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Identify the organisation that supports actors, dancers and other performers.
APRS
BECTU
Equity
Unite
Which one of the following is not commonly the responsibility of a venue manager?
Booking events
Organising security
Managing publicity
Scouting talent
Which one of the following job roles is usually responsible for sample clearance?
Performer
Producer
Programmer
Promoter
Which one of the following is the responsibility of a musical director?
Arranging rehearsals
Artist management
Instrumental support
Managing insurance
Which one of the following is not the responsibility of a live sound technician?
Booking sessions
Monitor mixing
Sound checking
Stage planning
Self-employed musicians have to pay NI. What does NI stand for?
National Idiot
National Insurance
National Integer
National Intuition
Name the job role responsible for: • producing a finished mix • optimising audio for various formats • ensuring final quality.
Lighting technician
Sound Technician
Mastering engineer
Staging engineer
Give two types of organisation involved in getting a completed CD product to the consumer.
Manufacturing (maker)
Manager
Promoter
Retailer (shop)
Whose responsibility is it to take bookings for recording sessions?
Publisher
DJ
Studio Manager
Artist
Whose responsibility is it to perform given music?
Artist
Composer
Session Musician
Software engineer
Identify two health and safety responsibilities of a club hosting an open mic night.
Ensure fire alarm is working
Ensure venue does not get overcrowded
Ensure that there is hand sanitizer available
Ensure that the artist has bottled water
Give one type of organisation in the music industry that provides information about insurance and pensions to musicians.
National Insurance
Tax Inspector
Musician's Union
Production Group
Identify one reason why it is important to check sound levels before a performance.
To make sure the audience leave the night feeling like they have been to an excellent concert
To give a good atmosphere
To make sure it is good
To make sure that no single parts are too quiet
Helen and Sanchay are part of a team planning a charity event. The event will open with a performance by a brass band followed by a variety of other acts such as bands, soloists, a large dance group and a magician. Identify one type of venue that might be suitable for the event
Classroom
Theatre
Church
Garden
Identify one aspect of location that must be considered when choosing a venue suitable for a brass band or similar ensemble performance.
How long the performance will last for
If there are toilets
The weight of the instruments on the stage
Type or style of the venue so that the performance is not out of character with the usual audience for that venue
Give two reasons why it is important for a venue to have a ticket booking system
To keep track of when you should lower the price of tickets for people arriving late
To keep track of how much money has been made in ticket sales
To keep track of how many people are attending
To keep track of the number of men and women attending for gender comparisons
Identify THREE advantages of sharing out the workload for this event.
If one person lets the team down then it is not too hard for someone else to pick up the workload
Gives each person a chance to be more relaxed
Each person has a smaller workload making the overall task more achievable
Will get it done quicker or more efficiently if shared out
Tickets have gone on sale for the charity event but, due to other work commitments, the headline act is suddenly no longer able to attend the event. What are the correct options available to the team to make sure the event still goes ahead? Identify THREE.
Event would still attract large number of people due to the appeal of the headliner.
A new Act may be unlikely to agree to appear for free as they may not have the same sympathies for the cause that the original act had.
Lesser-known act is less likely to attract a large crowd, which could mean less profit for the charity
The charity can pay for a new big head line act to ensure that there are ticket sales with no regard for profit making
Name the organisation that collects royalties on behalf of composers, when their music is performed live.
NI
TLR
UPS
PRS
Give two reasons why you might choose to write music using music software rather than by hand with pen and paper.
Work can be easily created aurally enabling the composer to hear how it sounds
It is more fun
Work can be easily shared / transferred across devices without having to exist in paper form
Technology is there to be used and applied in such situations
Identify two ways that composers might advertise their services
Telling family and friends to find work for them
Pay people to say good things about your work
Create a website to showcase work
Post on social media
Identify one advantage of being self-employed in the music industry.
Able to choose which creative projects to accept and which to turn down
Can work in your own clothes
Can eat and work at the same time
You don't have to listen to anyone
Identify one disadvantage of being self-employed in the music industry.
You don't have a routine
It is boring working by yourself
May have to accept work that is not as appealing due to needing the paid work
You don't have the chance to talk to others
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