NAISA presents workshops that help people new to sound art acquire training and skills and learn from artists that NAISA is presenting. Workshops are accessible to people of all ages and abilities and they can take place online or in-person. Contact us if your organization or group are interested in hosting one in the future. Upcoming workshops are listed below.
Soundscape Weekend Intensive
Dawn / Dusk Reimagined
May 3 to 5, 2024
Warbler’s Roost, 3785D Eagle Lake Road, South River
General $283, Advance Registration Required
The annual soundscape weekend intensive will take place May 3 to 5, 2024 at Warbler's Roost, which is on a rural 14-acre property 22 km west of the village of South River, Ontario. This year’s edition will focus on recording, editing and composing - individually and collaboratively - of soundscape compositions, or field recording works, that reimagine dusk and dawn from the springtime sonic environment at Warbler’s Roost. The soundscapes shared from the workshop will provide insights into the fragility of the sonic environment gradually being worn down by anthropogenic (human-generated) sound.
Dawn and Dusk are special times of the day for soundscape recording, particularly in rural locations. They offer a transition that provides a richness of experience. The art of soundscape recording is a tool for sharing that richness, offering a way for listeners who were not present at the time of the recording to reimagine the place and circumstances that contributed to the sounds heard in a recording. Some of that reimagining can be enhanced or heightened in the decisions made to edit and re-frame the recordings, even to abstract them on some level. This workshop will offer ways to create audio works that re-imagine place and time.
This workshop is appropriate for all levels of audio experience and also builds on the experiences of past soundscape intensives as it will include time for participants to compose and collaborate along with time for learning. The skills acquired from the workshop can be applied to sound recording and audio production techniques for a variety of artistic and ecological projects.
The intensive weekend workshop will be led by NAISA Artistic Director Darren Copeland who has created radio, concert and installation pieces from soundscape recordings made at the same location as the workshop.
Audio pieces made at the workshop will be shared on NAISA’s Soundcloud page and its website. Participants will be encouraged to share their pieces with https://aporee.org/maps/ radio aporee, https://frameworkradio.net/info/ framework radio and https://radio.earth/ radio.earth and expand their community of connections internationally.
Workshop participants should bring a laptop and recording equipment that is familiar to them. However, participants can also access NAISA equipment and resources such as 2nd order Ambisonic recording, Geophone and Hydrophone recording as well as editing and mixing with the Reaper digital audio workstation.
Participants will also be introduced to the Reveil livestream taking place in parallel to this workshop which broadcasts the sounds of daybreak traveling westward from London (UK) time zone by time zone. NAISA Radio is a broadcast partner and will be broadcasting the 24+ hour livestream.
Practical Details:
- All levels of experience are welcome. - Bring your own laptop and a portable audio recorder.
- NAISA will supplement with additional equipment where necessary.
- Dress for colder temperatures at dusk and dawn as well as for some walking on muddy and wet surfaces.
- Warbler’s Roost has comfortable indoor accommodation with kitchens and bathrooms that are shared among the guests. Breakfast is provided each day. Accommodation discounts available for those wanting to share a room with a friend or partner.
Schedule:
Friday May 3
6:00 to 7:00 pm - Lecture - Approaches to Recording and Workshop Introduction
7:00 to 8:00 pm - Listening Tour of Property
8:00 to 9:00 pm - Dusk Recording
Saturday May 4
6:00 to 8:00 - Dawn Recording
8:00 to 9:00 - Breakfast provided
10:00 to 11:00 - Lecture-Demo on Editing
11:00 to 2:00 - Individual work on Editing (individual assistance is available)
2:00 to 3:00 - Group Listening to Edited Recordings
3:00 to 4:00 - Lecture on Soundscape Composition
4:00 to 9:00 - Individual work on Composition (or self-guided dusk recording)
Sunday May 5
6:00 to 8:00 - Self-guided Dawn Recording
8:00 to 9:00 - Breakfast
10:00 am to 12:00 pm - Group Listening to Compositions and Filesharing
12:00 to 2:00 pm - Lunch and Departure
2:00 to 4:00 - Community Soundscapes installation open at NAISA North Media Arts Centre, 313 Highway 124, South River
Dawn / Dusk Reimagined
May 3 to 5, 2024
Warbler’s Roost, 3785D Eagle Lake Road, South River
General $283, Advance Registration Required
The annual soundscape weekend intensive will take place May 3 to 5, 2024 at Warbler's Roost, which is on a rural 14-acre property 22 km west of the village of South River, Ontario. This year’s edition will focus on recording, editing and composing - individually and collaboratively - of soundscape compositions, or field recording works, that reimagine dusk and dawn from the springtime sonic environment at Warbler’s Roost. The soundscapes shared from the workshop will provide insights into the fragility of the sonic environment gradually being worn down by anthropogenic (human-generated) sound.
