Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work in the music industry.
It applies to individuals, including musicians, composers, administrators, sound mixers, editors and recordists.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Maintain currency of own industry knowledge | 1.1 Identify trends and emergent technologies in the music industry, using appropriate sources of information 1.2 Identify likely effects of industry trends on own work practice 1.3 Liaise with relevant people to identify learning opportunities to incorporate trends and emergent technologies in own work practice 1.4 Undertake identified learning opportunities to improve own work practices |
2. Establish work and contractual relationships | 2.1 Share information and ideas with relevant people in the music industry 2.2 Identify issues, problems and conflict encountered in the workplace, and propose ways to resolve 2.3 Discuss, confirm and document agreements and contracts with relevant people 2.4 Use effective techniques to maintain work and contractual relationships |
3. Complete work tasks | 3.1 Prioritise work tasks and establish deadlines to accommodate daily workload variations, in discussion with relevant people 3.2 Identify and plan for factors that may affect the completion of work tasks within deadlines 3.3 Complete work tasks within deadlines and in accordance with legislative and regulatory requirements 3.4 Observe copyright and intellectual property requirements when accessing and using material from the internet 3.5 Seek feedback on own work performance from relevant people, and adjust as necessary to improve work practice |
Evidence of Performance
Evidence of the ability to:
apply information about industry trends and emergent technologies to own work practice
establish and maintain work and contractual relationships
comply with the requirements of relevant legislation and regulations
prioritise and complete work tasks, in collaboration with others.
Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.
Evidence of Knowledge
To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:
describe the key copyright issues that apply to the music industry, including why material is protected, how copyright is enforced and the consequences of infringement
describe music industry piracy issues and their impact on the music industry
describe the key sources of information on the music industry
describe ways to keep up-to-date with trends and emergent technologies in the music industry
describe the legal issues that affect agreements and contracts in the music industry
describe the work health and safety requirements that arise when negotiating work and contractual issues in the music industry.
Assessment Conditions
Assessment must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance of typical activities experienced in creative arts industry environments. The assessment environment must include access to:
emergent technologies in the music industry, including sound recording/editing software and playback media
relevant agreements and contracts
relevant people in the music industry.
Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational educational and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
Foundation Skills
This section describes language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills incorporated in the performance criteria that are required for competent performance.
Skill | Performance Criteria | Description |
Learning | 1.3, 1.4, 3.5 | Identifies and participates in activities to improve work practice Actively seeks and uses feedback from others to enhance work performance |
Reading | 1.1 | Comprehends texts in a range of information sources related to industry trends and innovations |
Writing | 2.3 | Documents agreements using appropriate language and format |
Oral Communication | 1.3, 2.1-2.4, 3.2, 3.5 | Participates in discussions and negotiations using language appropriate to audience and context |
Numeracy | 3.1, 3.2 | Performs calculations required to establish timeframes and monitor progress |
Navigate the world of work | 3.4, 3.5 | Takes responsibility for meeting legal and regulatory requirements within scope of own role |
Interact with others | 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.2, 3.5 | Builds rapport to establish and maintain effective work relationships Uses interpersonal skills to negotiate acceptable outcomes Follows accepted communication practices and protocols when sharing information or discussing work performance |
Get the work done | 1.1-1.3, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.3, 3.4 | Plans and prioritises routine tasks to meet required deadlines Implements actions according to plans, monitors progress and makes adjustments if necessary Identifies the effects of digital technologies on own role |
Sectors
Industry capability – industry context