This practicum focuses on the creation of interactive music systems to aid in composition and performance. Existing systems will be examined and students will work in teams in a variety of ways including designing hardware and software systems, Max/MSP/Jitter programming for new systems, creating text and video pedagogical resources for these systems, creating visual elements and software interfaces through graphic design, and making this content accessible in a variety of ways through the open-source interactive music system project site www.eamir.org.