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Big Ears - sonic art for public ears
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| Project Description Big Ears is a public engagement training course for doctoral students with a music background, in particular for those with an interest in new technologies. PhD students are selected to come to the Sonic Arts Research Centre (SARC) at Queen’s University Belfast and take part in the training course and the final showcase, where they work with children between the ages of 8-12. The course delivers training in communication skills, public engagement and offers hands-on experiences for researchers in linking with a non-specialist audience facilitated by Northern Ireland"s leading children"s arts organisation, “Young at Art” (www.youngatart.co.uk). The course sees input from several Queen’s University departments that specialise in public engagement and in work with children, such as the School of Education, the School of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work. The course was initiated by Dr Franziska Schroeder from the School of Music and Sonic Arts and benefits from the professional input of artistic director Anna Newell. The Sonic Arts Research Centre offers expertise in the area of ubiquitous mobile and gaming technologies, and the training also benefits from experts in the field of sensor technologies, haptics, instrument design, composition, as well as improvisation and performance practices. A Belfast based iPhone application developer and the artistic director of the ‘Young at Art’ organisation also input into the training program. |
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Supporting Partners: Queen"s School of Education
Queen"s School of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work.
Young at Art
ARK (Access, Research, Knowledge) - Queen"s and University of Ulster Hosting School / Unit: School of Music and Sonic Arts Target Audience: Children aged 8-12, and PhD researchers from across the UK Start Date - End Date: 14 April - 16 April 2011
8 March - 10 March 2012 Contact Information: Name: Franziska Schroeder Address: Music, Main Site Telephone: x 1024 Email: f.schroeder@qub.ac.uk
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