WORKSHOP @ STEIM w/ Darsha Hewitt Composing with Components, Scoring with Schematics, Sonifying Square Waves
2-day workshop exploring approaches to composition through circuits and schematics - a really fun introduction to DIY electronics through sound. This rigorous hands-on workshop introduces the fundamentals of electronics through sound. Participants will learn to interpret electronic diagrams and build sound generating circuitry. Electronic components, hand-drawn schematics and audible oscillations will be used to compose, score and perform experimental electronic music. INCASE YOU DIDN’T KNOW… sometimes when you build circuits they don’t always work the first (or second or third) time you build them. This is a NORMAL and IMPORTANT part of the process! Sometimes a malfunctioning circuit can offer way more interesting results than what was originally intended. This workshop helps you develop solid troubleshooting techniques and shows you how to improvise with technical imperfections. You will draw schematic based scores – so be sure to bring pens, pencils, and a notebook! The workshop concludes with an informal public presentation were participants will build and improvise with live circuits, perform their compositions and show off their drawings. A prize will be given to the participant with the most fancy schematics. This workshop favours an intuitive approach to DIY electronics through free-form experimentation and pattern recognition as opposed to intensive theory based instruction and memorization. DETAILS DATE: 5-6 October, 2013 TIME: 12:00 – 16:00 (each day) LOCATION: STEIM Concert Space, Utrechtsedwarsstraat 134 Amsterdam COST: €80 (includes €15 electronics kit + limited edition grid-paper music score sheets) This workshop is open to people of all backgrounds, but is best suited to beginners and intermediates. The art of drawing schematics as scores will play a big part in the workshop, so please bring pens, pencils, and a notebook. All electronics equipment will be provided by STEIM and all necessary components will be included in your kit. More info: http://steim.org/event/composing-with-components-scoring-with-schematics-sonifying-square-waves-darsha-hewitt/ -- Klangkunst Stipendiatin - HBK | Braunschweig (DE) | (05.01.13-01.11.13) Residency - STEIM Studio for Electro-Instrumental Music | Amsterdam (NL) | (09.29.13 - 10.12.13) MFA Candidate - Open Media | Concordia University - Montréal (QC) | (05.01.13) Représentation - Perte de Signal et CQAM | Québec (CAN) .·:*¨¨*:·.DARSHA.ORG.·:*¨¨*:·.
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