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IMPORTANT DATES
Assignment issued: Week beginning 2nd November, 2015
Interim Assignment Deadlies: Weeks Beginning November 27, 2015 & January 22, 2016
Final Assignment deadline: Week beginning February 12, 2016
Assessor:
M. Chase
Mchase@chhs.edu.ky
Maryann.butcher@gmail.com
925-7260 / 926-3471
Unit 1: Working in The Music Industry
Guidance for reaching better grades: Remember that the marking structure means you have to do
all of the things in the pass column to stand a chance at a merit, and the same with merit to distinction
Scenario/Vocational Context
You are working as an arts administrator. Your boss gives you a research project to complete so that all
staff can be briefed by your knowledge on organisations and job roles in the music industry. Your brief is
to give some basic information about music organisations and select job roles then say how they are
linked. Your presentation/interview will be particularly to new recruits who have little experience of
working in the music industry
Web sites that you might use to help with your research:
www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onemusic/industry (general information)
www.emimusic.com (example of a recording company/record label)
www.sonymusic.com (example of a recording company/record label)
www.agents-uk.com (list of artists representatives/agents)
www.theagencygroup.com (example of an artists representative/agent)
www.musiciansunion.org.uk (example of a professional organization/union)
www.equity.org.uk (example of a professional organization/union)
TASK 1 ORGANISATIONS
IN THE
ASSIGNMENT BRIEF
MUSIC INDUSTRY
Section 1
Individual work
Undertake a piece of research that answers the
following questions. Your research may take the
form of a Power Point presentation or an interview.
1. What is a recording company (record
label)?
Describe what it is, give an example of one
and explain why they are needed.
2. What is an artists representative
(agency)?
Describe what it is, give an example of one
and explain why they are needed.
3. What is a music professional
organization (union)?
Describe what it is, give an example of one
and explain why they are needed.
4. Do record labels, agencies and unions
need to work together?
Firstly say why they might need to work
together, then say why they might not, then
say your opinion. Give examples to support
what you say if you are aiming for the top
grades (P1, M1 &D1).
Evidence
Grade
Powerpoint
presentation or audio
recorded interview
P1 M1- D1
Deadline
Nov-272015
Evidence
Individual work
Undertake a piece of research that answers the following
questions. Your research may take the form of a Power Point
presentation or an interview.
1. What is the role of a performer (e.g. singer,
rapper, DJ, instrumentalist)?
Describe what they do, give an example of good one
(your favourite) and explain why they are a good
performer.
2. What is the role of a marketing manager in the
music industry?
Describe what they do, give an example of a
successful piece of marketing and explain why it is a
successful example (e.g. a poster campaign, internet
campaign or a TV advert etc.)
3. What is the role of a record producer?
Describe what they do, give an example of a good
one and if you can say why they are successful. (Find
an example by searching your favourite song and
who produced it).
4. Do performers, marketing managers and
record producers need to work together?
Firstly say why they do need to work together, then
say why they dont, then say your opinion. Give
examples to support what you say if you are aiming
for the top grades.
Powerpoint
presentation or
recorded interview
Grade
P2 M2
D2
P3 M3
D3
Deadline
Jan-222016
ASSIGNMENT REGULATIONS
Unit 1: Working in The Music Industry
I confirm that the work submitted is the work of the above named student. Any borrowed or quoted
material is referenced where necessary. This includes internet material.
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