The Korg Volca is a portable battery-powered groove box with focused synths and drum machines that you can affordably purchase or even rent from the Carnegie Library! For years, Alex has been using the Korg Volca series to compose and perform live electronic music. This workshop will share how using simple, accessible technology can help you bypass the intimidation and exclusivity that often comes with arcane and expensive music technology. VOLCABULARY is not just about using this specific tool, but about building comfort and fluency with whatever music technology is at hand, and generally is an approach that can remove barriers of entry to creativity.

Recommended Materials: A notebook and a writing utensil.

This workshop overlaps with some of the content presented in previous workshops such as Hybrid Theory or Volcabulary. Attending or viewing these classes is not a prerequisite, just an additional resource for anyone interested!