Live Music Performance

What are you going to do?

You are going to create and market a band or yourself as a solo artist. You are going to create a website or eBrochure to advertise your band/ solo act. You will create a rehearsal schedule and undertake a risk assessment for the process and the event. You will perform a 15-minute live set of music. You will evaluate the success of the rehearsal process and event.

Activity 1: Selling Your Band

1. Create a name for your band/solo act. 2. Take some pictures of your band/solo act to include on your website or brochure. 3. Create a logo for your band/solo act. 4. Create a one-sentence slogan to sell your band. Remember that simple slogans work best for example Just Do It (Nike). 5. Write an introduction to your band/solo act. Start the sentence with the name of your band and describe the line up for example are an all girl group with 3 members then name the members of the band. 6. State what style of music your band/solo act performs and say what the act would be suitable for e.g. birthday parties, wedding receptions etc. 7. Write one paragraph of about 100 words, which provides biographical details about each member of the band/solo act.

Activity 2: The Repertoire

1. Write a list of at least four pieces/Songs that you will perform at your live event, which lasts for approximately 15 minutes. 2. Provide a copy of the sheet music or lead sheet for each song/ piece that you are going to perform.

Activity 3: Rehearsal Schedule:

Use this table to document your rehearsal schedule. You will need to add extra rows to the table as you progress. Rehearsal Schedule Event Organiser: Date of Event: Venue: Activity:

Date and Time

Venue

Piece

People Required

Equipment

Progress made

Activity 4: Risk Assessment

Use this table to complete a risk assessment for the activities that you will undertake during the rehearsal process and the performance. You will need to add extra rows to the table as you progress. Upload it to your website or copy to your eBrochure. Risk assessment Event Organiser: Date of Event: Venue: Activity:

Activity

Hazards

Who might be harmed

Existing control measures

Risk level

Additional control measures

Activity 5: Resources Requirements Form

Use this table to compile the resources you will need to complete the performance successfully. You need to think about resources that will be required by the performers, the technical team and the audience. You will need to add extra rows to the table as you progress. Upload it to your website or copy to your eBrochure.

Resources requirements form Event Organiser: Date of Event: Venue: Activity:

Item required

To be used by

Where the item is needed

Why is it needed?

Cost

Activity 6: The Performance

1. You must make a video recording of your performance (remember the performance needs to last approximately 15 minutes). When you have created your video upload it to YOUTUBE add embed the video on your website or provide a link in your eBrochure.

Activity seven: Performance Evaluation

Write an evaluation of your performance using the following form. Upload it to your website or copy to your eBrochure. Name: Instrument:

Brief description of what you did in the performance.

Identify at least 5 strengths of your performance and rehearsal process. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Identify at least 3 weaknesses in your performance and how they could be improved. 1. 2. 3.

Identify at least 5 things your have learnt from taking part in the rehearsal process and performance. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Identify at least 2 threats that could have affected your performance negatively and describe how you overcame the threat for a successful performance. 1.

2.