MR Jan 2013 Creative Arts & Industries

Unit Number/s and Title 202 Composing Music (Style) 207 Contextualising Music Functional Skills Assignment Title: Contextualising and Composing Hip Hop

English

Communication, reading, writing

ICT

Logic, Garageband, iMacs, Word, research

Briefing Date: 21/01/13 Review Dates: 25/02/13 Final Assessment Date: 24/06/13 Assessor/s: Marc Rapson Learners Name:

Submission Date: 24/06/13

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Suggested Reading: Forman, M That's the Joint!: The Hip-Hop Studies Reader (Routledge (September 22, 2004)) ISBN-13: 9780415969192 Sound on Sound magazine

Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate skills to create a finished musical work in a defined style and evaluate its success and own skill development. Demonstrate contextual knowledge in relation to a specified style of music.

Scenario Hip Hop music has been called the new Rock and Roll pushing through from the underground to become a prominent force in youth and pop culture, spawning a myriad of sub genres, many of which are unique to the UK (Grime being the most well known). What better way to begin creating your own Hip Hop music than to understand the very nature of where Hip Hop music was derived, and placing it in context with cultural and social movements? You have been tasked with creating your own piece of Hip Hop music as well as producing a written piece of work demonstrating your contextual knowledge of the genre, making reference to two recorded examples by two prominent Hip Hop artists.

Assignment Composing Music

Working alone, compose a song or an instrumental three minutes duration reflective of a defined musical style suggested by the tutor using at least three of the following: a) rhythm track; b) bass line; c) harmonic progression; d) melody; e) lyrics Describe the layout of the composed piece using either: a) b) c) d) graphic diagrams; chord charts; stave notation annotated sequencer screen shots

or a combination of the above, identifying the structural and instrumental arrangement Describe how the composition relates to the specified criteria and highlight strengths and areas for development.

Contextualising Music
Assess the profile of a chosen musical style in relation to: a. cultural influences; b. audience perceptions; c. technological developments; d. media representation. Describe the main musical elements of the style illustrating the relevance of the following, where appropriate: a. instrumentation; b. structure; c. rhythm; d. lyrical content; e. use of technology; f. production making reference to two recorded examples by two prominent artists in the style. Describe personal response to the style identified in terms of, where applicable: a. relationship to own musical output; b. relationship to own image/lifestyle; c. relationship to other personal musical likes and dislikes