Teach yourself to sound

“Remember to remember to listen...and remind yourself when you’re not listening.” Pauline Oliveros

Teach yourself To Fly

Any number of persons sit in a circle facing the center. Illuminate the space with dim blue light.
Begin by simply observing your own breathing. Always be an observer. Gradually allow your breathing
to become audible. Then introduce your voice. Allow your vocal cords to vibrate in any mode which occurs naturally.
Allow the intensity to increase very slowly. Continue as long as possible naturally, and until all others are quiet,
always observing your own breath cycle.

Sonic Meditations - Pauline Oliveros

Due date

2024.1.14, Tuesday, 11:59:59pm
2024.1.17, Wednesday, in class listening.

Part 1 - Set up your web portfolio

if you don't have one yet, create a CCRMA account - Celeste or Matt can help
your web portfolio should live at https://ccrma.stanford.edu/~YOURID/220b/

Part 2 - Write (or choose) your instructions

You can find some inspiration in resources

make it short, one paragraph must be enough
have fun with it

Part 3 - Now... teach yourself to sound

make two sonic representations of your instructions (generate it using a programming language for sound synthesis)
your code should look nice, the code is part of the composition
the code should run with a single button or command (i.e., all necesary files should be included)
reference "A Few (Programmable) Parameters of Musical Sound"

Deliverables

this homework should live at https://ccrma.stanford.edu/~YOURID/220b/
the code (nicely named and packed)
audio recording of your sound (e.g., hw1.mp3)
a text describing what you did and how you approached the process:

your ideas/comments in constructing each program
instructions on running your programs
describes any difficulties you encountered in the process