In this paper, the author outlines his teaching methods on an introductory module called “Introduction to Electroacoustic Music”. His chosen methodology is one that promotes basic skills within a studio environment where many traditional musical notions appear to be absent, and advocates adopting practices developed in early analogue studios - particularly those practices based on the theories of Pierre Schaeffer and his successors. He argues that analogue equipment readily promotes forms of physical interaction which can then be adapted to the digital domain and that by emphasising making and listening, rather than merely providing training in the use of specific pieces of apparatus or software packages the students develop the ability to think critically and intelligently about sound and its potential.