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The seminar is part of a program with open seminars and workshops with Tom Whitwell, instrument designer of Music Thing Modular, 9\u201311 April 2026.
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Seminar on Designing Musical Instruments <\/strong>
on boundaries, identity and characterful tools<\/strong><\/strong>
When<\/strong>: Thursday, April 9 \u2013 18:00\u201320:00
Where<\/strong>: KTH Innovation, Teknikringen 1
Fee:<\/strong> No fee
Sign up<\/strong>: Open for everyone, no sign up needed, no affiliation needed.

An open seminar on musical instrument design with Tom Whitwell<\/a>, Yann Seznec<\/a>, Derek Holzer<\/a> and Helena Linder<\/a> led by Ludvig Elblaus<\/a>.

The speakers will present their individual instrument making practices and then join in a panel discussion on how new musical instruments can find their character through limitations and how a precise scope can be useful in designing tools that feel purposeful and inspiring.

Were do we as designers draw the boundaries of what a musical instrument is and isn\u2019t and what are the considerations and consequences attached to those decisio<\/p>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n\n

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Arranged by the Sonic Practices Working Group at the NAVET KTH Centre for Research in Art, Technology and Design in collaboration with Elektronmusikstudion EMS.
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