Current Skills and Audit
At the beginning of the academic year, I analysed my current skills that would match the industry sector I was interested in. These skills were:
- Composition
- DAW knowledge
- Stage Persona
- Computer Skills
- Marketing
- Website Administration
And, also, I have analysed my behavioural skills, which I thought were:
- Problem-Solving
- Listening
- Work Under Pressure
- Working Alone
- Patience
- Researching
Then I also rated a more in-depth set of skills which are relevant to the industry, and more behavioural skills:
| Skill | Personal Rating (1-5) |
|---|---|
| · Technical | |
| Popular Composition | 4 |
| Tempo | 3 |
| Lyrics Writing | 3 |
| Music Theory | 2 |
| DAW | 5 |
| Vocal Skills | 3 |
| Guitar Skills | 3 |
| Finger Drumming | 2 |
| Personality | 4 |
| Stage Persona | 4 |
| Computer Skills | 5 |
| Music Industry Understanding | 2 |
| Trends Awareness | 2 |
| Sync & Royalties Knowledge | 2 |
| Marketing | 4 |
| Legal Knowledge | 1 |
| Dealing with Merch Producers | 2 |
| Website / Shopify Administration | 4 |
| · Behavioural | |
| Time Management | 1 |
| Communication | 3 |
| Networking | 3 |
| Problem Solving | 4 |
| Listening | 4 |
| Work Under Pressure | 4 |
| Teamwork | 2 |
| Working Solo | 5 |
| Patience | 5 |
| Self-Management | 2 |
| Budget Administration | 3 |
| Funding Applications | 1 |
| Research | 4 |
| Self-Motivation | 3 |
Therefore, I have created a Gnatt chart that would help me set milestones, while, also, creating goals to improve the skills that I felt I was lacking.
Due to the circumstances, the calendar kept changing and I had to adapt to the unfolding events. Nonetheless, having a printed version of my skill audit helped me stay focused on what to do during moments that could not be allocated to work experience.
I aimed to gain growth in the following skills:
- Music Industry Understanding
- Royalties Knowledge
- Time-keeping
- Teamworking
Apart from the royalties knowledge, I feel like I have drastically improved my set of skills when it comes to time-keeping, teamworking and music industry understanding. Regarding the latter, this was particularly true when it comes to gigs-booking.