Listen Out! Composing and Creating with Environmental Sound

What comes to mind when you think "nature sounds?" Perhaps bird calls, or rain, or wind during a storm. For musicians, film-makers, podcasters, and more, the sounds of everyday life play a key part in their creative work. This course introduces students to the ways that creators use environmental sound to make art. Students will learn technical skills like recording techniques and audio editing to make original pieces of sonic art, learning about how to hear detail in the sounds around them and listening to exciting artists working today. Topics covered will include field recording, listening exercises, audio editing and creative audio processing, and strategies for producing original art using sound—like music, soundtracks, podcasts, and more.