Join students from MIT and Berklee College of Music as we 

explore the frontiers of musical instrument design and fabrication. This 

hands-on event will feature guest lectures in the state of the art 

instrument design. Students will: construct interfaces for musical 

expression using sensors and sound design software; work in 

interdisciplinary teams and use rapid prototyping skills; explore the 

possibilities of network enabled musical performance; investigate how 

embedded technologies or biometric sensors can turn household objects or 

humans into sound outputs, and design new ways to sync music with one’s 

everyday life. Topics will also include entrepreneurship and new product 

launch strategies. This is session is a pre-semester sneak preview of a 

full-term new subject, 2.S972, described here: 

http://web.mit.edu/founders/www/2.S972.html 

Students can enroll in 2.S972 without attending the IAP workshop on Feb 

3, or can attend the IAP workshop on Feb 3 without enrolling in 2.S972.