Easter Concert - 23rd March 2016
Letter to Miss Raine
Dear Miss Raine,
I am writing to you to kindly request for your assistance at the Easter Concert which will be held on Wednesday 23rd March 2016. I would like your assistance to support me with all the technical set up and work, for example, setting up the lighting and also how to use a lighting desk, how many microphones are needed and how to use an ambient microphone etc. I feel I will need your input as I am not as confident with this technology.
Kind regards,
Tamzin
Job roles
Front Of House - controlling the amount of people going into the event and showing people where to sit. (5 people will be needed for this job role).
Health and Safety (Backline) - regulations and procedures intended to prevent accident or injury in workplaces or public enviornments. As for myself, this is part of my job. I will be looking for risks during the concert and putting up the signs/ posters to show where hazards may occur, for example fire exits and strobe lighting. (Three people will be needed for this job role).
Runners - runners act as general assistants and undertake whatever basic tasks are required, this is to ensure the smooth running of the production process is successful. (Four people will be needed for this job role).
Lighting Technician - lighting technicians set up and operate lighting equipment during entertainment venues. (Two people will be needed for this job role).
Stage managers - they manage rehearsals, actors, technicians, props and costumes. (Three people will be needed for this job role).
Roadie - roadies are the technicians or support personnel who travel with a band on tour. They handle every part of the concert productions expect actually performing the music with the musicians.
Sound Engineer - a live sound technician manages the audio equipment, such as a mixing board. This is during indoor and outdoor events and live performances at locations such as sports arenas, churches or theatres. A technician is responsible for sound checks, equipment placement, volume and quality of sound.
Monitor Engineer - monitor engineers sort out the monitors for the bands.
Schedule
- Tuesday 22nd March 2016 - Setting up - Assignment. (video evidence)
- Wednesday 23rd 2016 - Sound checking - Assignment. (video evidence)
- Thursday 24th 2016 - Pack down - Assignment. (video evidence)
- Tuesday - Jobs - Sound system/ Mixing desk/ Lighting/ Stage/ Staging/ Steel pans/ Drums/ Piano/ Backdrop/ Stage flooring/ Chairs/ Amps.
Below is a health and safety hazards chart highlighting the risks that could occur during the Easter Concert.
Manual Handling
Manual handling is transporting or supporting of a load by hand or bodily force. This includes lifting, pulling, pushing, putting down and carrying or moving.
Performing Rights Society (PRS)
"PRS" stands for "Performing Rights Society", which is a UK copyright society. This allows us to perform and play copyrighted music in the school. Below is a certificate.
Portable appliance testing (PAT testing)
Portable appliance testing is the term used to describe the examination of electrical appliances and equipment to ensure they are safe to use. Some electrical safety faults can be found by visual examination but other types of fault can only be found by testing. Below is some evidence of myself PAT testing a beheringer mixing desk.
Research into noise levels
Noise level is part of the health and safety regulations. Depending on the area the music is being played in, the level of noise will need tweaking. For example, a shop noise level will be a lot quieter than a gig outdoors.
Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) - Safety clothing
Hazards exist in every workplace in many different forms: sharp edges, falling objects, flying sparks, chemicals, noise etc. This is why we are required to put safety hazards in place, to protect people from workplace hazards that can cause death or injury. This is why protective equipment is worn to minimise the exposure to a variety of hazards. Some examples of the equipment used is listed below with how it works and why it is used.
Goggles - these are tight fitted and used to protect your eyes. This is used to provide protection from impact such as dust. Hats - this is a hard hat, much like a helmet, this is used to protect your head from being hit by any flying or falling objects.
Steel toed boots - these boots usually have a hard rubber or metal (usually made from steel, aluminium/ hard rubber or plastic) which fit over the toes of regular shoes like the shell of the shoe/ boot (you can also buy shoes/ boots with a hard 'shell'). This foot wear is used in particular to protect the toes from impact and compression hazards.
Ear plugs - these are used to reduce the amount of noise that gets through the ears, they are usually made from foam, silicon rubber or waxed cotton. These are self-forming.
Gloves - these will be gloves made from leather, strong fabric or strong mesh (fabrics that can not be easily torn). The variety of these will be worn to protect your hands from injuries fro example, sparks, moderate heat and rough objects.
