Till Bovermann (2016)
Explorations of sound amplification and alteration with a particular focus on paper as central sonic object.
Course contents
Explorations into sonic qualities of paper
- Active listening to raw, unaltered and unamplified sounds of paper when folded, crumpled, or just slightly bent.
- Build a repertoire of gestures and techniques fopr paper-based sounds.
- Extent sonic range by adding extremely sensible contact microphones (provided) to pick up structure-based sounds.
- Conceptualising and building “instruments” from paper.
Performance skills
- performance practice with experimental make-shift instruments in solo and group settings
- explore and identify sonic gestures
Administrativa
Duration: 0.5 – 2 days (depending on level of expertise of participants and how detailed the course should be)
To bring (per participant)
- laptop with installed SuperCollider
- audio interface with phantom power
- headphones
- found/collected paper and cardboard
Provided material
- contact micropohones
- microphones
To be provided by the host
- tables and chairs
- electricity outlets for each participant
- PA
- audio mixer with at least 6 stereo inputs
- reasonably quite space