MUSIC 3424

Considered Listening: Sound, Ears, and Loudspeakers in Creative Practice

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2022-2023.

What is sound, how do we perceive it, and how do technologies such as the loudspeaker mediate our listening experience? Can our ears become instruments? Can we listen through touch and sight? In this hands-on course, we will explore these questions by re-creating objects, experiments, and performances, from the nineteenth century to the present day, by scientists and artists who worked across disciplines to center listening as a framework for art-making. We will treat the process of re-creation as an exercise in aural skills, developing a flexible and self-reflexive understanding of hearing and perception. Additional course activities include introductory tutorials in DIY electronics, digital audio synthesis, and instrument-building. This course is open to students from all disciplines, backgrounds, and abilities.

When Offered Fall.

Distribution Category (ALC-AS, LA-AS)

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