Live Coding and Teaching SuperCollider

Collins, Nick

doi:10.1386/jmte.9.1.5_1

Live Coding and Teaching SuperCollider

Collins, Nick

Authors

Professor Nick Collins nick.collins@durham.ac.uk
Professor

Abstract

SuperCollider (SC) is a highly customizable programming language for music; live coding is the dynamic rewriting of a computer program as a concert or exploratory act. Learning sessions on SC can make ready use of live coding techniques, with many interesting musical possibilities, and this article explores the author’s twelve years of SC teaching. Contexts include SC workshops for adults, undergraduate computer music classes, and widening participation of creative coding sampler sessions for 11–13-year olds. The article is a personal reflection on pedagogy, which can provide ideas for live coding and computer music teaching across a range of audiences.

Citation

Collins, N. (2016). Live Coding and Teaching SuperCollider. Journal of Music, Technology & Education, 9(1), 5-16. https://doi.org/10.1386/jmte.9.1.5_1

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Mar 8, 2016
Online Publication Date	May 1, 2016
Publication Date	May 1, 2016
Deposit Date	Mar 8, 2016
Publicly Available Date	May 1, 2017
Journal	Journal of Music, Technology and Education
Print ISSN	1752-7066
Electronic ISSN	1752-7074
Publisher	Intellect
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	9
Issue	1
Pages	5-16
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1386/jmte.9.1.5_1