Workshops

Audioactive
For GCSE and A-level students

A unique and exciting workshop. Students use music technology and acoustic instruments to create a group composition, improvisation and performance. Suitable for GCSE and A-level groups. This workshop explores new instruments, electro-acoustic music, composition and improvisation.

Explore the concepts of contemporary composition and sonic art through a hands-on electro-acoustic workshop. Catering for up to 16 people the Audioactive workshop involves everyone in making music. Instruments range from usual to the unusual, the everyday to the bizarre, and include:

• The theremin – the first electronic instrument ever created
• The cracklebox – the unstable electronic circuit that you play with your fingers
• Games joysticks – but not for playing the X-box, these ones make sounds
• Dance mat – also taken from the games world, but now triggers samples of the LSO
• Acoustic and electric instruments – bring your own and join in
• Voice – let’s not forget the oldest instrument on the planet. Spoken word, singing, gibberish etc

Participants collaborate with the workshop leader and each other to devise a piece of music.

Cost (all costs exclusive of VAT):
3hrs: £230
6hrs: £440

Remix the Orchestra
For Key Stage 2 to A-level

The class uses samples from the LSO's catalogue to create a new composition. Focusing on listening and arrangement, this workshop is beneficial to students from Key Stage 2 through to A-level.

Using GarageBand software, students select loops from the LSO’s extensive recordings and combine them with other styles and genres. The software is extremely easy to learn, yet offers great creative and musical opportunities.

The workshops can run for an hour and a half, three hours, or for a full school day.

At the end of the session schools receive two audio CDs of their work, and you may optionally order extra CDS for the students.

This workshop is designed for students with a wide range of musical abilities, and caters for groups of up to 20.

Cost (all costs exclusive of VAT):
1.5hrs: £150
3hrs: £230
6hrs: £440

Composing with Logic Pro X
For GCSE and A-level students

A workshop with an emphasis on musical composition and arrangement using the latest version of Logic. Students will learn how to compose a piece of music by learning and utilising the following techniques and areas of Logic:

• Arrangement and compositional techniques and song structure.
• Basic rhythmic concepts: bars, beats, tempo, time signatures & counting
• How to program midi parts  
• Using Apple loops
• How to use virtual instruments 
• Basic MIDI editing (regions and piano roll), position, velocity and length)
• Midi recording and quantise
• Correcting MIDI: duplicates, legato and note overlap correction
• Quantization and groove: pushing, pulling, ghost notes, velocity
• The use of Automation

The workshops can run for an hour and a half, three hours, or for a full school day.

At the end of the session schools receive two audio CDs of their work, and you may optionally order extra CDS for the students.

This workshop is designed for students with a wide range of musical abilities, and caters for groups of up to 20.

Cost (all costs exclusive of VAT):
1.5hrs: £150
3hrs: £230
6hrs: £440