Digital Workshops for Schools: Wires, Strings & Other Things 2 - 4 Dec 2025
Watch Wires, Strings & Other Things from the comfort of your classroom and then join Ed Devane for a music workshop inspired by the show!
Inspired by Wire, Strings, and Other Things, this hands-on online workshop explores how anything that makes a sound has musical potential. Through short listening exercises and playful sound-making with everyday objects, participants will discover how sound can be used for music-making, improvisation, storytelling, or emotional expression.
We’ll explore simple principles of instrument design—striking, rubbing, or bowing objects to uncover hidden sonic possibilities. Participants will be invited to bring a few household materials, form groups, and take part in guided improvisations based on narrative or gesture.
Everyone will have a chance to lead the group, encouraging creative expression, active listening, and a deeper appreciation of how sound shapes our understanding of the world.
All required materials will be sent to the school upon booking!
Curricular Links
This workshop explores the various strands of the Music curriculum – listening and responding, performing and composing. Children will explore tempo, pitch, dynamics, timbre, texture and style.
About Ed Devane
Ed Devane is a sound artist, instrument builder, and member of the Wire, Strings, and Other Things trio. Based in the hills of Donegal, he creates interactive sound installations, experimental musical instruments, and specialized recording equipment—such as contact microphones—used by sound designers around the world.
Ed’s workshops are designed to inspire creativity through hands-on, collaborative learning and joyful explorations of sound and materials.
He has delivered workshops and commissions for a wide range of cultural and educational organisations, including a recent project for St. Oliver Plunkett Primary School in Malahide, County Dublin. His work is rooted in the idea that sound design and instrument making can help us better understand music—and the world around us. He has two children, two cats, and 18 chickens, and will be coming to you live from his studio in Gweedore, County Donegal.