Orientation course Composition, Sonology, and ArtScience

By Trevor Grahl

What exactly is ‘music of today’? In this workshop, you’ll listen to surprising music from the past 100 years and explore how composers push boundaries. You’ll learn to listen in new ways and gather inspiration for your own musical ideas.

By Leandros Ntolas

The ArtScience Department combines art, technology and science. But what does that mean in practice? You’ll see examples of artists working with light, sound, movement and data. Discover how broad and creative this field can be.

By Bjarni Gunnarsson

Curious about making music with code? In this workshop, you’ll learn how to program sounds on the computer in a simple way. Together you’ll write code that produces sound and explore how to shape your own unique sonic identity.

By Lauren Jetty

What do you hear when you smell? What do you feel when you taste? In this workshop, you’ll explore how ‘primitive’ senses like scent, taste and touch can be used in art. You’ll also create your own scent using natural ingredients.

By Riccardo Marogna

What is sound, really? And how does it travel through space? Using microphones, speakers and a computer model, you’ll investigate how sound behaves. You’ll see and hear what happens when sound collides, reflects and transforms.

By Leandros Ntolas

Light can be music too. In this workshop, you’ll play with projectors, shadows and ‘found objects’ to create visual compositions. Discover how image and sound can amplify each other.

Door Johan van Kreij

Bring your own instrument or a recording and discover how to alter it live using the computer. Learn to apply simple effects and how to control sound using buttons and sensors.

By Zois Loumakis

With a small computer (Arduino), you can make lights blink, control sounds or measure movements. You’ll learn how to build something that interacts with the world around you.

By Hugo Morales Murguia

How was electronic music made before computers? You’ll work in an analogue studio with knobs, cables and sound waves. Create and record your own sounds.

By Trevor Grahl

In these two workshops, you’ll compose a new piece in collaboration with a musician. Learn how to communicate your ideas – using notation or other methods. Reading music is not required (but it’s fine if you do!).

By Justin Bennett

With a recorder and microphone, you’ll head out to capture sounds from the city or nature. Learn how to use these recordings in an artwork or musical piece.

By Ludmila Rodrigues

What happens when you make music with your body? In this workshop, you’ll do physical exercises that engage your senses and movement as part of a performance or composition.

By Richard Barrett

Bring your instrument (electronic or acoustic) and play together with others in an ensemble where technology meets live music. Improvise, experiment and create a collective musical piece.

At the end of the course, you’ll present your work to each other. Teachers from the Royal Conservatoire will give feedback and advise on possible follow-up study paths.