V-Cert Music

Technology
Producing Dance Music
UNIT 6 Stage 1

NAME: Jonathan Payne

YOU WILL: Understand key features of dance music styles and

structures

UNIT 1: Marking
Criteria

Pass

Merit

Distinction

1.1 - Identify the main

dance music styles

Candidates identify the main

dance music styles

No Merit for this AC

No Distinction for this AC

1.2 - Identify musical and

cultural
developments that have
influenced the main dance
music styles

Candidates identify musical

and cultural developments
that have influenced the main
styles of dance music

No Merit for this AC

No Distinction for this AC

1.3 - Describe the main

rhythmic features common
to dance music styles

Candidates describe the main

rhythmic features common to
dance music styles

Candidates demonstrate
critical understanding of the
main rhythmic features
common to dance music
styles, giving a range of
examples

Candidates demonstrate
critical judgment in the
exploration of a range of
rhythmic features

1.4- Describe the main

structural features
common to dance music
styles

Candidates describe the main

structural features common to
dance music styles

Candidates demonstrate
critical understanding of the
main structural features
common to dance music
styles, giving a range of
examples

Candidates demonstrate
critical judgment in the
exploration of a range of
structural features

1.5 - Describe the sounds

and
instrumentation common
to dance music styles

Candidates describe the

sounds and instrumentation
common to dance music
styles

Candidates demonstrate
critical understanding of the
sounds and instrumentation
common to dance music
styles, giving a range of
examples

Candidates demonstrate
critical judgment in the
exploration of a range of
sounds and instrumentation

Producing Dance Music

1.1 You should produce a timeline showing a variety of different

styles of popular dance music. You should include Bands/Artists
from the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s to present day.

1970

ABBA
MADNESS

1980

disclosure

1990
NSYNC
Justin Timberlake
JLS

200
0
201
0
2015

Producing Dance Music

1.2 Pick a minimum of 3 bands or artists from your timeline and

give specific details about them. For example you could name
some of their songs/tracks. You should also try to give some
specific musical characteristics of the tracks.
Justin Timberlake

Disclosure

Madness

Songs/Trac My love
ks

Latch Ft. Sam

Smith

Our house and

Ghost town

Instrument Drums ,Vocal Slow

s used
and smooth tone

Electric Piano,
vocal ,music
program( fruit
loops )

Trumpets and
Percussion

2
interesting
facts

Been it the top 10

hits 7 times and
are a 2 man band.

Madness are an
English band and
are famous
around the world
and have
achieved more
that 12 number
one hits in 1980s

He is an actor and
as a child stared in
Mickey Mouse Club

Producing Dance Music

1.3, 1.4, 1.5 Now think about the different styles of pop music. You should
now describe some of their key features.
TIP: Add some hyperlinks to musical examples of the style to support your
description. (feel free to change any genres listed). The table below is a
guide. You may wish to produce 1 slide per style showing your musical
features.

Rhythm Feature

Structure

Instrumentation

Garage

mid speed beats

(8,16) and has the
same instrument
play over and over.

Stays at a certain
https://www.yout
tempo and has a
ube.com/watch?v=
continues structure. wMJfylwzgy8

Reggae

Slow and relaxing

beats rhythm.

Relaxing and is
sometimes
continues but
changes at chorus.

https://www.yout
ube.com/watch?v=
vdB-8eLEW8g

Deep
House

Slow first beats but

turns to a faster
beat rhythm.

Slow and faint,

turns around 8
beats and
gradually gets
faster.

https://www.you
tube.com/watch?
v=VjRpzd2FWWw

UNIT 1: TEACHER FEEDBACK

Set up and operate a digital audio workstation

Unit

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

Positive

Improvements

Current grade

UNIT 6: QUESTION & ANSWER

Producing Dance Music

Candidate Name

Candidate Signature

Assessor Name

Assessor Signature

Question

Response

Assessment
Criteria

Date

Fina
l p ie
ce o
d an
ce m
f
usic

My song is more of a remix between

two songs with added beats and
synths, I've changed the rhythm of it
all though with the EQ editor, on
garage band

The tempo of my
piece is slow but
gradually gets faster
then slower

The rhythm of my
piece is good for
dancing because its
has a 4 to the floor
constantly and has
dance beats