Call for Music Leader Trainees Man High SCORE

A Love Music / Glasgow Concert Halls collaboration

The Man High SCORE Project

There are 8 trainee posts available, all of which are unpaid. We are looking for applications from young, motivated musicians who: are interested in exploring the possibilities of a career as a musician or music worker / educator are able to demonstrate a desire for training in specialist music leadership have broad musical knowledge and interests have interest in music technologies have excellent communication skills are able to undergo a full Scottish Disclosure background check Some experience of music leadership and a sound knowledge of good workshop practice are desirable but not essential.

Dates required
Sunday 4th September 2011 - whole day, exact times TBC Preparation and training day To be trained by Yann Seznec (Multi-media Producer) & Stephen Deazley (Composer & Artistic Director of Music at the Brewhouse / Love Music). Yann and Stephen will describe how the specially developed software was created, how it works and how to deliver a workshop session with it to the public who will attend the SPACE family day. The workshop will also cover holistic issues such as general workshop delivery and communication techniques and their uses in the wider musical world. Saturday 24th September 2011 - whole day, exact times TBC SPACE family day - delivery of project The trainees will deliver the workshop programme throughout the day, which will include bookable slots and walk up sessions in various locations throughout the City Halls building. All equipment needed will be provided. You will be required to provide feedback on your experiences as part of the post. For details on the project see description below.

Funding
The SCORE project has been made possible by a Creative Scotland Youth Music Initiative grant.

Deadline for applications

Friday 29th July 2011
Please submit a short statement (no more than a page of A4) outlining your interest in this project and how you think it would benefit your future work in the music industry. Please attach an up to date CV or list of relevant experience where appropriate. You should also include the names of two referees.

E-mail your application to

tomdalzell@glasgowconcerthalls.com There will not be an interview process, a decision will be made on successful candidates by Friday 5 th August 2011.

Background of Man High

A Glasgow Concert Halls co-commissioned, this is a remarkable and adventurous new work from the award winning team Stephen Deazley (composer) and Martin Parker (sound designer). The work to be performed by Deazleys ensemble, Music at the Brewhouse, is inspired by the awe-inspiring bravery of Space pioneer Joseph Kittinger, with original documentary footage of the jump from the US Airforce archives. The piece will be premiered on Saturday 24th September as part of the UNESCO City of Music family day - SPACE.

About Man High

On 16 August 1960 at 07:00, Joseph Kittinger, kitted up in a pressurized suit and parachute, stood 32 kilometres above the New Mexico desert, on the edge of space, racing upwards in an open gondola attached to a hot air balloon. Then he stepped out and for the next 13 minutes 45 seconds he fell to earth. He travelled at speeds approaching 614 mph breaking the sound barrier and reaching terminal velocity. The dangers faced by Kittinger were extraordinary. His leap from space remains one of the pinnacles of human achievements, mirrored by Kittingers own brief awakening as a metaphysical poet. Touching down from a near death experience in a practise jump he uttered the words I am impossibly, wonderfully alive.

About the Visuals

We are fortunate to have access to footage of Kittinger's record-breaking jump documented in beautiful 1960's film by the US Air Force. There were cameras on the ground, cameras on the balloon and cameras on Joe Kittinger himself. The material ranges from the clinically objective preparations through to magical first visions of the curvature of Earth to the wildly shaky tumbling as a man falls head over heels at over 200 miles per hour. This forms the source material for large-scale projections designed to immerse the audience in the experience. By mixing editing and scaling against the musical score the experience of the film is expanded and augmented beyond its original documentary purpose depicting the boundaries of endurance. Original documentary footage will be re-mixed live by Scottish artist and media-designer Andy McGregor.

About the Music

Deazley and Parker are the team that created the award winning Thrie Heids, which premiered at The Old Fruitmarket in 2006. Their collaborative work combines technical ambition with live electronics, and dazzling performances. Man High will begin with a time-flexible sound and visual installation allowing audiences to absorb the true nature of Kittingers achievements before the live score begins.

Background of Man High SCORE project

This project will increase knowledge, understanding and enjoyment of the piece Man High as it will enable young people to access the performance and learn about the processes involved in this type of large-scale work through participation and their own musical creativity.