Dawn and Dusk are special times of the day for soundscape recording, particularly in rural locations. They offer a transition that provides a richness of experience. The art of soundscape recording is a tool for sharing that richness, offering a way for listeners who were not present at the time of the recording to reimagine the place and circumstances that contributed to the sounds heard in a recording. Some of that reimagining can be enhanced or heightened in the decisions made to edit and re-frame the recordings, even to abstract them on some level. This workshop will offer ways to create audio works that re-imagine place and time.
This workshop is appropriate for all levels of audio experience and also builds on the experiences of past soundscape intensives as it will include time for participants to compose and collaborate along with time for learning. The skills acquired from the workshop can be applied to sound recording and audio production techniques for a variety of artistic and ecological projects.
The intensive weekend workshop will be led by NAISA Artistic Director Darren Copeland who has created radio, concert and installation pieces from soundscape recordings made at the same location as the workshop.
Audio pieces made at the workshop will be shared on NAISA’s Soundcloud page and its website. Participants will be encouraged to share their pieces with https://aporee.org/maps/ radio aporee, https://frameworkradio.net/info/ framework radio and https://radio.earth/ radio.earth and expand their community of connections internationally.
Workshop participants should bring a laptop and recording equipment that is familiar to them. However, participants can also access NAISA equipment and resources such as 2nd order Ambisonic recording, Geophone and Hydrophone recording as well as editing and mixing with the Reaper digital audio workstation.
Participants will also be introduced to the Reveil livestream taking place in parallel to this workshop which broadcasts the sounds of daybreak traveling westward from London (UK) time zone by time zone. NAISA Radio is a broadcast partner and will be broadcasting the 24+ hour livestream.
Practical Details:
- All levels of experience are welcome. - Bring your own laptop and a portable audio recorder.
- NAISA will supplement with additional equipment where necessary.
- Dress for colder temperatures at dusk and dawn as well as for some walking on muddy and wet surfaces.
- Warbler’s Roost has comfortable indoor accommodation with kitchens and bathrooms that are shared among the guests. Breakfast is provided each day. Accommodation discounts available for those wanting to share a room with a friend or partner.
Schedule:
Friday May 3
6:00 to 7:00 pm - Lecture - Approaches to Recording and Workshop Introduction
7:00 to 8:00 pm - Listening Tour of Property
8:00 to 9:00 pm - Dusk Recording
Saturday May 4
6:00 to 8:00 - Dawn Recording
8:00 to 9:00 - Breakfast provided
10:00 to 11:00 - Lecture-Demo on Editing
11:00 to 2:00 - Individual work on Editing (individual assistance is available)
2:00 to 3:00 - Group Listening to Edited Recordings
3:00 to 4:00 - Lecture on Soundscape Composition
4:00 to 9:00 - Individual work on Composition (or self-guided dusk recording)
Sunday May 5
6:00 to 8:00 - Self-guided Dawn Recording
8:00 to 9:00 - Breakfast
10:00 am to 12:00 pm - Group Listening to Compositions and Filesharing
12:00 to 2:00 pm - Lunch and Departure
2:00 to 4:00 - Community Soundscapes installation open at NAISA North Media Arts Centre, 313 Highway 124, South River