BTEC C2 Controlled Assessment
Task 1 (15 Supervised Hours): Pupils will plan and show focused skill development across two musical outcomes (approx. 2-4 minutes in length) in two of the following three areas:
- Performance e.g. mastery of a technical exercise
- Composition e.g. chord progressions and harmonic rhythm
- Production e.g. automating plugin parameters, gain staging
Pupils must show evidence of planning, managing and documenting their progress e.g. video/audio recordings, written development logs. Pupil work will be completed under controlled assessment conditions and assessed against the BTEC course’s marking criteria.
BTEC C3 Responding to a Music Brief
They will focus on a particular area of the music sector that excites and appeals to them and respond to a music brief as a composer, performer or producer.
Pupil will begin by exploring the brief and investigating possible responses and ideas to meet the demands of the brief. Using relevant resources, skills and techniques they will then develop and refine musical material before presenting a final response. They will develop and present an original creation based on a piece from a given list and a style from a choice of four. To be assessed through recorded individual or group performances or production using music technology, and a written review of learning.
BTEC C3 External Assessment
Activity 1 (4 hours prep, 2 supervised hours): pupils must devise a proposed response to the music brief, outlining aims and consideration of musical elements, key features and techniques/skills development (PDF).
Activity 2 (16 supervised hours): pupils must either create/produce OR create/perform a new version of a well-known piece in a different style and document the process using notes and screenshots/images, highlighting strengths and areas for development (mp3/mp4 and PDF).
Activity 3 (1 supervised hour): pupils write a commentary of their product, discussing development of ideas, use of musical elements/techniques, highlighting strengths and areas for development (PDF).
Pupil work will be completed under controlled assessment conditions and assessed by Pearson against the BTEC course’s marking criteria.
Personal Development
Pupils will have the opportunity to choose a personal music project to work on during the summer term after their external assessments are completed. This is a non assessed unit.