Working at CME – Week 8

This week Tom and I were given the task of designing a flyer for the Rock School workshop. We decided to do this on Photoshop which I found quite challenging as I wasn’t particularly used to the program, but in the end we got it done and I now know how to use another program. The day after, we posted flyers to schools and colleges, and went round to various places in Norwich putting the flyers up in windows etc.

Later on in the week we were given the task of writing a press release for Rock School. I had never done this before, so I wasn’t exactly sure how to approach it, but after some research we managed to get it done. I enjoyed doing the flyers and press release as it meant I got to be very involved in what actually goes on. It was also a great opportunity for me to be creative in my work.

The main other thing that Tom and I have been doing is working on an acoustic set. CME are having a sale on the 5^th June to get rid of a few unused items and Tom and I will be providing  the background music, so come along if you want to pick up a bargain or just listen to the music!

Working at CME – Week 7

I really enjoyed this week. The main thing that I have been doing is writing and recording a new song aimed at a different age group to the last one we did. The theme of this song is animals in the jungle and hunters. Because it is set in the jungle I programmed some tribal sounding drums into Logic to give it that sort of feel. For the guitar parts I used my guitar FX unit so I could get some atmospheric sounds and used the Phrygian scale for the main riff to get a scary sound to represent the hunters. Although it isn’t finished yet we plan on making the song quite long and progressive sounding so it can be used in workshops of mixed age ranges (lyrics and story for the younger kids, and music to interest the older ones).

I also had a meeting with Paul Weston at Access to Music college to talk about what I want to get out of the job here. I am pretty set on becoming a guitar teacher so he has arranged for me to get some free guitar lessons. Also I will get to go on a course in London specifically for guitar teachers, as well as sometimes going along to watch the lessons at Access to Music, and also get some free piano lessons! Obviously I am really happy about all of this.

Week 6

This week I have been doing a general administrative tasks and finishing clearing out the old CME building. Most of the work involved carrying stuff into the van, driving up to the current building and unloading it all. Although this didn’t really have a lot to do with music which is what I enjoy doing most, I actually quite enjoyed doing it.

One of the things I like the most about this job is that there are so many different things to do, and I never really get bored because I don’t get stuck doing the same thing every day. I also just enjoyed this task anyway because it was quite demanding and hard work carrying a lot of the objects, and I enjoy exercise and physical challenges anyway.

I’m looking forward to see what challenges I get next, and hope that with my next job (although I am hoping that I manage to secure another place here after my 6 month contract has finished) will be just as interesting and constantly present me with new things to do.