Workshops
Our workshops are designed to introduce young people to sound art by enabling them to produce their own work. Be Sound uses sound art as a vehicle to teach young people basic skills in IT, Communication, Literacy, Maths, Physics and Presentation. Our group work teaches soft skills by encouraging team building and helping young people develop by building confidence in a group dynamic. Discounts will be available to organisations who can evidence they work predominantly with young people in deprived areas.
Taster Sessions
Sessions: 1 x 2hr session
Duration: 2.5hrs with a 30min break half way
Group size: 6
Age range: 11 +
The Taster Session gives organisations the opportunity to try out the workshop to determine whether the workshops would be of interest to the groups they work with.
Participants will learn how to record and edit sound.
SonicBoom
Sessions: 6 x 2hr session over 6 weeks
Duration: 2.5hrs with a 30min break half way
Group size: 6
Age range: 11 +
The SonicBoom programme covers the basics of sound production and podcasting finished pieces. The course is designed to enable people to continue sound practice and production after the course has finished using equipment available to them at home, school or community centre at no extra cost.
Participants will;
- Record and edit their own sounds
- Learn how to access and use freeware sound editing software to enable them to continue to produce sound in their own time.
- Work with multitrack editing
- Develop their sounds into soundscapes with one to one support
- Learn how to contextualise the work they produce
- Produce a soundscape lasting up to 3 minutes
- Present their work to the rest of the group
- Podcast their work, set up their own free podcast account, learn about podcasting and how to use social media to share their work
AuralFlex
Sessions: 6 x 2hr session over 6 weeks
Duration: 2.5hrs with a 30min break half way
Group size: 6
Age range: 14 +
AuralFlex is a top up workshop for older groups who have attended SonicBoom and want to pursue working with sound. This course is more intensive and looks deeper into the creative potential of sound,
Participants will;
- Develop their sound work for Broadcast in a 30 min sound art radio programme
- Learn how to incorporate visual elements to create sound installation, sound sculpture, and site specific soundscape for the purposes of exhibition
- Learn about soundwaves through cymatics
- Build a virtual portfolio of their work by setting up a free soundhosting account on the web
- Receive continued mentoring support if they wish to pursue sound work after the workshops
