Some children from P6 and P6/7 visited a music studio in Glasgow city centre where we recorded songs that we chose ourselves.
Only one of us had ever been in a studio before.
Things we enjoyed:
- singing with our friends
- listening to our friends singing
- singing along with Jamie (the sound engineer) on his acoustic guitar
- the subway journey to the studio
- editing our songs
- getting the chance to try instruments like the guitar, drums and piano
Things we learned:
- new words like mixer, suspension bridge, acoustic and bass guitar
- how to mix music after recording it
- how to use a recording booth and what the headphones do
- how to use the mixing desk to see the volumes of voice against music
- about new technology
- how to get to St Enoch or the studio by subway and walking
- a return ticket costs £1.35
Things that we would do differently next time:
- sing a different song
- take the singing more seriously so we wouldn’t laugh in the booth
- practise more before we sing
- sing a solo
Why should people go there?
- we felt inspired to do something musical for a job
- we became more confident
- we learned new words
- we got to choose our own songs
- our parents enjoyed hearing about our day there
- we know how to get a music career as a performer or behind the scenes
