In May this year, we had the absolute pleasure of welcoming a group of 15 young people aged 14 – 18 to our Woolwich Works home, for a half-term project led by electroacoustic composer and sound artist Cameron Naylor. The 3-day project was a chance for young people to get hands on with microphones, learning techniques for recording the sounds in the world around them, and then creatively working with these sounds to develop a new piece responding to the space.
I learnt the meaning and connection between nature and the sounds around me, and how to put them into music.
Project Participant
I enjoyed learning about how you can use many things to create different sounds. It was great to record. It helped me understand music and flow. It’s not just captured by instruments and doesn’t have to be perfect.
Project Participant
The young people recorded sounds from all around Woolwich Works, from bees, singing, cutlery, and chairs, and then brought these sounds together to make their final pieces. You can have a listen to what was created below!
You can watch the video above to get a deeper insight into the 3 days, and contact us anytime at [email protected] if you would like to find out more about our Holiday Projects programme.