Music tech club provides a space for students at Highfields to explore music creation and sound design outside of the daily curriculum. Students are encouraged to work independently to learn and master skills in audio production including sound selection, arrangement, composition, audio editing and mixing.
The group in the club use industry standard software to learn how to remix, score films, sequence music and manipulate audio. Through this they develop an awareness of pitch, timing and synchronisation whilst exploring their creativity and imagination.
Mr Wolverson, Music Techer and Tech club leader said, “Creating music with computers is no small feat; there are many different skills and disciplines that need to be developed - a music producer must be able to multitask and switch between different roles within the production environment.”
Students spent the first term in the club getting familiar with the software by following tutorials and completing short tasks to build up their skill sets. By the spring term students were ready for their first project and were given the task of remixing the White Stripes 'Seven Nation Army'. The only guideline was to include Jack White's original studio vocal take and to ensure that any other sounds chosen were 'in key' [correct pitches] and 'in time' [sequenced accurately]. The rest was totally up to them!
