The Thinker (Test Post)
"[The Thinker] depicts a man in sober meditation battling a powerful internal struggle."
-Wikipedia :)
Greetings, and welcome to my blog! As this is my first time keeping a blog, I am unfamiliar with proper "blog etiquette." Do I keep my name and identity a secret? Is it required for me to pour my heart out in my blog posts, or should I keep my posts straight forward and at a minimum?
...Or are there no rules to comply with?
Anyway, this blog was created for the Music Composition course at Northwestern University called "Content," or, as I like to call it, "Musical Content." "Content" is simply too terse, haha ^^
A little bit about myself (without giving too much away, I suppose): I am an undergraduate music composition major at Northwestern University interested in writing educational music (as in, music for young school ensembles) with the goal of teaching middle school and high school students more than simply playing "notes and rhythms."
Through the course of this class, I wish to think more about the notion of "content" in music. Can words really be used to describe something that is so abstract to begin with? Can objective observations really be used to explain the functions and inner workings of something that is already so subjective to begin with? Is it possible to have something that is not concrete represent a concrete idea or thought?
What exactly is musical "content?"
Will I be able to take the knowledge that I learn from this class to write music that is meaningful, convincing, educational, and fun to students?
I suppose we'll just have to wait and see if I'll get these questions answered! Or perhaps these questions won't be answered at all, and if not, that is totally fine. I hope this class will help me grow as a composer :) And even if that doesn't quite happen...I hope this class will give me a whole new perspective of humanity, and ultimately, the things that comprise of this world.
Cheers!
-Wikipedia :)
Greetings, and welcome to my blog! As this is my first time keeping a blog, I am unfamiliar with proper "blog etiquette." Do I keep my name and identity a secret? Is it required for me to pour my heart out in my blog posts, or should I keep my posts straight forward and at a minimum?
...Or are there no rules to comply with?
Anyway, this blog was created for the Music Composition course at Northwestern University called "Content," or, as I like to call it, "Musical Content." "Content" is simply too terse, haha ^^
A little bit about myself (without giving too much away, I suppose): I am an undergraduate music composition major at Northwestern University interested in writing educational music (as in, music for young school ensembles) with the goal of teaching middle school and high school students more than simply playing "notes and rhythms."
Through the course of this class, I wish to think more about the notion of "content" in music. Can words really be used to describe something that is so abstract to begin with? Can objective observations really be used to explain the functions and inner workings of something that is already so subjective to begin with? Is it possible to have something that is not concrete represent a concrete idea or thought?
What exactly is musical "content?"
Will I be able to take the knowledge that I learn from this class to write music that is meaningful, convincing, educational, and fun to students?
I suppose we'll just have to wait and see if I'll get these questions answered! Or perhaps these questions won't be answered at all, and if not, that is totally fine. I hope this class will help me grow as a composer :) And even if that doesn't quite happen...I hope this class will give me a whole new perspective of humanity, and ultimately, the things that comprise of this world.
Cheers!
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4:59 PM
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