Assignment #1: Single Hemi Fun + Small SLOrk Sound Sketches

This assignment asks you to work with the quintessential laptop orchestra building block: laptop + a single hemispherical speaker array

Due dates:

Specification (part 1 of 2): Single Hemi Fun

create an instrument for a single hemi using ChucK
should take advantage of the multi-channel aspect (or have a good reason to not do that)
consider issues of playability, expressiveness, sound, and also use in an ensemble setting
craft a very short piece for your instrument, describe/score it, turn in with assignment
each person should turn in their own instrument - however, working together is highly encouraged!

turn in all files by demo'ing

1) at least a bit of progress on both parts (some combination of ideas, source code, any scores, audio files, etc.)
2) a short README text (readme.txt) file that:
- describes your progress so far
- describes any difficulties you are encountering in the process
- plans for next week
- any outstanding code issues that we reviewers will encounter during our review

turn in all files by demo'ing and checking in the files with instructors on the Tuesday that it's due, at CCRMA

1) files for both parts of the assignment (source code, any scores, audio files, etc.)
2) a short README text (readme.txt) file that:
- contains instructions on running your programs
- describes any difficulties you encountered in the process