Overview

This revision guide includes notes on Areas of Study 1 and 2, with the topics broken down into the key facts you will be expected to know, suggestions for listening so you can practise identifying and describing music technology effects, advice on how to tackle the questions and what sort of answers you will be required to give, revision tips, test yourself questions, and a comprehensive glossary of technical words and their definitions.

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Author:   Jonny Martin ,  Chris Duffill
Publisher:   Hal Leonard Europe Limited
Imprint:   Rhinegold Education
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 21.00cm
ISBN:  

9781907447136

ISBN 10:   190744713
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   28 February 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  A / AS level
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction The sound of music technology - instruments: synthesisers and keyboards, samplers, drum machines, turntables, electric guitar The sound of music technology - effects and processors: filtering and EQ, dynamic processing, reverb and delay, echo and delay, modulation effects, other effects, recording and distribution in the 20th century The sound of popular music - jazz, beyond cool in the 1960s, latin jazz, jazz fusion, blues, record companies in the 1950s, rock and roll, soul, country music, rock and pop in the 1960s, heavy rock, disco, ska reggae and dub, punk and new wave, synth pop, other pop music in the 1980s, hip hop, indie rock, electronic dance (club dance) How to write your answers Revision tips Test yourself Glossary

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Author Information

Jonny Martin is Chair of Examiners for Edexcel GCE Music Technology and GCSE Music. He has been Head of Music in two comprehensive schools teaching across the secondary age range. He has also been a peripatetic guitar teacher, teaching electric, classical and bass guitar. Alongside his education activities, he has always maintained a performing schedule, regularly performing around the country in a number of different ensembles. He is co-author of Edexcel GCSE Music (with John Arkell) and is a music consultant for the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority. He has a passion for music education, delivering workshops and training for teachers and students across the UK. Chris Duffill has a background of over 25 years' experience in popular music recording, production and performance, as a keyboard player, arranger, composer and electronic musician. During the last ten years he has expanded his involvement into education, developing provision and integration of music technology across the curriculum from KS3 to A level, including work with special needs pupils at KS3. He runs music technology INSET courses and consultancy for all levels of teachers and is a principal examiner for A-level Music Technology.

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