Creativity and innovation in project work

Teacher: Morten Svenstrup

During this course, we will explore one of the most fundamental skills of any musician/composer – our listening.

We engage the ability of our consciousness to listen both intensely focused and all-encompassing. And to always know which one we use. What happens if we listen to all that is possible to hear, in as many different ways as possible, 24 hours a day?

The work is based on Deep Listening® as developed by avantgarde composer and humanitarian Pauline Oliveros. The practice explores the deeply personal listening of each student, and teaches new ways of listening.

Deep Listening is experimental at its core, and aims to be precise and reflective. Body awareness work is a central part of the course too, and will be explored through Chinese martial arts. Come and listen!

PREREQUISITES

None

LEARNING OUTCOME

By the end of the module, the student will have:

– Gained the ability to actively shape her or his listening

– Gained a radical sonic awareness

– Developed the ability to listen to and with the body

– Knowledge about the listening/composition form Sonic Meditations

CONTENT

We work with the following areas:

– Sonic Meditations

– Body work: Full Body Listening + Qi Gong

– 24 hours listening a day, including Listening in Dreams

– Improvisation + open approach

TEACHING AND WORKING METHODS

– Practice-based group work

– Including individual and group based exercises

– Listening journal / notebook for personal entries between sessions

GROUP FORMATION

Normally 5-8 students per class.

ASSESSMENT

At the conclusion the teacher will assess your qualifications on the basis of active, subject specific participation in the course. The assessment awarded is Approved/Not approved.

Assessment criteria:

– Composing and leading at least one group based Sonic Meditation.

– At least one weekly entry in listening journal, written, recorded or other form

REFERENCES

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