our plan for Arts award

Music through the Ages  Initial plan written on the 8^th September 2010

Aim: To research and create different pieces of music from the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s using (within practical limits) the technology of that era.

Progress to be written and reflected on in online blog

http://freddyssilveraward.blogspot.com/

Our rough plan is to spend 4 weeks on each decade, researching, practising and recording.

This will take 16 weeks.

This takes us up to November/Dec

We aim to do our gig review in November

And to start planning our sharing sessions (possibly a radio broadcast?) in December.

Music planning week by week

50s	Studio	Homework	Outcome
Week 1 8/9/10	Planning, Arts award,  Timetabled	Look into music of the 50s, Online blog	Blog set up
Week 2	Record 50s piece	On line Blog	Successfully recorded/stressful! But eventually done.
Week 3	overdubs	On line Blog
Week 4	Mix – chooses next piece	On line Blog

60s	Studio	Homework	Outcome
Week 1	Taken a look At the sixtys	Online blogger	Chose a song By the animals
Week 2	practice	Online blogger Research Practice at home to ready the piece	Learnt the structure of the song to play confidently
Week 3	record	Blog
Week 4	mix	Blog

70s	Studio	Homework
Week 1	Plan	Blog
Week 2	practice	Blog
Week 3	record	Blog
Week 4	mix	Blog

80s	Studio	Homework
Week 1	Start thinking about radio show to share our project.	Blog
Week 2	practice	Blog
Week 3	Record	Blog
Week 4	Mix	Blog

  

1st week

Hi there your probably wondering why your reading my blog this week ive been planning my silver arts award project named Music through the ages. my aim is To research and create different pieces of music from the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s using (within practical limits) the technology of that era.


I've thought about what I want to achieve in my Arts Award challenge and this is the title I have come up with.


"I want to Improve my knowledge and skills in studio production and music history (and playing skills) ie piano, through the creation of 4 tracks from different decades. To do this I will need to research the limitations imposed by technology and the recording process and use those limitations in creating my tracks."


This will include being able to use deeper aspects of the recording software Reaper that I use at the studio