Sonic Arts 2: interactive sound projects

- Build and play a simple noise synthesiser (but don’t expect to play a tune!)
- Make a switch out of cardboard and tinfoil
- Play sounds using small circuit boards to embed in an instrument or sound installation
- Incorporate your electronics in a “Blue Peter”-style contraption to use in the real world
- Improvise with others and develop a group sound installation
- develop your Arduino project from previous courses to work without a computer (optional).

Please note that this course takes place in a generic classroom, and so use of computers will be optional. Please bring your own laptop if you wish to continue work from a previous course, a memory stick/storage device for saving work, notepad and pen. A handheld recorder, camera, or mobile phone will be useful to document your work.

All equipment for the course will be supplied, and the tutor will advise on what you would need to carry on after the course is finished. Many projects completed on this course can be recreated with a budget below £20.

- Tutor-led demonstrations and group work
- Practical time to develop projects, including individual support where appropriate
- Lots of play!
- Work outside the class is optional. You may wish to take projects home between sessions, but duplicates cannot be provided.
- A Google Classroom message board will be provided for group discussion, and to support work between sessions.