Making Sound Synthesis Accessible for Children

Christoph Trappe

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract

In this paper we present our project to make sound synthesis and music controller construction accessible to children in a technology design workshop. We present the work we have carried out to develop a graphical user interface, and give account of the workshop we conducted in collaboration with a local primary school. Our results indicate that the production of audio events by means of digital synthesis and algorithmic composition provides a rich and interesting field to be discovered for pedagogical workshops taking a Constructionist approach.

Citation

Christoph Trappe. 2012. Making Sound Synthesis Accessible for Children. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1178439

BibTeX Entry

@inproceedings{Trappe2012,
 abstract = {In this paper we present our project to make sound synthesis and music controller construction accessible to children in a technology design workshop. We present the work we have carried out to develop a graphical user interface, and give account of the workshop we conducted in collaboration with a local primary school. Our results indicate that the production of audio events by means of digital synthesis and algorithmic composition provides a rich and interesting field to be discovered for pedagogical workshops taking a Constructionist approach.},
 address = {Ann Arbor, Michigan},
 author = {Christoph Trappe},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1178439},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 keywords = {Child Computer Interaction, Constructionism, Sound and Music Computing, Human-Computer Interface Design, Mu-sic Composition and Generation, Interactive Audio Sys-tems, Technology Design Activities.},
 publisher = {University of Michigan},
 title = {Making Sound Synthesis Accessible for Children},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2012/nime2012_181.pdf},
 year = {2012}
}