Health and Safety signage - Hazard Signs
As part of Music BTEC course i have the responsibility for the control of the workplace and premises. Health and safety signs are put in place to keep you aware of the hazards which may occur. We will be using these signs to make sure that everybody is safe during the set up and pack down this will also ensure that the audience and participants are safe during the performances.
Fire safety signs -
Hazard signs -
Construction signs -
Access awareness signs -
Safety clothing signs -
Information signs -
Equipment list
- Types of microphones
- sm57 (used for instruments)
- sm58 (vocals)
- Types of amps
- The PA system - (public address)
- Mixer
- Amplifier
- Speakers and monitors
- Dynamic microphone
- Most commonly found
- Relatively expensive
- Unidirectional
- Generally used in school and live settings (vocal microphones and microphone amp).
- Condenser microphone
- More sensitive than dynamic microphones produce very high quality and clear recordings.
- Omnidirectional/ Bi-directional/ figure 8.
- Pop-shield is recommended for vocals
- All require a voltage to work.
- Mixing desk
- Cables
- Stands
Stage and Hall plans
Assignment of groups
Assignment of groups
Here is a document showing the allocation of groups for the Easter Concert. As you can see from this document, I will be in charge of sound for Amy Cooper and Heather Nye. Due to unforeseen circumstances, I had to swap with Alfie and do the sound for Georgia Lardner. Because of this I had to adjust my research.
Easter Concert schedule
Tuesday 22nd March 2016 - Set up (period 3 and period 4).
Wednesday 23rd March 2016 - hall (period 1 and period 2).
Thursday 24th March 2016 - Pack down (period 1 and period 2).
Set up review
The set up went reasonably well considering nobody had a particular role. The set up involved setting up the staging, mixing desk etc. for the Easter Concert making sure that it was all held into place to prevent anybody from getting injured. If I were to do this again I would give everybody a role so that nobody is wandering around not knowing what to do. This will be effective because it gives everybody the opportunity to work to the best of their ability to achieve the grade they are capable of. I would also pat test all electrical equipment and cables to make sure that it is working properly. During the set up there was a head microphone and an ambient microphone that were faulty (not working), fortunately myself and Ellie Barrington worked together to seek these faults and fix them in time for the Easter Concert.
SET UP VIDEO
Here is a video of the Music BTEC setting up for the Easter Concert. As you can see, in this video myself and Ellie Barrington's main focus during the set up e're to make sure that all the AUX leads we're in the correct places in the sound desk and in the stage box, making sure they are connected to the same channels the other end of the hall. It is important for the channels to match either end of the hall elst they will not work.
Sound check schedule
Here is a document of the soundcheck schedule. As shown on the document I have been allocated Georgia Larder. This means that I will be focusing on Georgia Larder's soundcheck during rehearsals and the final Concert.
Paperwork from my sound check and a brief write up
Written evaluation
The process I went through during my soundcheck was adjusting the gain and the fader during Georgia Larder's performance.
Sound check video
Concert review
During the Easter Concert I focused on the Front Of House role. Front Of House is controlling the amount of people going into the event and showing people where to sit. I also was in charge of Georgia Larder's soundcheck, this was easy to handle and I wouldn't of made any changes to the soundcheck as my research before was accurate therefore i didn't need to adjust anything.
Pack down review
The pack down was the same as the set up just in reverse order and was much easier than the set up.
Allocation of groups
Everybody in the class will have their assigned group, they will then be in charge of this group by doing their sound check before their performance, they will also be in charge of their mixing during the concert.
Advanced singers - two people will be in charge of this group.
Ukulele beginners - only one person will need to be in charge of this group.
Ukulele orchestra - only one person will need to be in charge of this group.
Pop choir - two people will be in charge of this group.
Underscores - two people will be in charge of this group.
Liam - only one person will need to be in charge.
Georgia - only one person will need to be in charge.
Year 11 GCSE - four people will be in charge of this group.
Duets - only one person will be needed for this group.
Solo - only one person will be needed for this.
Groups
The underscores
The underscores
- Two guitars
- Four vocalists - Dynamic - sm58
- One piano - sm57 microphone
X band
- Two ambient microphones
- Three instrumental microphones
Sixth form accepella
- sm58
Ukulele group
- Head microphones
- Ambient microphones
- sm57
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