Prompt: In design, a precedent is an existing project, artwork, or creative idea that demonstrates an innovative way of solving a problem or communicating an idea. Designers and artists study precedents to discover new techniques, inspire creative thinking, and understand how others have approached similar challenges.

In this studio, our challenge is to create a sonic story using music, voice, and environmental sounds. Before creating our own compositions, we will investigate how artists, musicians, filmmakers, and sound designers use sound to communicate emotion, place, memory, and narrative.

As you explore these examples, think like a sound designer. Listen carefully to how different sonic elements work together to create meaning.

Deliverables:

Create a post in the Responses tab above, and for each example that you select, answer the guiding questions.

• What story is being told?
• Which sounds stand out most?
• How do the sounds make you feel?
• How is silence used?
• What techniques might you borrow for your own sonic story?

Prompt: In design, a precedent is an existing project, artwork, or creative idea that demonstrates an innovative way of solving a problem or communicating an idea. Designers and artists study precedents to discover new techniques, inspire creative thinking, and understand how others have approached similar challenges.

In this studio, our challenge is to create a sonic story using music, voice, and environmental sounds. Before creating our own compositions, we will investigate how artists, musicians, filmmakers, and sound designers use sound to communicate emotion, place, memory, and narrative.

As you explore these examples, think like a sound designer. Listen carefully to how different sonic elements work together to create meaning.

Deliverables:

Create a post in the Responses tab above, and for each example that you select, answer the guiding questions.

• What story is being told?
• Which sounds stand out most?
• How do the sounds make you feel?
• How is silence used?
• What techniques might you borrow for your own sonic story?