Music and Technology: Live Electronics Performance Practices
MIT OpenCourseWare offers this hands-on course on live electronics performance and improvisation, covering both historical and contemporary approaches. Topics include basic analog instrument design, computer synthesis programming, and building hardware and software interfaces for real-time performance. Students work through creative exercises in circuit bending, patch design, and interactive sound systems, building toward performance projects that combine self-built instruments with programmed synthesis. The course site includes syllabus, assignments, and project materials from MIT's Music and Theater Arts program, aimed at students who want practical experience designing and playing electronic instruments rather than just studying the theory behind them. Materials are free to access under MIT's open license; there is no certificate offered, consistent with standard MIT OpenCourseWare practice.