Please answer the following questions and email them to me. There are no right answers, and even though some of the questions are complex, you don't need to write a thesis. This will help me to know where you are coming from....

Why are you interested in this class, and what do you hope to get out of it?

Are there particular areas of sonic art that you are especially interested in?

What else are you studying ? What is your major, minor, or area of concentration?

What type of art making experience do you have (I use the word art in the broadest sense possible)?

What type of sound / music making experience do you have (I use the words sound and music in the broadest sense possible)?

What is the role of art in our current social / political context?

Who are three of your favorite contemporary sound artists?

Please discuss your technical background, including: what type of computer / OS you use, what software / hardware you have used, and if you know any programming languages (including html). (Please don't overstate.... This is not a requirement for the course).

Have you ever made a web site, contributed to a wiki, or commented on a blog?

What technology has had the most dramatic societal impact (in the last one hundred years)?