::Lulacruza Workshop:: Mirroring Nature with Music: Sound Composition using Ableton Live November 6, 2007

This 4-week workshop will use loop-based software music sequencer "Ableton Live" to understand the connection of nature and music. We will learn a series of audio manipulation techniques to create sonic landscapes. We will start with acoustic sound and learn ways in which electronic processing can be used to expand, change, and re-create sound. We will listen to and process field recordings to explore the places they are able to evoke. We will be introduced to computer-generated rhythmic and textural material to broaden our sound world. We will explore and discuss naturally occurring acoustic phenomena and its applications in music. We will listen to bird songs, listen to music, and read about nature & technology.

Participants will gain basic knowledge of "Ableton Live", as well as expand their concepts of sound, music, space, place, silence and nature. Bring some sonic material to create your own personal sonic landscape. All levels welcome.

Instructed by: Luis Maurette
Cost: $80 / 4 classes ($20 each)
Nov 6, 13, 20, 27 (7pm-9pm)
Class size limited to 10 students.
Length: 2 hours

Official Website: http://www.lulacruza.com/residency