| Week | Date Week Beginning | Activity/What you are intending to do – including independent study | Resources/What you will need to do it – including access to workshops |
| 1 | 14/03/22 | Research into the industry: looking at songwriting techniques, chord progressions and scales as well as promotion, marketing and distribution. Use both primary and secondary research sources. Tuesday (AM) 1: Researching marketing techniques – distribution. Document on Digital Space and use citemethis to reference any websites and sources used. Tuesday (AM) 2: Researching marketing techniques – promotion. Document on Digital Space and use citemethis to reference any websites and sources used. Tuesday (PM) 1: Researching songwriting techniques – lyrics. Magazine technique. Take photos etc. throughout and document on Digital Space Tuesday (PM) 2: Researching songwriting techniques – chord progressions and scales. Document on Digital Space and use citemethis to reference any websites and sources used. Wednesday: Primary research – Google Forms questionnaire. Send out to peers. Friday (Graphics): Work on generating ideas for artwork with Paul. Friday 1: Make sure everything has been documented on Digital Space, upload anything that hasn’t yet been uploaded. Catch up on anything that may have been missed. Friday 2: Evaluate what I have achieved within the week. What went well? What could I have done better? Following what I have managed to do, what are my goals for the following week? Personal Study: Continue with research. | – Laptop/Mac – YouTube – Library |
| 2 | 21/03/22 | Start putting together some chord progressions, decide what key I would like to work with. Start working on potential melodies using scales and modes. Work on initial ideas for graphics and artwork. Start contacting music distribution platforms. Tuesday (AM) 1: Go into a practise room and work on some chord progressions within different keys. Tuesday (AM) 2: Continue working on chord progressions, record and document on Digital Space. Tuesday (PM) 1: Look into scales and modes, and play around with different melodies. Tuesday (PM) 2: Continue looking at melodies, record and document on Digital Space. Wednesday: Document answers from the previous week’s google forms as primary research on Digital Space. Friday (Graphics): Begin working on artwork with Paul. Friday 1: Continue working on chord progressions and melodies. Find a singer. Friday 2: Evaluate what I have achieved within the week. What went well? What could I have done better? Following what I have managed to do, what are my goals for the following week? Personal Study: Make sure everything is documented on Digital Space. Work on chord progressions and melodies at home, and have a look into instrumentation. | – Practice Room – Photoshop – A Camera – Piano/MIDI Keyboard – Logic |
| 3 | 28/03/22 | Start writing lyrics/collaborate with someone to write lyrics while continuing to work on the chord progression and melody. Make sure the song is ready to record. Tuesday (AM) 1: Begin writing lyrics. Tuesday (AM) 2: Continue writing lyrics, document on Digital Space. Tuesday (PM) 1: Work with the chord progression and melody, as well as the lyrics. Tuesday (PM) 2: Continue with lyrics. Wednesday: Make sure everything is up to date on digital space. Make finishing touches on lyrics. Friday (Graphics): Continue working on the artwork. Friday 1: Make sure everything is ready to record. Finishing touches on instrumentation. Friday 2: Evaluate what I have achieved within the week. What went well? What could I have done better? Following what I have managed to do, what are my goals for the following week? Personal Study: ‘Perfect’ the song to make sure it is ready for recording the following week. | – Piano/MIDI Keyboard – Logic – Practice Room |
| 4 | 04/04/22 | Begin recording the track. Work with Paul to create graphics/artwork to release alongside the single. Tuesday (AM) 1: Start recording the piano for the track, record to a click. Tuesday (AM) 2: Finish recording the piano, begin adding in guitar and bass., record to a click. Tuesday (PM) 1: Finish recording guitar and bass, add in drums. Tuesday (PM) 2: Finishing touches on instrumentation. Wednesday: Record vocals. Friday 1: Make sure everything is recorded and ready for mixing. Friday 2: Evaluate what I have achieved within the week. What went well? What could I have done better? Following what I have managed to do, what are my goals for the following week? Personal Study: Upload and document everything to Digital Space. | – Logic – Studio – Live Room – Piano/MIDI Keyboard – Mics – Cables – Guitar – Drums – Bass – Photoshop – Camera |
| 5 | 25/04/22 | Start mixing the track. Continue work on the artwork/graphics. Start promoting the release of the track on social media platforms and in/around college. Plan on how the single will be showcased at the end of the project. Tuesday (AM) 1: Mixing Tuesday (AM) 2: Mixing Tuesday (PM) 1: Mixing and promoting Tuesday (PM) 2: Mixing and promoting Wednesday: Promotion Friday (Graphics): Continue working on artwork. Friday 1: Mixing and promotion. Friday 2: Evaluate what I have achieved within the week. What went well? What could I have done better? Following what I have managed to do, what are my goals for the following week? Personal Study: Make sure everything is documented on Digital Space. | – Logic -Photoshop – Phone/Laptop – Social Media |
| 6 | 02/05/22 | Mixing, finishing touches on graphics/artwork. Continue with promotion of the single. Tuesday (AM) 1: Mixing Tuesday (AM) 2: Mixing and promotion. Tuesday (PM) 1: Mixing. Tuesday (PM) 2: Mixing and promotion. Wednesday: Promotion Friday 1: Mixing. Friday 2: Evaluate what I have achieved within the week. What went well? What could I have done better? Following what I have managed to do, what are my goals for the following week? Personal Study: Make sure Digital Space is up to date. | – Logic – Photoshop – Laptop/Mac – Social Media |
| 7 | 09/05/22 | Mixing and mastering, as well as preparing the single for release. Continue with promotion. Tuesday (AM) 1: Mixing. Tuesday (AM) 2: Mixing. Tuesday (PM) 1: Mixing. Tuesday (PM) 2: Promotion. Wednesday: Promotion. Friday 1: Finishing touches on mixing, bounce the track. Friday 2: Evaluate what I have achieved within the week. What went well? What could I have done better? Following what I have managed to do, what are my goals for the following week? Personal Study: Make sure everything is up to date on Digital Space. Continue with promotion. | – Logic – Laptop/Phone – Social Media |
| 8 | 16/05/22 | Release week. The main focus for this week will be the release and promotion of the single. Tuesday (AM) 1: Promotion Tuesday (AM) 2: Promotion Tuesday (PM) 1: Promotion Tuesday (PM) 2: Promotion Wednesday: Release the track. Showcase day. Friday 1: Evaluations Friday 2: Evaluate what I have achieved within the week. What went well? What could I have done better? Following what I have managed to do, what are my goals for the following week? Personal Study: | – Laptop/Phone – Social Media |
| 9 | 23/05/22 | Final project evaluations. I will evaluate how I feel the project went as a whole, what I did best and what I could have improved on. Complete self-assessment and prepare project for submission. Tuesday (AM): Evaluations Tuesday (PM): Evaluations Wednesday: Final Evaluations Friday: Personal Study: | -Laptop |