Assignments
Assignment Due by February 12
Required Reading & Listening:
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Orientations by Pierre Boulez
- •Read "Where are we now?" (p.445) and "Technology and the Composer" (p.486)
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- •Note: Some links may not work, feel free to search elsewhere if interested
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- •A real delight; read as much as you can
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Language as Activism: The Sonic Meditations of Pauline Oliveros
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Trailer for DEEP LISTENING: The Story of Pauline Oliveros
- •We will watch this in class on 2/12
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- •From "Deep Listening" CD
- •Duration: ~25 minutes
- •Please listen to the whole piece
Assignment Due by February 19
Books to Read & Reflect:
- •Deep Listening: A Composer’s Sound Practice (Pauline Oliveros)
- •A Year of Deep Listening (ed. Stephanie Loveless)
- •Contact Clémence (ctaillan@media.mit.edu) if you haven’t received copies of these books.
Create Your Own "Sonic Meditation"
- •A text-based description of a collective, participatory listening experience
- •Be prepared to lead the class in realizing this experience on 2/19
- •Guidelines:
- •Keep experiences under 5 minutes
- •Feel free to collaborate with 1-2 classmates
Prepare for Karlheinz Stockhausen Discussion:
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Read & Listen:
- •Karlheinz Stockhausen from The Guardian
- •A Guide to Stockhausen’s Music
- •Stockhausen makes Wagner look anemic
- •Interview with Karlheinz Stockhausen
- •Information on Stockhausen’s Stimmung (including numerous links at the bottom of the page)
- •Full recording of Stimmung (1 hr 25 min — try to listen to the whole piece before class!)
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Tony Christou will lead the Stockhausen discussion as Tod will be in Nashville for a lecture and composition premiere.
Assignment Due by February 26
To Read/Consult Before Class:
(Related to listening/creativity for young people and the general public)
- •Shaping Minds Musically
- •Phantom of the Brain Opera
- •Brain Opera Technology
- •Meteorite Project
- •Toy Symphony Website
- •Brief Paper on Vocal Vibrations Project
- •Video/Slides/Music from Vocal Vibrations
- •City Symphonies Discussion
- •Hyperscore in A Toronto Symphony
- •Hyperscore Video from Lucerne City Symphony
Mid-Term Project:
- •Start thinking about a mid-term project involving an invitation/inspiration to deep listening.
- •This project will be presented in class on March 19.
- •Be prepared to discuss first ideas in class on February 26 and to mention techniques/tools that would be useful for you to learn in order to realize this project.
Assignment Due by March 5
Required Reading & Consultation:
Since David Rothenberg will be joining us for class on March 5, and he was the editor for A Year of Deep Listening, please read as much of the book as possible, especially the introductory essays to each section.
- •If you have not received a copy of A Year of Deep Listening, you can consult this PDF version.
Background on David Rothenberg:
For additional context, review the following materials:
- •David Rothenberg website
- •Harvard Gazette article on David Rothenberg and his work
- •Diverse videos of David Rothenberg playing music with cicadas, whales, birds… and even people
- •Music Is - Video with David Rothenberg
- •BBC video on Why Birds Sing
- •David Rothenberg on Making Music with Nature
- •David Rothenberg “Hommage” to Pauline Oliveros
Mid-Term Project (Due March 19)
- •Continue working on and refining your mid-term project, which should be an invitation/inspiration to deep listening.
- •Be prepared to discuss your project ideas in class on March 5, including the techniques/tools that would be useful for realizing your project.