Yes, it’s true: I’ve decided that once I’ve finished writing Music Journalism 101 (very soon, that will happen!) I’m going to develop it as a free, shareable ebook that you can distribute under a Creative Commons license. But in order to do this, I need your help. I want ideas for additional content! While I …
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Jan 02
Music Journalism 101 j. Writing the feature article.
The previous three instalments took you through preparing for interviews, and conducting interviews by phone and by email. Having got your skills down in actually doing the interview, your work is only two-thirds done. Now it’s time to learn how to pull it together. This is where your writing skills are vital, and why I’ve …
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Nov 19
Music Journalism 101 i. Emailer interviews
In the previous instalment of this course, we went through the process of conducting interviews by telephone: how to prepare yourself, interview technique, dealing with Mr Business, and keeping your focus on your goal and on the conversation all at once. In comparison to telephone interviews, email-based ones (which we call emailers) are easier in …
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Aug 16
Next instalment of journo course coming this week
This is just a quick heads-up to you all that the next instalment of the music journalism course – conducting interviews – is coming your way this week. You can look forward to reading this before 25 August. Stay tuned. 0
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Jul 09
Music Journalism 101 g. Preparing for interviews
It is no secret that interviewing bands is a nerve-wracking affair. Most interviews you read are conducted by highly experienced music journalists, and it seems that they set the bar pretty high. Fear not – even if you need to meet an extraordinarily high standard, there is a method that can set you going in …
Permanent link to this article: http://biodagar.com/2009/07/music-journalism-101-g-preparing-for-interviews/
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