I WANT:
- I want to become proficient in playing piano.
- I want to have a career in the music industry.
- I want to release my own music.
- I want to learn guitar.
- I want to learn how to use software such as Logic and Ableton to produce music.
- I want to work with live sound more (setting up equipment etc.).
- I want to make a music video.
- I want to learn how to record more/better.
POSSIBLE PROJECTS:
1. Solo piano piece – live performance/release
- Come up with chord progressions and use scales to compose a piece which can be either recorded, mixed and released or performed live at a show.
- Release the peace of music, work with art and design students or media students to create a pice of artwork or a video which can be released on streaming platforms such as Spotify or YouTube.
2. Pit band for Grease the musical
- Work with John and the degree students to learn how to read music and scores.
3. Set up live sound for a live performance.
- Research/learn how to properly set EQ and gain for a live sound performance, and control the mixing desk throughout the performance.
- Complete risk assessments.
- https://www.kissyourears.com/pages/the-acoustics-of-large-vs-small-rooms
- https://fanumusic.com/eqcarving/
4. Compose/write a song and work alongside media students to create a music video.
- Come up with chord progressions, melodies and work with different instruments to write a song, then either record using audio into logic, or put sounds using midi, then mix and master the song, and create a music video to release alongside it.
5. Record/mix for someone writing music or songs.
- Assist another student in recording their final project, then work alongside them to decide which effects they may want to use/avoid when mixing. Learn how to master and prepare for release.
6. Promotion
- Collaborate with art and design or media students to come up with artwork for a single which can be released on streaming platforms such as Spotify and Soundcloud.