Richmond Music Trust
& O-Generator
Song Creating – Music Workshops
The O-Generator partnership with Richmond Music Trust provides your school with access to creative music sessions using music technology. O-Generator is an online creative music maker that allows students to create music both at school and home! To get students and teachers started, we supply engaging induction workshops.
“The year 5 kids are still raving about it”
Here’s what our students think… “Awesome”, “Exciting”, “I liked learning about music in O-Generator”, “The funnest workshop ever”
Whole class Composing. This explores Literacy & Music.
Students Composing: Students use O-Generator to compose their own music.
O-Generator is a simple, yet sophisticated software. Students can create and learn about creating backing tracks. For Secondary Schools this can be used in combination with other software (Garageband, Logic, Soundation). Students use authentic sounding modern instruments, such as drum kit, electric guitars, keyboards, etc. The software has in built audio lessons. It’s great, fun way to learn how to create music, write lyrics, record and even perform.
Space Required: Classroom or ICT Suite.
Staff: One staff member from O-Music
Numbers: Maximum of 30 per session.
Timing: 1 to 2 hours sessions
Cost: Subject to the project.
Age Group: 9 – 15 years
Workshop showcase
Chase Bridge Primary School, Twickenham
Project: Rugby World Cup Song 2015
SONGWRITING AND PERFORMANCE FOR ALL…
O-Music facilitated Year 5 students in composing the lyrics, the melody and recording a Rugby World Cup Song over 4 separate sessions. The whole school were recorded on the chorus. The school appeared on the ITV News singing ‘Reach For The Sky’. It features rugby star Will Greenwood, introducing the song.
Workshop showcase
Westbourne Primary School, Sutton, Surrey
Project: Water Aid Charity Project
Year 6 students used O-Generator to create their music. O-Music spent a day helping students with lyrics, and rehearsing. The school created a Water Aid CD’s that were sold to friends and family to raise money for the charity.
Workshop showcase
East Sheen Primary School, Sheen
Project: Song writing day
Year 6 using O-Generator created a class song, writing lyrics and recording in small groups. The song was composed and recorded in the course of half a day. Every child contributed and was recorded.
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