Tag Archive: online learning

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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Jul 20

Free online uni courses: way of the future?

Running a Mac means you get automatically subscribed to Apple news in Apple Mail. Never one to delete something potentially useful, I find that it strikes gold occasionally. Like today’s notification about full-length, free courses provided by Yale University. I realise that I’m wandering all over the place on this blog lately – it will …

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