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Friday 15th, August, 2014
Suburban Sounds Accepting Applications for 2014 / 2015
Suburban Sounds is an evening-course in music which is open to young people (aged 14- 18yrs) with a passion for song writing, music composition and/or music performance. Course sessions take place every Wednesday evening & participants are chosen on the basis of application. It is hosted by South Dublin County Arts Office, in association with Alternative Entertainment and CONTACT Studio and runs from October to March. Each year, upon completion of the course, all of the participants invite friends and family to come and see them perform the music they have written. Previous concerts have taken place in The Grand Social, RUA RED Arts Centre and the Ballyknockan Inn.
Application forms are available here.
The course explores the following areas:
• Songwriting
◦ Crafting an idea into a song lyric.
◦ Song structure and form
◦ Song arrangements
• Music Production/Post Production
◦ Sequencing a song arrangement
◦ Studio Recording Techniques
◦ Studio Performance Techniques
◦ Post Production Processes i.e. Mixing, E.Q., Compression, FX.
◦ Live Sound Performance techniques
• Music Tuition
◦ Instrumental and Vocal Workshops
◦ Basic notation and score
◦ Singing Techniques
• The Business of Music
◦ P.R. and Promotion
◦ Copyright and Publishing.
◦ Study and Career Paths in Music and Related Fields
Participants work on individual and group projects over the six-month period and, along with recording their work in the studio, they take part in an end of year performance in RUA RED Arts Centre, Tallaght.
The main body of the course will be delivered by a team of ‘mentors’ made up of experienced musicians and music industry professionals. Various supplementary talks and workshops will be given by industry-professionals in each of the areas listed above.
Each participant will finish the series having created, recorded and performed new work. They will also be offered the opportunity to have this work featured and promoted on Noise (www.noisesouthdublin.ie), a creative, interactive space for young people in South Dublin.