Sonic Streams Tool Kit is a resource for sharing knowledge, ideas and creative research findings that explores sound and its impact on the human body and how we perceive the build environment.
It can be used in many ways and provides an in depth context to the fields of sound, science and health, as well as accompanying activities and guidelines for field recording, creation of audio soundtrack and creative research techniques by a leading artist in the field of sound art and sound recording.
The Tool Kit takes the form of downloadable PDF learning materials, audio files, online video master classes and blog style Student Sound Journals, that will enable students to:
Learn about the science of sound, its impact on their body and built environment through activities and contextual resources
Develop ideas and sound work that potentially could be used as therapeutic tools for the individual or installed to create healthy sonic environments with guidelines from professional artists and scientists
Learn the skills to record and edit audio with tips from professional sound artist and sound recordists
Test the physiological and emotional impact of the student soundtracks through creative scientific experiments and data evaluation
Share their sound exploration, audio files, and research findings on their individual Student Sound Journal
If you want to take part in our Education Research Portal and allow students to create their own Student Sound Journals, please download guidelines for administration moderation, login and user guidelines.
These guidelines, unlike the rest of the resource, are specific to teacher or student, we also recommend you download and read the Student Guidelines
The online Education Research Portal and Student Sound Journals are a platform for sharing learning, experiences, sound works, experiments and research findings.
Education Research Portal User Guidelines resource is a introduction to this online facility, how to log-in, access, administrate and the different options we provide for safe online sharing.
These guidelines will support schools and teachers to create a safe and secure learning facility for all students in their use of the Education Research Portal, to administer the student’s sound journal and guide them through initial login to the successful use of their sound journals.
This above and further information is available as a downloadable PDF - Sonic Streams Tool Kit : What is it and How do you use it?