Making Music with Science

Catalog description

What are the connections between music and science, and what can be achieved when they come together? This course will teach students to create science-inspired musical compositions, providing the opportunity to explore the humanistic side of their STEM experiences at WPI. Students will learn interdisciplinary techniques such as data sonification, analyze works of science-art in society, and explore the philosophical questions that arise when differing disciplines are brought together. These activities will culminate in the creation of multimedia compositions performed live in a concert of instrumental and electronic music. Those with a science focus at WPI will have the opportunity to explore their work in a musical context, and those with a humanities background will be empowered to compose works inspired by science. Recommended Background: some background in musical performance and/or composing. Cat II