WORKSHOPS
Alongside performances, I run “Intro to Creative Coding” and “Creating Live Visuals for Music Performance” workshops where young people and adults can have a first taste of using free software to create live reactive visuals, without writing a line of code.
These workshops take a hands-on, dive-right-in approach. From the very beginning, participants learn by doing, making simple, visual, interactive scenes right away. Using the same software I use for my own live visuals, you’ll make things spin, glow, warp, and sparkle as you learn about rendering, lighting, textures and more.
A presentation of Play & See can also be paired with a one-off or a 2–4 week series of these workshops — see Play & See .
Suitable for anyone comfortable with basic computer skills — no prior coding experience needed.
Participant Feedback:
Charlie was incredibly patient as he taught us the basics and was always willing to pause and help someone who needed extra help. It was also really impressive to be able to create an interactive sound design within such a short time. If there's another course I'll definitely sign up again!
What · Cross-disciplinary digital-making: live animations with shapes that spin, warp and pulse in response to music and sound. Students build a network of operators in a node-based environment — no code typing required. Working in pairs.
Who’s teaching · Charlie Hooper-Williams — award-winning composer, pianist, and one of the software developers of the global top-10 app Shazam.
Ages · 13–18 or University
Group size · Up to 16 per session
Length · 60–120 min
Subjects · Computing, Software Engineering, Animation, Music Technology, Mathematics, Design & Technology
Requirements · One computer per pair; free software pre-installed (instructions provided); demonstration screen/projector with HDMI.
Add-on · Can pair with a 20–60 min concert demonstration, including student work. No maximum audience size.