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Bandit music workshops

Bandit is a three day rock and pop workshop for 35 students aged 8 to 16. Students throughout the community come together to form bands and to be creative in writing, recording and performing. The prime function of the workshop is to give young people from all backgrounds the opportunity to gain experience in musicianship, creative song writing, recording techniques and performance skills.

Throughout the three days students have access to a team of professional musicians, each day is structured and lesson plans are followed so each student gets an equal opportunity. Students form bands together groups and create a subject on which there song will be based. Once words for a chorus or verse have been written students begin to form melodies for there songs as well as riffs chord structures. At this stage bands are given a rehearsal room in which they can start to arrange and rehearse their song. At all stages throughout the day tutor’s are on hand to guide and assist each band. Performance sessions take place throughout the three days in which bands perform to all students and tutors and in doing so get advice from tutors. On the last day all the bands have the opportunity to record there song plus a gig at a prestigious venue in the evening. Each student takes away a recording of their work plus a professional photograph of their band and of course the experience of the three days plus the performance in front of 150 people. 

Also alongside the Bandit workshop a VJ workshop where 6 students create visual displays to perform at the Bandit gig in the evening this workshop has one tutor and is run on the last day of the Bandit workshop. 

The achievements of the workshop are that young musicians have a lasting experience in a fun and creative environment. Gain knowledge and develop skills in song writing, confidence, communication skills, brain storming, the building of riffs or chord structures, harmonies, the creation of melodies, on stage presences, sound checking, sound recording and working in a recording studio as an artist.