MUSIC FACTORY PROGRAMS
Morley School
Providing musical experiences including the
donation of instruments, financial support for music lessons, studio
involvement and the involvement of musically talented RCMP officers and youth
as mentors are the primary offerings of our Music Factory Programs, currently
funded in part by the Alberta Safe Communities Initiative. This progam is
designed to enrich the lives of vulnerable (at risk) youth, so that they may experience
success, improve self-esteem, build confidence, develop team work and other job
related skills, and ultimately break the cycle of dysfunctional behaviour,
poverty and unemployment, including gang related and criminal behaviour.
Programming is offered in existing community facilities right in the heart of where children, youth and families live by partnering with like-minded individuals and organizations that bring skill, talent and resources that enrich the programming.
By embracing youth culture we are able to reach out to vulnerable children and youth in a manner that will direct/redirect them toward character development, education and fruitful career opportunities. Today, youth culture influences every facet of entertainment and popular music. This is the platform that will draw hard to reach youth to the Music Factory Programs – a platform built primarily on accepted, youth centered culture.
Youth demonstrating commitment and showing promise are engaged in the studio component of our programs where they can make professional recordings under the watchful eye(s) of professional music and learn about career opportunities that are available to them.
Current Music Factory Programs:
Programming is offered in existing community facilities right in the heart of where children, youth and families live by partnering with like-minded individuals and organizations that bring skill, talent and resources that enrich the programming.
By embracing youth culture we are able to reach out to vulnerable children and youth in a manner that will direct/redirect them toward character development, education and fruitful career opportunities. Today, youth culture influences every facet of entertainment and popular music. This is the platform that will draw hard to reach youth to the Music Factory Programs – a platform built primarily on accepted, youth centered culture.
Youth demonstrating commitment and showing promise are engaged in the studio component of our programs where they can make professional recordings under the watchful eye(s) of professional music and learn about career opportunities that are available to them.
Current Music Factory Programs:
Stoney Nation
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 MC Joel Pleasant Workshop |
Recording Element of the Gift of Music Program at Morley
The digital age has brought the recording world technology within the reach of just about everyone. Inexpensive software and hardware are comparable in quality to what would have cost thousands of dollars only a few short years ago.
The processes of writing, editing, recording, mixing and mastering a final product, however, have not changed. In fact, the increase of players, producers and technicians has made the field more competitive in many areas. The goal, therefore, of the recording program is to introduce students and invite them to “get their feet wet” in all the different aspects of this exciting field of work.
We are starting off with learning the importance of being a good musician: the “tape” picks up everything. The good and the bad, so students quickly realize that good playing is a very important part of making a good recording. Writing good songs is the art of communicating effectively through the use of words and music. To accomplish this, students are instructed in the use of language skills in writing good lyrics as well as the use of musical skills to add impact to the lyrics.
The actual process of recording is very intimidating at first (even for seasoned musicians), so getting comfortable playing and listening back to yourself recording is a first priority. Once a student realizes that the technology is there to help them get their best efforts recorded, they will start to feel comfortable and then creative while putting down “tracks”.
Once we have tracks recorded, mixing and mastering will produce finished songs that can be unleashed on the world! As a final cog in the musical machine wheel, students will have the opportunity to try their hand at being a DJ - producing a mock (possibly real) radio show to “air” the recordings that we produce!
There are many stages of learning in the process, but all are fun and have a creative outlet for many different artistic disciplines. At Morley, we hope to explore as many as we can in a supportive, learning environment.
Listen to a compilation of Morley student recording clips created with Garageband...
The processes of writing, editing, recording, mixing and mastering a final product, however, have not changed. In fact, the increase of players, producers and technicians has made the field more competitive in many areas. The goal, therefore, of the recording program is to introduce students and invite them to “get their feet wet” in all the different aspects of this exciting field of work.
We are starting off with learning the importance of being a good musician: the “tape” picks up everything. The good and the bad, so students quickly realize that good playing is a very important part of making a good recording. Writing good songs is the art of communicating effectively through the use of words and music. To accomplish this, students are instructed in the use of language skills in writing good lyrics as well as the use of musical skills to add impact to the lyrics.
The actual process of recording is very intimidating at first (even for seasoned musicians), so getting comfortable playing and listening back to yourself recording is a first priority. Once a student realizes that the technology is there to help them get their best efforts recorded, they will start to feel comfortable and then creative while putting down “tracks”.
Once we have tracks recorded, mixing and mastering will produce finished songs that can be unleashed on the world! As a final cog in the musical machine wheel, students will have the opportunity to try their hand at being a DJ - producing a mock (possibly real) radio show to “air” the recordings that we produce!
There are many stages of learning in the process, but all are fun and have a creative outlet for many different artistic disciplines. At Morley, we hope to explore as many as we can in a supportive, learning environment.
Listen to a compilation of Morley student recording clips created with Garageband...
Cold Lake
Cold Lake - Legoff School
- Assumption Jr/Sr High School - Voice lessons with instructor Tara Sinclair, Guitar lessons with instructors Deon Collins and Dan McLaughlin
- Bonnyville Outreach School - Guitar lessons
- Bridges Outreach School - Guitar lessons with instructor Dan McLaughlin
- Cold Lake High School - Guitar lessons with instructors Deon Collins and McKinley Crooker
- Cold Lake Off Campus School - Voice lessons with instructor Tara Sinclair, Guitar lessons with instructor Dan McLaughlin
- Legoff School - Voice lessons with instructor Tara Sinclair, Drum and guitar lessons with instructor Deon Collins
- At Cold Lake High School and Legoff School - Studio experiences with KC Styles; Hip Hop workshops with MC Joel Pleasant and DJ Transform
Calgary
- Kickaxe Guitars – Guitar Lessons and Studio experiences
- Flamingo Music - Guitar and Piano Lessons
- BowTown Music - Guitar, Piano and Voice Lessons and Studio experiences
- Bowness Boys & Girls Clubs - Guitar lessons with instructor Peter Clarke
- Crowfoot Public Library - Voice lessons with instructor Andrea Ceron
- Ranchlands Community School - Guitar lessons with instructor Peter Clarke
- Forest Lawn High School - Hip Hop workshop with MC Joel Pleasant and DJ Transform, soon to come - one on one DJ lessons with instructor DJ Transform
- Soon to come - Guitar lessons with instructor Chris Millar at CYOC and various CBE Schools, and Renfrew Boys and Girls Club in association with RADAR with instructor Peter Clarke
- Soon to come at various locations - Studio experiences with KC Styles, Hip Hop workshops with MC Joel Pleasant and DJ Transform, 3 day workshops with Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra
