Improve your grades

Monday 6^th July – Thursday 9^th July in the Kimberlin Library

Centre for Learning and Study Support (CLaSS)

http://www.library.dmu.ac.uk/link/CLASS

CLaSS is delighted to offer a series of workshops of interest to students who are thinking about improving their grades for re-sits, re-submissions or planning ahead to next year. Come along and meet the CLaSS and Library teams who can support you in your work.

6^th July: Structuring your work effectively

6^th July: Writing in an academic style

6^th July: Deciding on your topic and title for your dissertation or extended project

7^th July: How to cite and reference material using the Harvard referencing system

7^th July: How to write when you don’t want to write

7^th July: Referencing for academic success: or mind the GAP

8^th July: Maximise your performance in your next exam

8^th July: Improve your grades drop-in (no need to book)

8^th July: Taking a more critical approach to your work

9^th July: Writing with style

9^th July: Polishing your assignment

9^th July: Working SMARTER not harder

9^th July: Reading for a purpose

For further information and to book a place, click on link:

http://www.library.dmu.ac.uk/Home/Calendar/

MAKE||SOUND Symposium 'Making Sound in Public Space' tomorrow at Curve Theatre, Leicester

Music, Technology and Innovation Research Centre & Faculty of Technology, Research Seminar Series

De Montfort University, Leicester

Venue: RR2, Curve Theatre
Date and time: 12.00-c.6.00pm, Friday 12 June

Symposium: Making Sound in Public Space
Make||Sound presents an afternoon of talks on the topic of sonic art and public engagement hosted in partnership with the Music, Technology and Innovation Research Centre - De Montfort University.

MTI members John Richards and Steve Jones are joined by guest speakers/keynotes Nye Parry, Nicola Dibben, Franz Rosati and Simonne Jones. Topics discussed include public engagement and accessibility in relation to sound art, commercial/experimental music crossovers, mobile media and portability, and community music-making with dirty electronics.

12.00: Peter Batchelor, Welcome
12.15: Nye Parry, Public Engagement, Private Divorce: Contexts and motivations in a Sonic Arts Practice13.00: Lunch
14.00: Nicola Dibben, Music-making for Mobile Devices: Björk's "Biophilia" App Album
14.40: Steve Jones, Roaming: mobility, media and the capture of (public) place
15.10: John Richards, Blood, Sweat and Music15.50: Break
16.00: Louise Rossiter & Jack Richardson, Networking the Arts: Introduction of the Art & Sound Symposium
16.20: Simonne Jones, The Secrets of the Universe
17.00: Franz Rosati, Contact; Shock: minimal and maximal approaches to electronic live music
17.45: Performance: Franz Rosati, Ruinsc.18.15: End

Full information, including abstracts, available here: http://makefestival.uk/talk

Tickets Free; Space Limited. Please book here: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/makesound-tickets-16923438460

MAKE||SOUND Festival: searching for volunteers

I have approached a few people already, but we're still looking for volunteers to help with the Make||Sound Festival next week. For information about this, please check out its website: http://makefestival.uk

Background: 

The festival is designed to be reasonably high impact in terms of public engagement, so we’re holding it in a vacant unit in Highcross Shopping Centre, then moving to the Curve theatre. It will involve an exhibition, workshops (this includes workshops for electronic sound-making devices, and a full day of Ableton Live activities), and a symposium. 

Searching for volunteers:  

We’re looking for some volunteers who might be able to help us with the event. This would involve…:

- stewarding the exhibition space and workshops
- soliciting feedback from visitors
- (possibly) conducting informal interviews with visitors.

Incentive:

We can’t offer money, I’m afraid, but we can offer full expenses for the day amounting to about £25 per person,  which would cover transport, parking and food.  

There would be training for interviewing and gathering data, which is being kindly given by Dr Sophy Smith (leader of the MA at the IOCT). So there’s an employability and research development aspect to this. Sophy would be delivering this on Weds 3 June, 10-12. NOTE THE SHORT NOTICE ON THIS!

You’d be able to attend the workshop/drop-in sessions during the week, the symposium (Friday) and a full day of Ableton activities on Saturday (this promises to be a great day!). (Both the latter are being held in Curve.)

When:

The activities will be running c. 12-6pm every day from 6-13 June.

We’re looking for about four people per day.

As many or as few days as you can manage (if any) would be great, and very much appreciated.

If you'd be interested, please contact me as soon as possible: pbatchelor@dmu.ac.uk

PACE electrical work & availability: June-August

There is some electrical work due to be carried out in PACE1 during the weeks below:

15 June – 17 July

27 July – 9 August

During these times PACE1 will be unavailable and there may be some noise generated during working hours that you may need to bear in mind if working in the other studios.  Please do take extra care when entering the PACE building, or when accessing the store room/toilets on the ground floor during these weeks.  

Please note:  Spaces (in PACE and CC) are available to book over the summer period from 9-7pm via the WRB as normal. 

AV Loans Vacation Opening Times

During vacation time, the opening times are

DATE	TIME
29.06. - 31.07.	08:45 - 12:00 & 13:00 - 16:30
03.08. - 04.09.	10:00 - 12:00

During these times, the counter is open only for returns & reservation collection.

From 07.09.2015 AV Loans will be open as usual.

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Community Performance Project: Game of Hymns

Bret Battey has been commissioned to work with Drum and Brass Leicester to develop a new improvisatory rule-based performance built around hymns traditionally played by community bands. The project is called Game of Hymns. The project will meet May 24, May 31, and June 6, and then perform at the Riverside Festival on June 7. If you are interested in participating, more information is available at http://drumandbrass.co.uk/ .

Opportunity to Volunteer: Phoenix Digital Sparks

Phoenix is looking for a team of friendly, reliable volunteers to help deliver a week of free digital delights as part of The Spark Festival at Phoenix, Can you help?

During the festival Phoenix will be transformed into a digital playground, with a wide range of activities from Water Light Graffiti and Mouth Headed Aliens,  to robot playgrounds and DIY musical instruments. As a Digital Sparks Volunteer you’ll help to supervise all these activities and more. You’ll also be a first point of contact for visitors to the festival and gather audience feedback for our events.

Tuesday 26th May – Friday 29th May 2015
Event activities open from 11am – 4pm all days
Volunteers needed from 10am – 4.30pm

What Digital Sparks will need from you:

• An enjoyment and enthusiasm for working with children and families, and preferably previous experience of this.
• An ability to communicate in a clear a friendly manner.
• Reliability and the ability to commit to volunteer for one day of the festival or (preferably!) more.

What Digital Sparks can offer you:

• Hands on and enjoyable work experience in a good natured environment
• An opportunity to learn more about working with children in an artistic setting
• A free cinema voucher per day of volunteering
• Lunch provided by Phoenix on the day of volunteering
• Free refreshments throughout the day

If you’re interested please email Radojka at radojka.radulovic@phoenix.org.uk by Friday 15th May with an expression of interest.  Please also include the days and times you will be able to volunteer.