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This course is aimed at young people motivated by an interest in music. The goal is to create a collaborative online Radio using a Wordpress blog as a base. It uses all free software tools so that young people can replicate the skills at home without having to pay for software.

Week	Activity	Skills
Week 1	Tasks: Choose a name for your show Set up a Wordpress account / blog Write a script including information on your music show put it on the blog Upload and picture of your to your show page	Wordpress / blogging skills Writing skills
Week 2	Tasks: Practice reading the intro to your show for recordings Set up equipment for recording introduction Record Introduction and Save	Getting confidence in your voice Using recording equipment Using Audio editing software to record
Week 3	Choose background music for Introduction Mix voice audio and Background music Upload mix to Internet host ( archive.org) Link audio file on Wordpress blog	Getting confidence in your voice Using Audio editing software to mix multitracks Using Archive.org Using Wordpress for audio
Week 4	Choose three music tracks for Advert Write text for advert Record Voice and Save Create audio project with 10 sec sections of music with transitions Mix voice audio and Background music Save as mp3 and upload to Internet and Blog	As Week 2 and 3 combined
Week 5	Set up CD decks and microphone to mixer and speakers connect to PC for recordings Set right levels for music mix recording Equalise levels in Audio editing program Reverse any swearing in Audio Editing program	Programming music Using filters in Audio Editing software
Week 6	Promote show via social networking sites Create a strategy Targeting certain audiences Set goals for outreach	Using social networking sites Strategies skills Group work skills
Week 7	Recap on Promoting show via social networking sites Record interview with musician, sports person, youth worker	Interviewing skills Listening skills Confidence Question planning
Week 8	Edit Interview and upload to Internet / Blog	Editing with voice recording to remove repeated or less relevant content