The Picosynth is a synthesiser kit designed to be easy to assemble while giving children a first look into the world of electronic music creation.
It can be assembled without the need to solder and with a single wrench and is therefore well suited for children from 6 years old on.
Is is part of a workshop where children build their own picosynth while learning about it’s components, followed by a music making session where they can explore the instrument.
Workshop :
Structure:
The workshop starts with a small introduction on how digital sound is created.
It’s then followed by a step by step assembly of the picosynth, where the function of each component is explained.
After building the device the children can choose different colours knobs and buttons to personalise their instrument.
Finally they get a demonstration of the functions and are then free to make music on there own and ask questions.
Goals:
The workshop is a great opportunity for children to have a first contact with both digital music/sound and electrical components.
It’s supposed to get them interested in these subjects and motivated to explore them in more depth when they are back at home.
Therefore everything is design around the idea of being not complicated to understand, but with enough depth to explore further without getting boring.
