Urban Opera

Overview

Using the theme of urban music, this personal development programme enables young people to explore a range of music making activities which will equip them with the skills required to write and stage their own performance. Taking inspiration from classical opera, participants will work with the support of a specialist team to develop characters, scenes and present day narrative while composing and producing the music.

Process

Urban Opera will run from June to November 2007 and is currently advertising to recruit fifteen young people from Glasgow aged between 16-25yrs. Programme content will include the following: music analysis, lyric writing and understanding song structure, creating arrangements, understanding rhythm, digital production skills in Logic audio software, vocal improvisation and performance skills.