Re: [microsound] maths science and electronic music

[David Powers <dpowers3@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Matt,

Good answers, but I think you miss what I was getting at...  I meant to
pose these questions in collective/cultural terms, not individual ones. 
For example, the Chernobyl accident is a little different than the
musical accident.  Furthermore, while you as an individual may not
experience it, I'm sure that computer interfaces do exert a control on
the general population - I see it at work in the university every day. 
This is not just a mental or individual question, but really has
political and social implications.

~David

David Powers
Faculty Assistant
DePaul University, School of Education
Department of Leadership in Education, Language, and Human Services
773-325-4806

>>> craque@xxxxxxxxxx 04/12/05 09:05PM >>>
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On Tue, 12 Apr 2005 18:00:16 -0500 "David Powers" <dpowers3@xxxxxxxxxx>

wrote:
>
>What is music vs. noise?

Apples and oranges. ;)

I believe noise is that which opposes signal. Music as a thing which
exists 
in time may or may not contain noise. If i choose to, the noise of the
AC 
and chattering voices on this crowded train combine as music to my ear.
The 
juxtaposition of noise and musical sound might be the best indicators
of 
Free Will there is!

>What does the  "accident" mean?

This term has never resonated with me, i think because i have a musical

upbringing which never considered any sound as accidental. Every sound
is 
its own, regardless of how it is made. The better question might be
whether 
unintentional sound is considered music. It hardly makes any difference
in 
the end, but i think the link to Cage's ideas about non-intention (or
the 
removal of control) is important.

The liberation of sound has already happened. I am looking forward to
the 
liberation of culture, where people have opened their ears to new ways
of 
listening. I am still searching for ways to help this happen.
 
>To what extent are individuals controlled by interfaces and norms
embedded 
within technologies?

Only to the extent that they recognize it. Creative minds work WITH 
limitations instead of against them, and often the supposed "control"
is 
the point of inspiration. I dont see computers being much different
from 
any other music technology, digital or no. If artists are controlled by

their interface, i think they may be under-utilizing it, or are
oblivious 
to the possibilities.

matt
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