“The trouble with music appreciation in general is that people are taught to have too much respect for music; they should be taught to love it instead.” -Igor Stravinsky
This is generally accurate. Though instead of crying it is usually sweating and/or swearing.
(via iamnahald)
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This reinterpretation of Corea’s standard “Spain” is nothing short of genius. I find it particularly interesting because it highlights the linguistic and interactional aspects of music.
You might have heard artists or pseudo artist refer to music as a language more so than an art. I think this duet illustrates the metaphor pretty well . It’s basically a six minute musical conversation between two pianists engaged in a “call and response” game, where one presents an idea (rhythm pattern, melody or riff) and the other counters with either “complements”, “parallelisms” or “objections”.
I find this type of musical “play” really stimulating to our brains because it mimics a fundamental human process: communication. It’s for sure one of the best ways to engage crowds, so the next time you play a show, jam with your friends, play for your roommates or dj at some crappy party, try including your audience and your peers in the “conversation”, I bet you will have more fun!
Who’ s never been to a concert where the singer hums a melody and asks the crowd to repeat it?
The following days I will be uploading some of the best “conversations” I’ve found on you tube. Stay tuned!
The camera work makes me feel like I’m watching an awkward date, but still, it hits the music-as-a-language nail squarely on the head.
Sharing space in SoHo with The RZA and Jimmy Kimmel. Fresh company. #obeythoven
Good heavens how I wish I could go to this tonight. It is precisely what classical music needs more of right now. Take the old yet timeless, infuse it with the now, then revel in the what-will-happen of it all.
Because it’s election day, I implore you to Vote Beethoven 2012 (by WQXRClassical)
Vacation creation. Building a 4-frequency geodesic dome from toothpicks and marshmallows. Stay tuned. (Taken with Instagram)
Just can’t stop seeing hexagons. Again they are a result of closest packing if spheres. In this case, on patio furniture. (Taken with Instagram at 1 World Financial Center)
Stop no. 2: Norman Foster’s Hearst Tower. You can see the Fuller influence in the hexagons. (Taken with Instagram at Hearst Tower)
More hexagons found in Central Park. #fullerallaroundyou (Taken with Instagram at Naumburg Bandshell)
