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Technology-based composition
Quick questions on Composing with synthesis and sampling: the Component 2 brief - Edexcel A-Level Music Technology
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What is the Component 2 brief?Show answer
Reading and meeting the brief is the first assessed decision; a strong piece that ignores the brief loses marks, so the brief shapes the whole project.
What is generating material through the technology?Show answer
In technology-based composition the sound and the idea are created together, so good sound design is part of composing, not a separate finishing stage.
What is developing through production?Show answer
This is the central concept of the component: how a sound is shaped and changed is itself compositional, so the production carries the music.
What is q1?Show answer
What does Component 2 require you to compose with? [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Give one way to develop material through production. [1 mark]
What is q3?Show answer
Why is meeting the brief important in Component 2? [2 marks]
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