Over the past couple of weeks I have been working on structuring my website and learning how to use the program iweb, which is what I will be using to create my website. I have also been compiling evidence for my website such as videoing myself practice, videoing practices with different bands and videoing performances with these bands. I have taken  photos of performances and studio sessions to design my website as well as use as evidence.

In session skills I have now completed three sessions in the studio. The first first session was done in class time where me and my band had to record a song we had be given to learn. The second session was with the same band however this time we were recording a jingle which we had to write ourselves. The third session was in a different band and was actually for us to have a quick practice, because there was a sound production class in progress we had to be recorded. It was a good experience working with other students in a studio environment.

In my first study classes I have been working on funk grooves. In the second half of the drum lessons all the drummers are gathered together to go over a series of grooves. After the teacher plays through the grooves we each get a chance to try it on the kit in front of each other. This is a good experience for becoming a session drummer because not only is it good to learn different grooves in a variety of styles but to be learning with other drummers watching me adds an element of pressure. This kind of pressure is found in lots of different session drumming situations so learning to deal under this kind of pressure is very important.

Over the past few weeks I have been gigging around Dundee outside of college. I currently have two original bands whom also learn covers and I have one cover band. I have been playing gigs as regularly as possible and I have even hosted a couple of my own gigs. I have been doing lessons every Saturday afternoon with Scot Donald and will hopefully be doing some more session work through him in the near future.