QR Challenge: N5 Music Tech Revision 1

Created using the ClassTools QR Treasure Hunt Generator

Teacher Notes

A. Prior to the lesson:

1. Arrange students into groups. Each group needs at least ONE person who has a mobile device.

2. If their phone camera doesn't automatically detect and decode QR codes, ask students to

• Download a QR reader (e.g. I-Nigma | NeoReader | Kaywa) onto their mobile devices
• Bring these devices into the lesson.

3. Print out the QR codes.

4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.

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B. The lesson:

1. Give each group a clipboard and a piece of paper so they can write down the decoded questions and their answers to them.

2. Explain to the students that the codes are hidden around the school. Each team will get ONE point for each question they correctly decode and copy down onto their sheet, and a further TWO points if they can then provide the correct answer and write this down underneath the question.

3. Away they go! The winner is the first team to return with the most correct answers in the time available. This could be within a lesson, or during a lunchbreak, or even over several days!

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C. TIPS / OTHER IDEAS

4. A detailed case study in how to set up a successful QR Scavenger Hunt using this tool can be found here.

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Questions / Answers (teacher reference)

Question	Answer
1. Identify 2 key features of a cardioid polar pattern	picks up from the front / reduces spill from the back and sides
2. Identify 2 key features of a delay effect	mix, sync tempo, feedback, slapback, ping pong
3. Identify 2 key features of a reverb effect	mix, gated, decay, pre-delay, gain
4. Identify 2 key features of a soft synth / virtual instrument	LFO, ADSR, Arpeggiator, choice of voices, patch sounds
5. Identify 2 key features of a noise gate	threshold, ratio, attack release
6. Identify type of mic, polar pattern and placement for recording an electric guitar	dynamic, cardioid, close mic amp
7. Identify type of mic, polar pattern and placement for recording a fiddle / violin in a studio	condenser, cardioid, 40cm – 1m above the fiddle / violin
8. Why is intellectual property protection important?	It is important to prevent others from copying work for financial gain
9. What 2 concepts are associated with questions about texture?	homophonic, polyphonic
10. What 2 concepts are associated with questions about tonality?	major, minor
11. Name a TYPE of reverb	gated
12. Identify 2 ways to prevent feedback	reposition mic or speakers, use EQ, use an anti-feedback device
13. Identify 2 ways to prevent distortion in a vocal recording	turn down gain, move singer or mic further away, use less sensitive mic
14. Identify 2 ways to prevent popping / blasting in a vocal recording	use pop shield, turn down gain, move singer or mic further away, use less sensitive mic
15. There is an electrical hum in this synth recording. Identify 2 elements you can change to check and remove this hum at the recording stage	lead, connection to desk / interface, connection to synth

 

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