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MUSIC 223A

Composing Electronic Sound Poetry

UNITS:2-3
GRADING:Letter or Credit/No Credit
LEVEL:Graduate
GER:WAY-CE

Poets, lyricists, rappers, composers, intermedia experimentalists, and others curious about combining words and sounds are invited to explore the exciting world of sound poetry. Students will make electronic works, musique concrète soundscapes, songs, or audio essays featuring their voice or that of others, with vocal sounds produced by singing, speaking, or speech synthesis, and employing digitally processed or collaged words. Our words can be original, collaboratively composed, quoted, or AI-generated. Students will complete several short creative etudes that build to a public concert featuring original multi-channel works, pieces with video, or live performances. No prerequisites.

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1 Term
Seminar 1Open
ID: 7594
0 / 20 enrolled
DAYS:Tuesday
TIME:10:30 AM – 11:50 AM
LOCATION:Knoll217
INSTRUCTOR:
Applebaum, Mark
units

MUSIC 223A: Composing Electronic Sound Poetry

2-3 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit · GER: WAY-CE

Poets, lyricists, rappers, composers, intermedia experimentalists, and others curious about combining words and sounds are invited to explore the exciting world of sound poetry. Students will make electronic works, musique concrète soundscapes, songs, or audio essays featuring their voice or that of others, with vocal sounds produced by singing, speaking, or speech synthesis, and employing digitally processed or collaged words. Our words can be original, collaboratively composed, quoted, or AI-generated. Students will complete several short creative etudes that build to a public concert featuring original multi-channel works, pieces with video, or live performances. No prerequisites.

Offered in Autumn 2026 at Stanford University.

Autumn 2026 sections

  • Seminar — Tuesday 10:30 AM – 11:50 AM — Knoll217 — Applebaum, Mark (Graduate)

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