This document provides an assignment brief for a BTEC Level 2 Diploma in Music course. Students must research and present information on two different professional music industry roles, describing each role and how they relate to other roles and the music industry as a whole. One role must be from a performance area and the other from a non-performance area. Students will be graded based on criteria assessing their ability to describe, explain, and provide detailed explanations of the roles and their relationships within the industry.

1. Biddulph High School: BTEC Level 2 Diploma in Music
ASSIGNMENT BRIEFING SHEET
Course: BTEC Level 2 Diploma in Music Teacher: D. Windsor
Assignment Title: 1.2 Roles in the Music Profession I.V.
Date Set: 15/01 Completion Date: 29/01
Unit No(s) Unit Title(s) Outcome(s)/Assessment criteria
1 Working in the Music Industry see attached grading criteria
Assignment Description:
Using lesson notes, books, CD roms and the internet, write a piece suitable for publication as a magazine article
which discusses two professional roles in different areas of the music industry, describing each of them in
detail and how they relate to each other. You may alternatively present your information as a radio or television
item. You should keep a detailed record of all sources for your information.
Learning Outcome 2 – know job roles in the Music Industry
Task list and completion dates for each stage: Assessment Criteria
15/01
• Take appropriate notes during the lesson P2, M2, D2, P3, M3, D3
22/01
• Research your chosen roles and how they relates to each other P2, M2, D2, P3, M3, D3
and the performing arts industry in general
29/01
• Present your findings, either as a radio/TV broadcast or a P2, M2, D2, P3, M3, D3
magazine article
Assessment Evidence:
2 and 3
• Presentation or written work
• Bibliography

2. Biddulph High School: BTEC Level 2 Diploma in Music
Grading Criteria:
To achieve a Pass grade the evidence must demonstrate that the student is able to:
P2
• describe a job role from the performance area of employment, how it relates to other roles from the
same and different areas of the industry
P3
• describe a job role from a different area of employment within the music industry and how it relates to
other roles from the same and different areas of the industry
To achieve a Merit grade the evidence must demonstrate that the student is able to :
M2
• explain a job role from the performance area of employment, how it relates to other roles from the
same and different areas of the industry
M3
• explain a job role from a different area of employment within the music industry and how it relates to
other roles from the same and different areas of the industry
To achieve a Distinction grade the evidence must demonstrate that the student is able to :
D2
• provide an explanation of a job role from the performance area of employment providing a detailed
account of how it relates to other roles from the same and different areas of the industry using well
chosen examples
D3
• provide an explanation of a job role from a different area of employment within the music industry
providing a detailed account of how it relates to other roles from the same and different areas of the
industry using wellchosen examples
Tutor Feedback: Unit: 1.2
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