Back by popular demand, this coming fall we’ll be offering our sound and video synthesis course, Synesthesia on Monday evenings. In addition, we’re excited to be offering The Soundscape course for the first time since the pandemic. Course descriptions for both classes are below.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This studio course takes students on a sonic and visual journey into the exciting world of sound and video synthesis. Beginning in the 1960’s through the present, sound and video synthesis techniques have been used by countless musicians, video artists, television studios and designers to create immersive, psychedelic and engaging multimedia projects in realtime. Topics include sound and video synthesis concepts, hardware and software modular synthesizers for audio and video, project
Course Description: This course provides an introduction to field recording and field recording composition (phonography), acoustic ecology and concepts of deep listening through the exploration of multiple acoustic environments throughout Baltimore City and its surrounding counties. The class will also take an anthropological approach and consider how different cultures, urban development and humans have influenced our sonic environment throughout history while considering its positive and negative effects