Today in class we started with an exercise in which we were silent for 7 minutes. This is how we were first introduced into the idea of the noises around us being a form of music. Initially the first thing I learnt was how hard it was to relax and be quiet. It seems we are always busy and to actually have to be quiet for an unknown amount of time was challenging to get into. Also from this exercise I learnt how much we rely on other confirmation from other people in our surroundings when placed in uncomfortable or unfamiliar situations. When started the assignment the unsure situation caused people to, smile, give awkward stares and attempt not to laugh. So through human interaction I was able to learn the behavioral qualities in which people take on when they feel uncomfortable.
The second thing that really stuck in my mind form class today was Jon Cage’s interview. In his interview he mentioned the idea that “ music is someone talking and the traffic on 6th avenue (NYC) was the activity of sound”. I really liked this idea of how in traffic and in nature the noises speak to us whereas, in music created by man, the composer is talking to the audience through the composition. The idea that not everything we listen to has to be man composition but the fact that to sit in silence is music all on its own.
Finally the last thing I took in from our class today was the true idea of improv performance art, and its deeper significance. An example given to us was of the people in Times Square freezing, and not moving. Showing how important the audience is to the artwork and how inevitably they become apart of the artwork themselves. In addition to the peoples interactions their expectations of the work adds to a large part of the artwork like when Jon Cage preformed his piece.
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