School
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Computation
With so many of our listening experiences being enabled through interactive, software based streaming platforms, it is exciting to imagine the new shapes music might take in these environments beyond the static audio formats we are familiar with. Tools for shaping sound on the web have become more standardized, giving artists a wide range of digital processes to explore generatively produced sound work. The breadth of realized potential under these new circumstances however is still emerging and under-explored. Together we will define what it means to make music in networked environments, expanding our idea of a compositional process to include interventions with code on the world wide web. We will ask, how can web frameworks be used to create new models for music making, and how is our understanding of the sonic arts growing to include web and other technologies? In this 10 week class, participants will work with a variety of tools to build interactive, spatial and generative sound pieces online. Class activities will unfold through discussion, sharing, and hands-on lab time. Approximately half of the course will focus on composition and sound design exercises to fuel the coding process. These activities will include field recording, sampling, and digital synthesis techniques. Participants will leave with their own personal web based sound pieces and will collectively define what music can look like on the web. No previous programming experience is required, just a willingness and excitement to work with html, javascript and other audio programming languages.
We expect that participants attend with an open mind and are willing to try out new forms of working both collaboratively and independently.
We aim to set up an environment where participants feel empowered to ask questions, but understand that this can be challenging when people are working with new technologies or creative modalities for the first time.
No prior coding experience is necessary, just an excitement to explore new sonic territory through code and art. The course will be taught in p5.sound, Web Audio API and Max MSP.
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Tommy Martinez is an artist and programmer working primarily through research, sound and code. He creates software and musical systems for the internet, embedded devices, and for live multichannel performance. Martinez has performed at MoMA PS1, The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, Fridman Gallery, and Pioneer Works. He has lectured on sound and electronic art at School for Poetic Computation, UC Berkeley, Stanford University, and NYU.
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Thompson is a Cree, Canadian, interdisciplinary artist and sound designer. Thompson approaches sound as a mode of connection—embracing the kinesthetic agency of sound to compose abstract feats of spatialized audio recording and synthesis. Her work engages tactics of material minimalism to create site-specific installations that sculpt droning, maximalist experiences out of space and sound. Using audio programming software, computational processing, and acoustic instruments, Thompson’s work seeks to create connection by guiding audience participants through these augmented experiences.
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Applications open until Applications closed on February 10, 2023.
You can expect to hear back from us about the status of your application on February 24, 2023. Please email us at admissions@sfpc.study with any questions you have.
For 10 classes, it costs $1200 + processing fees, for a one-time payment. We also offer payment plans. Participants can schedule weekly or monthly payments of the same amount. First and last payments must be made before the start and end of class. *Processing fees apply for each payment.
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