This module introduces students to the field of organology to stimulate students to design, modify and build their own musical instruments. By reviewing ways in which sound production techniques have influenced musical practices and styles, students analyse the role of technology in sonic art-making process. Students will be introduced to instruments from a variety of cultures and learn to classify them in terms of their sound generation methods. Practices and styles are analysed in relation to instrument design. Students will then build and design their own musical instruments in preparation for a performance that takes place at the end of the semester.