Develop sound recording skills, explore underwater sounds and gain hands-on experience with specialist microphones.

  • Develop sound recording and listening skills on location.
  • Gain hands-on experience with specialist microphones designed primarily for field recording.
  • Develop a deeper understanding of eco-acoustics through contextualised discussion.

Explore underwater sounds and other hidden sound worlds with interdisciplinary artist Kathy Hinde in this one-day Introduction to Underwater Recording course. You’ll be introduced to recording techniques using a range of specialist microphones such as hydrophones, geophones and adapted contact microphones to access sounds that are usually inaccessible to the human ear. 

In the morning, you'll go outside for a listening walk. You'll then explore and record using a range of different specialist microphones including hydrophones, contact microphones and geophones.

In the afternoon, you'll listen back to your recordings and listen to recordings from other artists for inspiration. You'll also critically reflect upon and contextualise how field recording sits between sound art and eco-acoustics and explore how to further develop your creative practice.

“It’s so exciting to introduce people to underwater listening and recording. I’m always captivated and curious by these usually hidden sounds. It’s a totally different world.”

Kathy Hinde

Overview

This course will take place in person at Newton Park campus, Bath.

The next course will take place on 21 March, 11am - 4:30pm.

This short course costs £89 per person. This course is partially funded by MyWorld.

Please bring a laptop to download your sounds to take home with you. If you don't have access to a laptop, please let us know in advance and we can supply you with one for the duration of this short course.

We'll provide refreshments on the day. However, please bring your own packed lunch.

Please also wear clothing and footwear suitable for the outdoors.

Meet the team

Kathy Hinde is an interdisciplinary artist who creates installations, performances and site specific experiences aiming to nurture a deeper and more embodied connection to the more-than-human world. Composed of hand-made objects, electronics and a blend of digital and analogue systems, her work represents a cross between kinetic sound sculptures and newly invented musical instruments. She creates pieces in response to specific locations and frequently works in collaboration with other practitioners and scientists and often actively involves the audience in the creative process.

Kathy has toured work across Europe, USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Russia, China, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Colombia, Australia and New Zealand. Awards include an Ivor Novello Award, an Honorary Mention at Prix Ars Electronica, a British Composer Award, an ORAM award and a Scottish Award for New Music. Kathy received an Honorary Doctorate in music from Bath Spa University and is a member of Bristol Experimental Expanded Film (BEEF).

Kathy is a regular tutor at “CAMP next level artist residencies” in the French Pyrenees and has tutored on courses such as ‘Environmental Listening, Eco-acoustics and Environmental Sound Art' since 2022.

Terms and conditions

Read the terms and conditions for taking part in this short course.

Contact us

For more information about the course please email your enquiries to shortcourses@bathspa.ac.uk .