Mark Scheme on Internet and Musicians

Question No 5 
How far is it true to say that the Internet is a musician’s best friend and worst enemy? 8004, June 2014, Paper 13.

 Best Friend 

• Websites such as myspace and youtube have given musicians and singers platforms to publicise themselves and distribute music directly to listeners. For instance, teen star Justin Bieber catapulting to fame or Susan Boyle’s performance which became an internet viral hit. 
• Personal websites / twitter/ facebook allow musicians to control/release information, videos and to interact with fans. 
• iTunes and Amazon music sites allow people to buy individual songs, perhaps encouraging people to be more adventurous with new music. 
• Many musicians offer free samples of their music online to try before buying. 
• Helps fans to connect and group together. 

Worst Enemy 

• Illegal downloads of music and videos are a threat to earnings. File-sharing sites make piracy very easy. 
• Unknown talents find it more difficult to convince record companies to invest money in releasing new albums. 


Prof Ben
Master of Social Sciences (National University of Singaproe, Singapore), Bachelor of Arts with Honours. (National University of Singapore, Singapore), Bachelor of Arts (National University of Singapore, Singapore), Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Nanyang Technological University\National Institute of Education, Singapore) Certified Professional Trainer (Institute of Professional Managers Association, United Kingdom), Cooperative Learning Trainer (United States of America), Competent Leader (Toastmasters, United States of America), Advanced Communicator Bronze (Toastmasters, United States of America), Kyokushinkai Karate-do Black Belt, Pencak Silat Gayong Instructor, Tae Kwon Do Black Belt, Kitagaryu Ninja-do Black Belt, Wing Chun Chuen practitioner, Dragon Kung Fu practitioner

Cooperative Learning Trainer: Training of Teachers and Heads of Department at BINUS International School Serpong

Committee Member for the Association of Professional Trainers (Singapore)


Conference Presentation on "Librarians as Leaders in Educational Resource Management: A Perspective from the Ground" at the Asia-Pacific Conference on Library & Information Education & Practice 2006 (A-LIEP 2006)