About The Course: BTWSC Music Industry Courses
BTWSC in association with Akoben Awards will be delivering a free OCN Level 2 accredited Music Industry Overview course funded by Grassroots Grants.
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BTWSC in association with Akoben Awards will be delivering a free OCN Level 2 accredited Music Industry Overview course funded by Grassroots Grants.
The course, aimed at participants from Brent and the immediate environs, takes place Tuesdays 11am-5pm and Saturday 2-7pm, starting Aug. 4 2009 at Mission Dine Club Centre, Fry Road, Harlesden, London NW10 4BZ. Please use Feedback Form below to register your interest.
The course takes place two days a week, on Tuesdays (11am-5pm) and Saturdays
(2pm-7pm)
Course Dates: 8th August, 11th August, 15th August, 18th August, 22nd August, 25th, August, 29th August
End Date: 29th August
Topics include:
Copyright
Publishing
Contracts
Income streams & industry bodies
Marketing
Venue: Mission Dine Club, Fry Road, Harlesden NW10 4BZ
Directions: Mission Dine Club Centre, Fry Road (off Drayton Road/Longstone Avenue), Harlesden, London NW10 4BZ. (Dollis Hill tube then bus 226 to Wrottesly Ave/Cardinal Hinsley stop; or Willesden Junction train/tube station then bus 226 to Wrottesley Avenue stop; or walk past the Tesco in Harlesden shopping parade across Crownhill Road, turn left on Sellons Avenue, right into Drayton Road, and down either Chadwick or Fry Road).
BTWSC runs music industry courses for adults, and young people, including those not in education, employment or training (NEET). The duration varies from half-day to 8-14 weeks. The courses are either organised by BTWSC or commissioned by outside agencies
The duration and depth of these courses depends on the funding available or the criteria set by the commissioning agency. Also, it may sometimes include a creative sessions, where participants compose and record a song.
The courses are unaccredited. However, BTWSC is in the process of designing a number accredited music industry courses from the middle of 2009. Whilst our courses have traditionally been free, some courses may be paid for. Later on, we'll be looking at developing distance learning courses too.
BTWSC Music Industry Course Content
Core content:
- Copyright
- Contracts
- Marketing
- Industry structures
- Publishing
- Label management
- Income streams
- Digital/online
Supplementary content:
- Song-writing
- Recording & music technology
- Career plan development
- C.V. development
- Social skills
Options:
- Pathways to employment/placement
- Pathways to further education
- One-to-one sessions
- Referrals
Content can be modified depending on duration of course and priorities of the client.
BTWSC has excellent contacts within the music industry and the music industry education sector, and has a pool of lecturers and guest speakers to cover all area and levels required by the client.
The course designer and facilitator is Kwaku, who has worked in the music industry for many years, and began organising music industry seminars and courses for the Black Music Industry Association and BM Vox in the 1990s. After acquiring MAs in Media and Music Business Management, he began teaching in 2000 music industry courses from grass-roots to post-graduate level. In 2002 he set up BTWSC's employement-focused music industry couses funded by Fast Forward Grant. BTWSC has run several courses since. It can also design bespoke courses for clients.
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