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De Voorkamer Radio course

A five-week radio-making course with Stranded FM, where you learn to bring your story to the airwaves.

In this session you will have the opportunity to rehearse your show. You will learn how to manage timing and handle mistakes on air.

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Course Schedule

Introduction to Radio & Storytelling | 15 November, 14:00 - 17:00 @ De Voorkamer

In this introductory session, we’ll get to know each other, go through the course programme, and share our initial ideas and hopes for the course. We’ll also explore different radio formats and styles.

Studio & Gear | 22 November, 14:00 - 17:00 @ Stranded FM Studio

It is time for studio orientation and etiquette, a hands-on training with mixer, microphones, CDJs & USB, and a group mini-show challenge. We will be forming our working groups to make mistakes, play and experiment!

Creating a Show | 29 November, 14:00 - 17:00 @ Stranded FM Studio

Half-way through the course we will be ready to structure your future show and plan the segments. Together we will learn how to shape your show's identity by writing a script, doing interviews, selecting the music and sourcing audio materials.

Practice Session | 6 December, 14:00 - 17:00 @ Stranded FM Studio

In this session you will have the opportunity to rehearse your show. You will learn how to manage timing and handle mistakes on air.

Show Day | 13 December, 14:00 - 17:00 @ Stranded FM Studio + 18:00 - 20:00 Closing potluck dinner @ De Voorkamer

We’ll wrap up the course with a live broadcast of your shows on Stranded FM, as well as a closing potluck dinner at De Voorkamer.

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Fill in the form to apply. Applying does not give you a place yet: the participants are chosen afterwards and we will contact you.

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Please note that submitting this form does not guarantee a place in the course. As spots are limited, we will select participants after the application deadline. We’ll contact you shortly after 8 November to let you know whether you have been offered a place.

Can you commit to coming to all of the sessions?
Do you have access to a laptop that you can bring with you to the course? (This will not affect your eligibility for the course)

We are collecting this information because the number of places is limited, and we want to make sure we can prioritise people who might otherwise have fewer opportunities to take part in activities like these. Your data will be treated confidentially and used only to help us reach and support our target audience as effectively as possible.

Are you living in an AZC, are you living in Utrecht and have a refugee status, or are you undocumented?

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