MUS 34.02 Autonomous Musical Bodies

Can we build our way out of anthropocentrism as artists? In this course, we will explore musical bodies—human and otherwise—and their potential for autonomy. Through analysis of instruments as actants and a focus on corporeal vulnerability, we will examine how design can challenge distinctions between composer, performer, human, non-human, musical, and non-musical. Collaboratively, we will brainstorm ways to create instruments and sonic objects using Arduino, sensors, and motors that reimagine these relationships.

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Dist:ART

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Music