Sunday, June 29, 2008
it doesn't make you a musician
The technological world offers more opportunities for individuals to learn and grow as musicians. Something as simple as Finale Notepad helps a person compose or arrange music in a way that would otherwise take hours or days, or perhaps cause the person not to try in the first place (yes, in this latter comment, I am referring to myself!). One thing I've noticed, though, is that sometimes those who work with technology that incorporates music do not quite understand the music side - generally, they've been trained in the technology field and their musical choices are either made on a whim or based on very limited understanding of what quality music is. Unfortunately, I've seen this a lot with video artists, whose video work is far superior to their musical choices to accompany the work. This brings up the point that just because a person has the ability to do something with music in the technological world, it doesn't mean they understand what they're doing with the music (or why they are making choices). I get very frustrated by those who use music for profound things but have hardly any understanding of why. How do we fix this? I'm at a bit of a loss. That being said, when I meet someone who is embedded in the technological world and truly is involved in the creative process of making music, it makes it all that much more powerful. (Golan Levin, anyone? :))
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I think this is a really interesting topic. The awesome thing about music is that it is accessible to everyone in some way. I feel like most people connect with music and judging from the number of ipods I see on public transportation, I'd venture to say that we NEED music. So, I'm guessing that it is natural that many people who love music, begin to want to make music. Technology makes that possible on many levels. You are right in saying that a lot of people do not know much about making music, but instead they follow a "whim" as you say. I think that whim is an artform in and of itself. Not one that is instead of really knowing music, but a new one that is made possible by technology. Of course, knowledge of music would serve to enhance the "whim" greatly... imagine having both!
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