DJ ANIMATURE PROJECT

Aim

This Pathfinder project was set up in 2003 by Music teacher, Ray Lau, in order to promote and develop other alternative forms of music. Last academic year, this project brought about huge musical achievements for Swanlea School. A DJ tutor had been brought into school to work with the Year 9 (now Year 10) students. They were preparing for a performance for Showcase 2004.

The Showcase event comprised a musical panel, performers with record labels and performances from Swanlea students. Moreover, participating DJ’s, vocalists and MC’s competed against each to win the opportunity to perform at the Lord Mayor’s Respect Festival/SABA UK Unsigned Grand Finals Competition. Swanlea participants were accredited by AQA Unit Award Scheme certificates for their attainments.

An article also featured in the Guardian Education Supplement on the theme of the development of Music DJ Courses with valuable contributions made by Swanlea students and Ray Lau.

This academic year (2004 – 2005), the aim was to continue the project by setting up DJ equipments and to teach the essential skills required for mixing one record with another record, keeping two records playing simultaneously, using two sound level techniques and utilising basic scratching techniques.

The students involved this year were:

1. Shaju Ahmed
2. Kauser Ahmed
3. Devris Salih
4. Javed Williams
5. Imran Syed Ali
6. Fozlay Rabby
7. Elias Ali
8. Radouan Qichou
9. Tanver Kaher
10. Shushel Miah

PLAN

For KS3 work:

• Carry out a workshop based on Jazz music. With the anniversary of the Entente Cordiale between France and Britain coming up, the workshop would be based on this celebrative theme.

Part 2 NCFE:

• To complete Unit 1 - Understand dance music production.
  Unit 2 - Demonstrating skills in DJ performance.
  Unit 3 – Preparing for employment in the DJ industry
  

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