Phonik
October 2007 - June 2008
Phonik, was funded by the Youth Music Initiative and supported by Glasgow's Concert Halls, and enabled young people between the ages of 14 and 25 to develop their musical skills outwith their time in school, college or university.
Scottish Music Centre Education Officer Keith Beattie explained, "Phonik aimed to give young people the skills required to compose, record and produce their own music by themselves, through the lyric-writing process to the first demo recordings, then on to adding DJ elements and exploring the mixing process."
The sessions were:
DJ Skills: 4 sessions
The participants learned how to scratch and mix on vinyl with turntables as well as using software DJ-ing using Serato scratch & Tracktor DJ software.
Garage Band: 10 sessions
Learning to create, record and mix with Apple's groundbreaking software. This was a great chance to begin at entry level programming of MIDI, setting up equipment for recording, editing loops, composing and arranging.
Lyric Writing: 4 sessions
Working with local MC LOKI, the young people had the chance to work on lyrics and live performance. In the style of a vocal jam – they were able to gain confidence with microphone techniques and acappella rapping.
Logic: 10 Sessions
There was also some time mixing and mastering like a pro with Apple's premier digital music software package Logic pro, this gave invaluable audio editing skills to the participants.
Partners
Scottish Arts Council (Youth Music Initiative), Glasgow Education Services and Glasgow's Concert Halls
Outcomes/Impact
Phonik was a great success, exceeding the aims and expectations of those involved. It was oversubscribed throughout and was capable of drawing the same participants back week after week.
Many of the young people who came to Phonik have learned a multitude of transferable skills, have gained confidence throughout and expressed an interest in studying music at college and coming back to do more workshops in the future.
Quotes
So Glad more music to work on
Here again, another music workshop
Its called Phonik, Keith and Sace run it
Got to show my skills yo! – its fantastic!
Just want to make my point and show my pro skills
Music only sounds good when you don't force it
Glasgow gives us oppurtunites so we go for it!
© 2008 Henry Jinyoka – excerpt lyrics from "Go for it!"
