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Music for DIY Electronics

A music workshop for educators with John Richards, Dirty Electronics

Dates

Prices

20 €

Location

Onassis Stegi

Time & Date

Day
Time
Venue
Day
Wednesday & Thursday
Time
17:00-21:00
Venue
Onassis Stegi

Information

Addressed to

Teachers in primary and secondary education (especially teachers who work with students aged 9–14)

Tickets

Participation cost: 20 €

Reservation and more info:
T: 213 017 8002
Email: education@onassis.org

What can soldering and hammering possibly have to do with scales or an electric jack? Obviously, music's the connection! In this pioneering music course, participants will learn how to use digital tools and electronic circuits to send music education into orbit.

What does 'music' mean? Have you ever asked yourself that? It's a good question to get a musical journey underway in class. Because music doesn't have to be tonal or even based on notes.

Improvised instruments, everyday sounds—even silences—can form part of a composition. In this workshop, educators will learn how to make creative use of concepts from DIY, making, electronics and sound-based music making, but also how to integrate activities centred on listening, music performance and construction into their classes.

The workshop is led by John Richards, who has headed similar projects within the framework of the EU's "Interfaces" program, which is coordinated by the Onassis Stegi. At the end of the course, the teachers will take practical tools away with them—everything from playlists and recommended projects to general techniques applicable to manual tasks and construction.

Photo: Andreas Simopoulos

The workshop is part of the Interfaces program, which is co-funded by the EU's "Creative Europe" program.

Credits

  • Musician & composer

    John Richards

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