Music press

THE MUSIC PRESS, PRINT & ONLINE

Unit 1: external assessment.

How many different genres of music can you think of?

Starter:

Why are we studying this?

The external assessment carries 40% of the total marks available for GCSE Media Studies.

It takes the form of a 1hour 30 minutes supervised formal examination and is timetabled.

The provisional date and time of the external assessment on the music press is as follows:

Issue of pre-released material to students: Tuesday 7th May 2013.

Examination: Thursday 6th June 2013.

The pre release paper

The pre-released material will take the form of a brief detailing a contextualised scenario.

During the period between its issue and the date of the examination, students are expected to extend and consolidate their knowledge and understanding of the music press by completing independent research and preparation in response to the given brief. In the examination students will then be required to complete four tasks. Please note that:

no formal teaching of this topic may take place after this date. Teachers may adopt the role of a critical friend as they respond to individual student's progress.

The ethos of the paper is to encourage students to explore the topic and to show what they know and understand.

Students are not allowed to take any of their preparatory notes into the examination. Instead, a new copy of the pre-release material will be issued to them along with the question paper.

What do you have to do?

complete 4 tasks in the time given. You do not have to write in continuous

prose and it is important to use of a variety of formats which can include annotations, bullet points, charts and mind maps.

You need to show a range of examples, not just those we have studied in class.

What are the examiners looking for?

A01: recall, select and communicate their knowledge and understanding of media products and the contexts in which they are produced and consumed (10%)

AO3: demonstrate research, planning and presentation skills (5%)

AO4: construct and evaluate their own products using creative and technical skills (5%)

What does this actually mean? A01: recall, select and communicate

their knowledge and understanding of media products and the contexts in which they are produced and consumed (10%)

In your own words?

AO3: demonstrate research, planning and presentation skills (5%)

AO4: construct and evaluate their own products using creative and technical skills (5%)

The music press, print & online British press only Equal attention to print & online Impact of the internet & future

implications Some argue that the importance of the

music press has declined over recent years and indeed it has had to compete with other areas of the media in the promotion of music.

Different angles

free music magazines and fanzines How do they differ from the mainstream

music press and what kinds of threats do they pose to it?

LIAR

As with all media topics, it is useful to consider in terms of ‘LIAR’

Language

This incorporates Genre Forms and conventions

genre

A study of genre is crucial to an understanding of the music press.

Publications cater for complete range of tastes and interests in music

How many different genres of music can you think of?

Music genre gives a publication its identity which can be easily recognised by a fan.

It impacts on all areas of design, content, mode of address and underlying ideology.

To which genre do these artists belong?

Punk: The Sex Pistols

Heavy metal: Def Lepard

Indie, The Smiths

Dubstep:Skrillex

K-pop:Psy

Ska: The Specials

Alternative College Rock Goth Rock Grunge Indie Rock New Wave Punk Anime Blues Acoustic

Blues Chicago

Blues Classic Blues Contemporar

y Blues Country

Blues Delta Blues Electric Blues

OrchestralRenaissanceRomanticWedding MusicComedyNoveltyStandup ComedyCountryAlternative CountryAmericanaBluegrassContemporary BluegrassContemporary CountryCountry GospelHonky TonkOutlaw CountryTraditional BluegrassTraditional CountryUrban Cowboy

DanceBreakbeatDubstepExerciseGarageHardcoreHouseJungle/Drum'n'bassTechnoTranceDisneyEasy ListeningBopLoungeSwingElectronicAmbientDowntempoElectronicaIDM/ExperimentalIndustrialEnkaFrench PopGerman FolkGerman Pop

Fitness & WorkoutHip-Hop/RapAlternative RapDirty SouthEast Coast RapGangsta RapHardcore RapHip-HopLatin RapOld School RapRapUnderground RapWest Coast RapIndie PopInspirational - Christian & GospelCCMChristian MetalChristian PopChristian RapChristian RockClassic ChristianContemporary GospelGospel

Christian & Gospel Praise & Worship Southern Gospel Traditional Gospel Instrumental March (Marching

Band) J-Pop Jazz Avant-Garde Jazz Big Band Contemporary Jazz Cool Crossover Jazz Dixieland Fusion Hard Bop Latin Jazz Mainstream Jazz

LatinoAlternativo & Rock LatinoBaladas y BolerosBrazilianContemporary LatinLatin JazzPop LatinoRaícesReggaeton y Hip-HopRegional MexicanoSalsa y TropicalNew AgeEnvironmentalHealingMeditationNatureRelaxationTravel

Children's MusicLullabiesSing-AlongStoriesClassicalAvant-GardeBaroqueChamber MusicChantChoralClassical CrossoverEarly MusicHigh ClassicalImpressionistMedievalMinimalismModern CompositionOpera

The list goes on and is pretty much limitless.

Most music magazines represent a niche genre audience but the internet has made very specific targeting possible.

Forms and conventions

We need to study the layout, format, design and content of both print and online publications.

How do web-based publications relate to print-based ones? How are they alike and how are they different?

You need to identify the codes and conventions of not only front covers/home pages, but the range of content too

Task: choose a genre of music and research one print and one online publication.

Consider: design, content, mode of address and

underlying ideology