Writing prompt for your comment:
- What did you find most interesting in the talk?
- What did you find most confusing? (I kept wanting push "pause" and explain some of the terms he was using. I don't think he works with a lot of first-year students.)
- How much do you think about what you can contribute to musical culture, as opposed to becoming a part of the existing culture?
I really enjoyed the diversity of music that Applebaum presented, the pop music was a wonderful surprise. I also really enjoyed just listening to Applebaum speak. My favorite part of the lecture was at the end when he was explaining composing music that he was comfortable with versus music that would "push him." He was also really good at keeping us engaged and entertained. I can't remember specifically, however I do remember some terms that I didn't understand and thus made some parts of the lecture confusing. I have actually never really thought about contributing to musical culture versus becoming a part of the existing culture. However, I feel that I can contribute as a teacher by educating students about material that is different than the traditional material that is taught in classrooms today.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed his diversity of music but also, his new found instruments. All of his mouse.... instruments made me think of things I could change on my instrument that I created in my seminar first semester. I don't quiet remember what I found confusing but in the end I connected all of the pieces along the way.I believe that I ca contribute to the musical culture by showing my students as a music educator the norms of music as well as the abstracts of music.
ReplyDeleteMark Applebaum's presentation showed just how unique and innovative he is as a musician. I was surprised by how honest and up-front he is with his audience as he admits that the general public probably hate his experimental music. I love how he completely disregards this and keeps composing abstract works in order to expand our culture. Through this, he certainly shows that he's a firm believer in giving back rather than taking. I think this is really important as we live in a society surrounded by recycled pop music and generic pieces, which may sound pleasant, but we always need something new to keep moving forward.
ReplyDeleteIn regards to the confusing aspects of his presentation, there were some terms which sounded quite complex. However, this didn't impede me from understanding the important messages he was trying to get across. Finally, I believe I can contribute to musical culture by not being afraid to be adventurous when it comes to performing or teaching music. When I perform, I want to involve my audience as much as I can and step away from the normal conventions. When I teach, I want to transmit my passion for music to others, as well as exposing them to new music being made in the 21st century.
Mark Applebaum's talk was quite the treat to end to school week. I really admired his speaking skills because I thought that everything he spoke about was well articulated and made sense. He has a multi-faceted career as a jazz pianist, composition professor and experimental/pop/western composer. He embraces everything that he has done and I feel like if I were to ask him if he had to choose one occupation out of all the ones he has created for himself, he wouldn't be able to. After working on his very difficult(and awesome) experimental music this semester, I was in awe by his orchestral and especially his pop works. I've always wanted to find a way to connect with my culture as a classical musician.
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ReplyDelete1.I found it interesting how much of a diverse composer he was. When I heard his work some time ago, I thought everything that he wrote fell into the same category of experimental music. It found it interesting how he divided his compositions into two different categories.
ReplyDelete2.He had an improvisation masterclass before the discussion and I wish he would have elaborated more on the works behind it.
3.I haven’t thought too much about what I can do to contribute to musical culture, but I find that it would be difficult to be completely original nowadays. The experimental music world reminds me of how modern art sells. Most of it sells in the name of the artist, rather than the piece.
Mark Applebaum's talk was probably the talk I have enjoyed the most so far, it was awesome seeing how much he has done and so unafraid and unapologetic about it he was. Someone was talking about how "conceited," Mark was but I did not see it that way at all. He was just very straight forward about his craft and what he does so it was awesome seeing that amount of confidence. This talk also completely explained the concept of 21cm to me. Mark Applebaum is the epitamy of 21cm
ReplyDeleteI really loved his talk! A lot of people have mentioned this already, but I love how diverse he is as a composer and musician. My favorite idea of his and also what makes me think about my contribution to musical culture is the recognition that what may be new and experimental to one musician, isn't to the other. I love that he sees composition as something that can be solely self-serving that also helps the musical community. It is just so fascinating to see all of his creativity and how he thinks of his different musical endeavors.
ReplyDeleteOf course just like every body else I found Mark Applebaums way of think extremely interesting. His mentality on the matter of consumption and contribution is very different to anything I've heard in regards to music. Although I do appreciate his thought of trying to create something completely new I don't really know how I feel about the end product. True, the things he's creating have never been done before but do they really qualify as music.
ReplyDeleteEasily the most confusing thing was his hieroglyphic looking music notation. I guess some people were creative enough to make something out of it, but personally I wouldn't be able to do anything with that.
I guess based off the way I've been taught as a musician I'll be another individual going into the already developed musical culture and not creating my own new abstract sounds.
I really enjoyed Mark Applebaum's talk, particularly his examples of the pictographic notation. That was fascinating to me, and I liked thinking about how I might interpret it as a performer. I not particularly like his own instruments. They just didn't sound musical to me. However, they were certainly innovative and approached music from a new dimension.
ReplyDeleteI didn't really find any of it confusing. If there was confusion, it was quickly resolved. I thought he was quite articulate and very good at explaining some of his more detailed concepts.
I had never really thought about contributing in the way that he explained it. However, I think that contributing is a big part of what I hope to do as a musician. My outlook on music is unique, and I do not necessarily want to perform in a traditional sense. As far as his definition of contribution, though, mine is very different. I want to give back through music, use it to help communities. He talked about contributing to the field of existing music. I want to contribute to the world using the existing field of music.