tips for finding copyright free music tracks

The exam board recommends that you consult the following sources, if you are struggling to find tracks you could use.

Copyright free options available for Music Video in G324: 

 

• Approach local bands and get permission to use their material 

• Approach unsigned bands on ‘My Space’ etc and get permission to use their 

material. 

• Collaborate with music department/students in your centre on the project 

• Create your own music or sound track. 

Appendix 1: Other useful information 

 

Explanations of copyright: 

 

http://www.ipo.gov.uk/c-other-faq-gen-internet.htm  

 

(Copyright Act p47 Ch III para 32-36 covers Education – pages 46-51) 

http://www.ipo.gov.uk/cdpact1988.pdf  

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/filmnetwork/legalguidemusicrights 

 

http://www.jisclegal.ac.uk/Webcast/index.html

Copyright free sites  

(Note: not all music is free to download from copyright free sites – there are download fees) 

 

http://copyrightfriendly.wikispaces.com/Copyright-friendly+music+and+sound 

 

http://www.shockwave-sound.com/  

 

http://audiojungle.net/  

 

http://www.musicmediatracks.com/?gclid=CK6V-r7ZiJgCFUse3god7XQJCw 

 

http://www.royaltyfreemusic.com/free.html 

 

http://freeplaymusic.com/ (free downloads) 

 

http://www.trackline.com/acatalog/Tracks.html 

 

http://www.royaltyfreemusic.com/documentary-general-production.html 

 

http://www.dmoz.org/Arts/Music/Sound_Files/Samples_and_Loops/ 

 

www.freesound.org (free music) 

 

http://www.mobygratis.com/film-music.html (teacher needs to register for this one) 

 

Free Sound Effects from PartnersInRhyme.com: 

http://www.ljudo.com/default.asp?lang=tEnglish&do=it 

 

http://www.jamendo.com/en 

 

http://derekaudette.ottawaarts.com/ 

 

http://www.acoustica.com/sounds.htm 

 

http://www.alcljudprod.se/english/ljud.php 

 

Many, many more sites are available just ‘Google’ ‘copyright free music audio download’ or ‘free 

audio editor software’ 

 

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Viewing and Textual Analysis

View a range of music videos. Choose two to analyze in detail, using the materials in your reading pack to help you.

Your analysis must include:
- the artist/band's image: what is it, how is it achieved, why?
- the appeal to the target audience: who are they (profile)? how does the video meet their requirements?
- 4 screen grabs of specific moments in the video, analyzed in detail for mise en scene, codes of character, relationship to audience and use of symbolism.

Skills Audit

Don't forget that you must maintain your skills log over the summer. All of you set yourselves SMART targets - by the end of term and by the end of the holidays, you planned to have achieved certain things. Keep a record of which hours you spend on the iMacs or at home - this is important.

Summer background reading

You have all been given a work pack on music video. You must read it and:

a) Make or continue a glossary of key terms, learn them and get people to test you

b) Use this information to add depth to your analysis of existing bands/ CD covers - you will probably need to add terminology to the work you did on posters at the start of the module, for example

c) Use this information to add to your appreciation of music videos that you watch over the summer