PODCAST PROJECT

Genres, Artists and Technology

Miskin Music
MIDI ROOM GROUP TASK
• You are to produce a podcast that will focus on a
specific year in pop music history.

• The podcast will be 8-10 minutes in length.

• Your group will research, plan, record and edit

the whole thing.

• The podcast and an evaluation of the process

must be presented on your Unit 1 Wix site.
Your group will be given ONE year in
pop music history to research.

From that year you will investigate

and present:
• Genres of music
• Prominent artists and producers
• Technology (for both creating and consuming
music)
• Cultural and/or Political influences
The podcast might also include:
• The number 1s of the year or songs that defined
the era
• The fashion of the time
• Musical/production styles or instruments
particular to the time
• How the music of the time influenced culture/
society
• Legacy or influence of the music from that year
still heard today
Research
• Independent and group research will be
necessary.
• Consider primary (e.g. interviews) and non-
internet based secondary research, alongside
Google.
• Keep notes of all sources (including websites) as
these will be referenced.
Planning
• Consider the different roles and responsibilities
each group member will undertake while making
a podcast.
• Decide a structure and give your podcast a title.
• Consider how you might present it: as DJs on
the radio; as a documentary; with comedic/story
structure etc
• Write a script or detailed plan.
Music Stipulations
• Examples of music will be necessary for the
podcast, but clips longer than 15 seconds will
require speaking over the top. The clips cannot
be longer than 40 seconds in total.
• You are encouraged to compose your own music,
for the introduction or background.
• The names of all tracks and their artists must be
mentioned in the podcast.
Presentation
•  Your podcast must sound as professional as
possible, with any audio or music issues addressed.
•  Although not all groups members will want to
‘present’ the podcast, the final production must have
equal input by all.
•  The podcast must not exceed 10 minutes. You may
choose to create 3 or 4 mini episodes of 2/3 minutes.
•  The final podcast will be mixed and ‘bounced’ to
mp3.
Evaluation
• After the completion of your podcast you must
evaluate the process. When doing so, consider:
• The planning (was there enough of it?)
• Problem solving (how did you fix things?)
• The final presentation (did it go to plan?)
• The team (how well did you all work together?)
This project is part of the Unit 1 brief which asks for
a group audio project.

The podcast deadline is: 11th October

The evaluation deadline is: 15th October
Both pieces of work will form part of your Wix
website, and run concurrent with other projects•.
•See: www.miskinmusictech.tumblr.com