BTEC Tech Award Music Component 1 Work Book

A 52 page work booklet full of activities for Component 1 of the music BTEC tech award.

The booklet covers both learning aims A and B including tasks and activities to explore the musical styles and products required for the Component this is across composition, production and performance.

Learning Aim A Genres Include
Each explore the different techniques and key features used within the style to allow student to develop their knowledge of the genre. Work booklet also allows students to record their findings to be used within their coursework at a later date.

-Rock
-Modern Pop
-Baroque
-Blues
-Reggae
-Minimalism
-EDM
-African Music
-Indian Music

Learning Aim B Genres Include

African Music - Composition
Students will be asked to create an African music piece for a Wildlife documentary, they will need to use a variety of African music features to create a piece of music which is stylistically accurate to the genre. Fully resources and ready to teach.

EDM/Minimalism - Production
Students will be asked to create an EDM piece of music using minimalist techniques for the melody and harmony. Students will explore minimalist and EDM features and how they can be combined. Students will need access to a DAW for this product and will explore how fusions can be used to create music.

Blues - Performance
Students will be tasked with creating their own 12 bar blues for a function band. The task uses theoretical development to allow student how to create a 12 bar blues and blues scale in their own chosen key and develop this into a performance.

Been using this resource for the past 2 years with great success with my BTEC music classes. I also have accompanying PowerPoints to this also which will be uploaded separately!