For the latest information about coronavirus, the symptoms and guidance for self-isolation please visit the NHS website
Although college is closed you can still access the library for research sources: Library Services
Free software has been made available. Check here for a list: Corona Virus giveaways – the best free software and services for musicians
Free music education resources
Write or vlog a reaction to the current situation regarding Corona Virus – it must be focused on the impact of Corona Virus on the arts and in particular music.
What is your current understanding of the Corona Virus and it’s impact on everyday life?
How do musicians (and more generally artists) react to the current situation? What are the pros and cons?
Read this article for some ideas:
Updated Live Streams and Virtual Concerts Listings
Can livestreaming help artists?
Is the demand for music impacted due to the effects of Corona Virus?
What is the one resource that many people have a lot more of and how can this be used to our advantage?
You are completing a project which requires collaboration. How is collaboration still able to take place? Read about the model of music production that The Postal Service used. Look out for the interesting copyright issues that this band encountered:
Listen to their music here: Sleeping In
How can this model be updated for 2020?
How are artists coping? What about festivals that are cancelled?
How have professional bodies reacted? For example, Musicians Union, Help Musicians
This is a comprehensive list of professional bodies and advice: UK music statement on coronavirus and the music industry
This blog gives some good information on how to react as a musician: Ari’s Take
Some companies are giving free access to software! Abode is giving students access to the creative suite: https://www.androidcentral.com/adobe-giving-students-and-teachers-free-access-creative-cloud
Moog is giving access to some of its apps: https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/16/21181915/synth-apps-free-moog-korg-kaossilator-minimoog-model-d-coronavirus
Advice on recording from home: https://www.musiciansunion.org.uk/Home/News/2020/Apr/Recording-Music-from-Home
What effect does this situation have on your own project and how do you intend to change it?
What do you wish to achieve as a musician in light of this new situation? New aims and objectives? Has your target audience now changed?