About the SCORE Project

Inspired by each component of the new commission, we are developing an original software tool that allows young people to create their own digital music score, set to a selection of pre-edited video extracts from the Man High projections. The software Man High SCORE will be available to download from the internet, and will also be available on multiple music & video workstations positioned throughout the City Halls / Fruitmarket complex throughout the day.

Man High SCORE will be an intuitive digital music instrument designed for first time composers and digital media makers. Man High SCORE will offer choices to the player / creator allowing them to process sounds from a pre-loaded sound bank. It will be in effect a media-instrument, where the audio output is intrinsically linked to video image. Processing sound will have an influence on the visual output and vice versa. The software will be designed to provide first time users with a simple yet powerful audio and video processor, allowing them to learn and discover new skills through play. Users will have options to record live performance versions of their work, upload to a server where their creations can be viewed, shared with other players, downloaded and saved to a desktop, and emailed to their computer or phone. The technical development of Man High SCORE will be the work of dynamic sound designer & digital artist Yann Seznec. Working in direct consultation with Deazley, Parker and McGregor, Seznec will develop a fun and accessible educational package that is intrinsically linked to the new commission. The processes invoked by the software will mirror the processes faced by the creative team. Young people will be given the same challenges to make a work that is visually and musically linked, and draws them into the inspirational and universal achievements of Kittinger himself.

How it will be delivered

Man High SCORE will form a core part of interactive workshop activities during the day, and will be created specifically for young people 13-18. It uses technology as a way to engage this age group in the idea of digital music creation without any need for prior knowledge or experience, unlocking perceived mysteries surrounding the compositional process. These workshops will be delivered by 8 Music Leader Trainees, with support from Yann Seznec and Stephen Deazley.

About Love Music

Love Music inspires young people to be curious, creative and adventurous with music, regardless of their skill base or background. It does this through a national portfolio of projects of uncompromising quality. Love Music produces the worlds first international music festival for young people, Love Music Festival, linking schools to international music through live performances, sound installations, workshops, and interactive digital learning resources. It also commissions projects and new music through which young people and musicians can come together in a professional setting and participate in inspirational music making. Artistic Director Stephen Deazley is one of the most respected animateurs and outreach project leaders in the UK, and has worked both nationally and internationally on major projects. Belfast born, Stephen Deazley is a freelance composer, music director and animateur whose work spans many genres including contemporary classical, music theatre, opera, dance, education and new media. His music and education projects have been performed across the UK, in Europe and the USA. www.deazley.org Multi-Media Producer Yann Seznec is a musician, sound designer, artist, and entrepreneur living in Edinburgh. After moving to the UK in 2006, Yann studied at the University of Edinburgh, receiving an MSc in Sound Design in 2007. During his studies he created the Wii Loop Machine, creative music software for the Nintendo Wii, which was downloaded over 200,000 times and featured on MAKE, Amazon, Engadget, and more. He founded a company with the support of the University of Edinburgh and NESTA, and released his LoopMachine 2.0 software for sale online. This release led to appearances on STV, in The Independent, on the Guardian Tech Weekly Podcast, and on BBCs

Dragons Den. He has presented his work at conferences around the world and is considered one of the foremost innovators using alternative controllers for music. www.theamazingrolo.net

About Glasgow Concert Halls Education

The Glasgow Concert Halls education team are responsible for many highly regarded projects, including, the Celtic Connections Education Programme, the Jazz Glasgow Summer School, Music for Early Ears, the Merchant Voices Community Choir and a diverse school holiday programme. The City Halls, Glasgows centre for music performance and education, provide high quality, diverse and innovative music learning and participation opportunities for people of all ages and abilities. The City Halls Learning programme aims to provide diverse and inspirational music education activities, resources and services for the citizens of Glasgow and beyond. offer initiatives to education establishments, including pre-schools, schools, colleges, and universities which enhance the curriculum and encourage musical development. provide amateur musicians and professionals in the music industry with a set of skill-development, participation and training opportunities of the highest quality. use multimedia technology to broaden and enhance the activity within City Halls and enable it to engage wider audiences.