How do you capture the essence of a river? A mirror? A room? How many ways can you listen to a space? How does rhythm alter time? What lies in the sounds and silences behind a story?

This course will push participants to expand how they think about sound as a medium, exploring the range of possible creative practices beyond and within storytelling. From the listening practices of field recordists to the cataloging habits of radio artists, we’ll examine a wide variety of approaches to sound as an artistic medium. Each session focuses on a different theme (place, time, water, mirror) and aspect of the creative process (listening, remembering, constructing) and couples a series of in-class activities and in-depth discussions of artistic practices to help students build an intimacy with sound as a medium for expression.

Tuition: $365

Zoom Meetings:

1/23, 1/24, 1/25, 1/26

Monday-Thursday, 6-7:30pm EST (4 sessions)

Session 1: Listening Practices and Place

Session 2: Remembering and Time

Session 3: Constructing and Mirrors

Session 4: Constructing and Water

This course includes a syllabus of reading and listening material and a basic editing guide to using Reaper as a creative and organizational tool. Activities that use specific tool(s) will primarily feature Reaper for ease of access along with all necessary instruction. Reaper has a full version free and never ending trial. 

This workshop is perfect for artists who are new to sound, producers trying to think outside the script, or just anyone that needs extra inspiration. All professional levels welcome.

Faculty: 

Adriene Lillly (she/her) is a sound designer, artist and engineer. Her creative practice is rooted in collage and deals with, among other things, hyperobjects, horror vacui, and pain experiences, with pieces appearing on Re:Sound, Constellations, and in festivals including Radio Papesse's Lucia Festival. Her longest running creative project is the on again, off again series The Blind Tourist on WFMU. Her work as a sound designer has appeared on radio and podcast networks including WNYC, Vox, Audible, iHeartRadio, ABC, and on a variety of independent feeds.