part time study for local people
Our part time courses are available to young people aged 14 + and adults of all ages and abilities who may have a keen
recreational interest in sound and music. These courses also suit those who have professional ambitions looking to acquire
basic professional skills that can be used in the workplace, or who want an introduction to the subject prior to attending
college at a later date.
It is important to say that our courses are not accredited by any national
awards body so will not suit everyone.
We have a list of accredited college courses in the area that may be of interest to you - click here for details
We have adopted a code of practise with regard to equal opportunities and access - click here for details.
Further we have developed some clearly defined learning aims that may be of interest to you - click here for details
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Module 1 : An Introduction to Sound Recording Techniques and Music Technology
Starting : Autumn 2011 Duration : 8 weeks, two evening hours a week Cost : £100
Course code : SRTMD01 Previous experience required : None
Minimum students : 6 Maximum students : 8 Students currently enrolled : 3 as of 18th August
Module 2 : An Introduction to Microphones and The Physics of Sound
Starting : TBC Duration : 8 weeks, two evening hours a week Cost : £100
Course code : SRTMD02 Previous experience required : None
Minimum students : 6 Maximum students : 8 Students currently enrolled : 0
Module 3 : An Introduction to Signal Processors
Starting : TBC Duration : 8 weeks, two evening hours a week Cost : £100
Course code : SRTMD03 Previous experience required : SRTMD01 and SRTMD02
Minimum students : 6 Maximum students : 8 Students currently enrolled : 0
Module 4 : An Introduction to MIDI and Sampling Technology
Starting : TBC Duration : 8 weeks, two evening hours a week Cost : £100
Course code : SRTMD04 Previous experience required : SRTMD01 or equivalent
Minimum students : 6 Maximum students : 8 Students currently enrolled : 0
Optional Modules
Short optional courses available to students studying the modules above and others who may be interested.These options will be
offered on an informal basis as and when interest demands. Two hours per week for four week. Some of these courses may also
be offered for study in other centres in West Somerset
OPT 01 Music copyright law - contact us for further information
OPT 02 Learning to play the piano keyboard as an aid to MIDI music composition - contact us for further information
CPT 03 Composing and recording music for video and television - contact us for further information
CPT 04 Song writing for beginners - contact us for further information
Advanced Courses
For students who have completed the modules above we will be happy to offer advanced courses in some subjects including
Mixdown and Post Production
Analogue Recording and Editing Techniques
Advanced Digital Editing
Mastering Technqiues
Details of these courses will be developed over the next twelve months and offered as demand dictates.
Our support team
We're pleased to have a small team of professionals happy to provide advice and support on an occasional basis. Some will visit for a workshop or two when appropriate. Generally they will only be available by email or possibly the odd phone call, but thy have all willingly offered to provide their advice and support to us all, as and when appropriate
Ian Burton
Ian is Music Development Manager at Nottingham City Music Service and has been involved in music teaching and service provision for many years. His expertise and personal encouragement have been a major influence over the last twenty years
Snake Davis
Chris 'Snake' Davis is a session saxophonist. He also plays whistle and flute. He runs his own original band and has toured and worked with many established artists including M People, Eurythmics George Michael and Paul McCartney. He teaches regularly and has worked with record producers such as George Martin and Steve Levine
Jamie Masters
Jamie was House Engineer at our West Street Studio near Milton Keynes back in the mid noughties. He opened his own studio in 2006. He works with many established artists and is up to date with current recording trends and software developments
Josh Kershaw
Josh also worked for us before branching out into video production. He worked as a runner for The Farm who produce television programmes such as The X-Factor. He is now an online editor based in Bristol editing TV such as Deal or No Deal. Josh is also a singer songwriter with several years experience of running a band, recording and performing.
About Us
Copysound Training is an independent family run learning initiative established in 2011. We moved to the area in 2006 after twenty years working in the music, recording and duplication industry, based in Buckingham close to Milton Keynes.
We set up West Street Recording Studios in 1993 which ran for thirteen years. Also teaching Sound Recording Techniques to students at Peterborough Regional College for two years and private courses that ran from the studio for a further four years.
Day to day work involved demos and albums for hip hop artists, indie, folk and jazz bands, as well as projects for older well established rock and blues artists. Voice over artists of all nationalities were regular visitors recording voice for public sector, corporate and training products. We worked closely with local BBC radio for a while recording artists like Ronnie Scott as well as classical broadcasts including the Herts Youth Orchestra. A list of artists we have recorded is available on our mobile recording page
We provided location sound and composed original music for BBC 2 Learning Zone television series Teaching and Learning with IT. Original themes and underscores for a host of other independent corporate and educational video productions.
Our TV and Video music library offered many hundreds of tunes written and recorded by other composers. We addressed a range of copyright issues that faced us on a day to day basis.
Since moving to Somerset we have concentrated on our duplication business which operates from our home in Upton.
Copysound Training brings all these experiences together to provide a down to earth practical programme of creative sound engineering courses for our students.
For more details please contact
Nigel Neill BSc (Hons)
Course Leader
Tel : 01398 371644
Email : training@copysound.co.uk
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