“This journey changed my life. I really appreciate all that I learned from the course.” — Antonio D.F., Make Some Waves · Berlin School of Sound

“One semester that changes how you hear the world.” — Make Some Waves participant · Berlin School of Sound

12 weeks. Two artists. One semester that changes how you hear the world.

Sound Art for Beginners is a hands-on introduction to sound as a creative medium. Over 12 weeks, you’ll record, build, compose, and perform — guided step by step by two professional artists who have spent decades working at the intersection of sound, technology, and art.

You won’t just study sound art — you’ll make it.

You’ll build your own microphones and electronic instruments from scratch. You’ll go out into Berlin and record the city. You’ll compose electroacoustic pieces in a DAW. You’ll experiment with your voice. You’ll learn to code sound with Pure Data. And at the end, you’ll present your work in a public performance at ACUD.

Every session concludes with a listening session or deep-listening exercise — training your ears as much as your hands.

Max 8 participants. Two instructors. Starting September 2026.

Your Instructors

Antje Vowinckel
One of Germany’s most respected sound artists and radio art composers. Over 30 years of electroacoustic compositions, radio plays, and sound installations broadcast and performed across Europe. At Berlin School of Sound she teaches composition, field recording, voice work, and performance.

Georg Werner
Berlin-based artist and engineer working at the intersection of sound, electronics, and installation. Specializes in DIY electronics, sensor-based instruments, and site-specific sound installations. He builds things that make sound — and teaches you to do the same.

Programme

Module 1 · 14.09.26 · Antje Vowinckel
Introduction to Sound Art — genres, history, theory. What is sound art? Where did it come from? Where is it going? A foundation for everything that follows.

Module 2 · 21.09.26 · Georg Werner
Electroacoustic Principles in Practice, Part I — understanding sound by building it. Construct your own DIY microphone and DIY loudspeaker from basic components.

Module 3 · 28.09.26 · Georg Werner
Electroacoustic Principles in Practice, Part II — build your own DIY contact microphone, hydrophone, and preamp. Tools that capture sound in ways a normal mic can’t.

Module 4 · 05.10.26 · Antje Vowinckel
Field Recording — we meet at a lost place in Berlin and record sounds with different types of microphones. The city becomes your instrument.

Module 5 · 05.10.26 · Antje Vowinckel
Electroacoustic Composition, Part I — working with a DAW. Organizing sessions, organizing sounds, working with plugins. Your first steps in composing with recorded material.

Module 6 · 12.10.26 · Georg Werner
Sensors and Electronics for Performance, Part I — build a chirping circuit powered by the sun. Your introduction to electronics as a creative tool.

Module 7 · 19.10.26 · Antje Vowinckel
Creative Voice Lab — automatic speaking, dialect karaoke, telephone pranks, extended voice techniques, street interviews, AI voices. Your voice as raw material — pushed in every direction.

Module 8 · 26.10.26 · Antje Vowinckel
Electroacoustic Composition, Part II — dramaturgy, creating depth, transitions, poly-layering. Taking your compositions from sketches to finished pieces.

Module 9 · 02.11.26 · Georg Werner
Sensors and Electronics for Performance, Part II — build a sound player with sensor input. Your instruments start responding to the world around them.

Module 10 · 09.11.26 · Antje Vowinckel
Performance Lab — build your own setup with amplified objects, playbacks, voice, instruments, visuals, pedals, MIDI controllers. Learn to perform with everything you’ve built and recorded.

Module 11 · 16.11.26 · Georg Werner
Site-Specific Installation and Electronics, Part III — using a passive system in a specific place. Your work begins to inhabit space.

Module 12 · 23.11.26 · Georg Werner
Introduction to Pure Data — your first steps in programming sound. Free, open-source, endlessly powerful. Build your own digital instruments and sound environments.

Final Presentation · 30.11.26 · Antje Vowinckel & Georg Werner
Public presentation of your final performance and composition work at ACUD Kunsthaus. Friends, family, and Berlin’s sound art community are invited. This is your moment.

What’s included

• 12 weekly sessions · every Monday · 17:30 · ACUD Kunsthaus
• Two professional instructors — Antje Vowinckel & Georg Werner
• Maximum 8 participants — guaranteed personal attention
• All materials for DIY electronics workshops
• Access to ACUD facilities and equipment
• Public final performance at ACUD
• Certificate of completion

Pricing

Early Bird: €1,599 — until 15 July 2026
Regular: €1,899

50:50 payment available — pay the first half at the start, second half after Module 6.

Who is this for?

You don’t need a background in music or electronics. You need curiosity, a willingness to experiment, and the desire to make something that didn’t exist before you showed up.

This course is for musicians who want to expand beyond their instrument, artists curious about sound as a medium, engineers who want to make something creative, and anyone who has ever listened to a sound installation and thought — I want to know how that works.

Details

📅 Starting 14 September 2026 · Every Monday · 17:30
📍 ACUD Kunsthaus, Veteranenstraße 21, 10119 Berlin-Mitte
👥 Maximum 8 participants
🌍 English
🎓 No prior experience needed

Questions?

Write to us at contact@berlinschoolofsound.com — we reply within 24 hours.

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