Thursday, December 15, 2011
What a Wonderful World--May you sing and feel this once......Have a great winter break.
http://youtu.be/E2VCwBzGdPM
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Yo-Yo Ma & Bobby McFerrin - Grace
Professor Naddaff,
Thank you so much for a fantastic semester. I really loved your class. You'll be missed next semester, best of luck in all your endeavors!
Monday, December 12, 2011
Oh, um...
Try doing nothing but letting this sound hit your ears for the next eleven minutes.
Thanks for the semester.
Thanks for the semester.
Pan's Labyrinth Lullaby
That indescribable emotion that can never be captured with words.
Thank you all for a wonderful (and very entertaining) semester.
Thank you all for a wonderful (and very entertaining) semester.
The Sea is Calm- Coco Rosie
Final Project- Jessica Adams
Thank you for a great semester, Professor Naddaff!
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Time to Shine
Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond (live)
It is important to take a moment to sit back and enjoy the music, especially during the hectic times...like finals week. Over the past semester I have battled with a personal physical attack, illness of loved ones, a serious breakup, and some deep psychological issues which is why this song spoke to me. I feel so much like the "Crazy Diamond". I see a new year and a new beginning on the horizon...it is time to "Shine On"! I enjoyed sharing this blog with all of you. Thank you for your offerings and insights every week...I am grateful for you!
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Final Essay Music Selection "Clair de Lune" by Debussy
I thought it would be cute to post my song selection considering there's going to be a lunar eclipse this morning.
Glad to have been able to share a space and conversate with all of you this semester. I've really never encountered such an articulate and simultaneously rowdy set of individuals in many moons. For those finishing up, happy writing!
-Elaine
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Thanksgiving Message
Dearest 108 -
I hope you all are enjoying your vacation, and I'd like to give thanks to you, especially Professor Naddaff, Fallenttinme Be Mice Elf. Enjoy the video, and have a funky thanksgiving y'all.
paige
I hope you all are enjoying your vacation, and I'd like to give thanks to you, especially Professor Naddaff, Fallenttinme Be Mice Elf. Enjoy the video, and have a funky thanksgiving y'all.
paige
Friday, November 18, 2011
Group 4 - Expansion Pack
In the NY Times article, "To Tug the Heartstrings Music Must First Tickle the Neurons", Levitin describes the research that he conducted using a Disklavier to record the piano strokes of a Chopin piece. Once the piece was recorded it was played back in its original recorded form and then the notes were manipulated to express the exact musical notation, without any expressive elements added by the musician playing it. The subjects who listened to the different versions of the music reported being less moved by the pieces which were manipulated and more so by the pieces played with artistic nuances. We can draw parallels to Benjamin's Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, in which he claims that the presence of the original piece of art is necessary for any art to be authentic. This speaks to the idea of the hand of the creator being present. Now you may say that this idea of the presence of the original speaks only to live music but in the recorded music of Levitin's experiment there is a presence...a human presence. For a person to play a piece of music exactly as it is written may prove quite difficult but also undesirable because it takes out any artistic interpretation.
In "This is Your Brain on Music" Levitin writes about the tricks that recording artists and engineers use to tickle our brains. We are able to hear the human element even in this type of recorded music.
In section III of Benjamin's Work of Art, he speaks to our changing human perception over time. Levitin also mentions our changing perceptions as being due to evolutionary pressures. The ways in which we see, taste, and hear have to adapt to new technologies, cultural elements, and politics. This is especially true with listening to music. The ways that we play, record, and listen to music changes and so we adapt with the times.
In "This is Your Brain on Music" Levitin writes about the tricks that recording artists and engineers use to tickle our brains. We are able to hear the human element even in this type of recorded music.
In section III of Benjamin's Work of Art, he speaks to our changing human perception over time. Levitin also mentions our changing perceptions as being due to evolutionary pressures. The ways in which we see, taste, and hear have to adapt to new technologies, cultural elements, and politics. This is especially true with listening to music. The ways that we play, record, and listen to music changes and so we adapt with the times.
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