Cara McGinley, VTOS, Sligo

Two day podcasting workshops for adults. ETBs can request further details by email, directly from HERE .

Eamonn has presented close on 600 radio workshops to - mostly - secondary school students. Interactive sessions at the microphone are a terrific way of introducing younger music listeners to jazz; and a means of demystifying/destigmatizing classical music. Full day sessions are currently being offered to schools through a partnership with Music Generation. Participants use MacBook computers, Cubase music production software and an iPhone to make their own features, jingles, promos and radio programmes that fall within a continuous day's schedule. In between each show, a newsteam provides feeds of headlines, sports, traffic and weather reports.

Single-day workshops shall be provided to TY students across Ireland during the spring and autumn terms of 2019.

Tasks covered:
- Backtiming & Hitting Junctions
- Compiling Playlists
- Devising Formats & Producing
- Editing a Video Clip
- Interacting With The Listener
- Making Bespoke Jingles
- Pre-recording Features
- Presenting in Real Time
- Recording & Mixing Programme Promos
- Promotion & Publicity
- Scripting & Research

For this workshop, we concentrate on staffing levels consistent with music radio broadcasts. Group members assume the key roles of:
- Producer
- Presenter
- Sound Engineer
- Contributor, and
- Production Co-ordinator

Each student receives an MP3 copy of their own individual programme. All participants learn about the value of teamwork; the importance of detailed preparation; and come away with a heightened appreciation of music and the process of making radio.

Details about other local music education partnerships are available at the respective Music Generation regional websites.

Transition Year Co-ordinators can get in touch with Eamonn by visiting this site's FEEDBACK page.