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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