BA (Hons) Audio and Music Production lecturers Louise Gooddy and Steven Morgan from Accrington and Rossendale College gave young people from across Lancashire the opportunity to get their ears around music production and sound design at the world renowned Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Music Room.
The BA (Hons) Audio and Music Production and the FdA Music Production coursesare taught at the prestigious SSR music school in Manchester, enabling Accrington and Rossendale College degree students to learn and develop their skills in industry-leading facilities. SSR’s industry credentials date back to 1980, and bands like The Smiths, New Order and The Happy Mondays recorded seminal albums in its studios and the first School of Audio Engineering in the UK was opened there in 1984.
The specialist Creative Careers Day offered a range of hands-on activities and workshops, giving visitors the rare chance to experience the exciting world of music production. Learning about sound design from the Accrington and Rossendale experts, the budding musicians and sound designers were encouraged to get hands-on with a fun Foley editing workshop to create interactive examples of how sounds are made and captured and what they can be used for.
The Accrington and Rossendale College lecturers were also on hand to discuss the wide range of careers available within the sound design and music production industries and the progression pathways at Accrington and Rossendale College.
Louise Gooddy, Programme Leader for BA (Hons) Audio and Music Production and FdA Music Production said:
“The Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Creative Careers Day was a fantastic opportunity for young people of all creative abilities to come and be inspired by careers in the music industry. It was brilliant to offer a hands on workshop and an insight into careers most young people haven’t been exposed to – and to show the importance of these lesser-seen but vital components of the music industry.”
Vicki Ciaputa, Youth Ensembles Manager for the Royal Philharmonic Hall said the aim of Creative Careers Day was to get more young people involved in sound design:
“The message of the day was that there are a variety of careers that young people are already well qualified for, BECAUSE they are musical.”
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