This next listening is a segment from NPR’s Radio Lab on Musical Language, it’s about 4o minutes long. Please make sure you listen to it before next class. You can listen directly using the link below or you can go to Radio Lab’s website.
If you’re interested in the book mentioned in the podcast – Proust was a Neuroscientist here’s a link to it on Amazon: Proust was a Neuroscientist
Things to think about
- Has the ‘Sometimes behaves so strangely’ phenomena ever happened to you? What happened?
- Do you think the idea of the kind of electricity a sound produces and how we feel about it could also be applied to visual art?
- Can you think of an example of what happened with Rites of Spring in modern time with yourself or others?
- How does the idea of the neurons in the auditory cortex trying to figure out the new sounds apply to the Kuleshov effect assignment?
- How important do you think it was that the second performance of Rites of Spring was musical only and did not include the ballett performance?
- Do you agree with Stravinski’s premise to change the brain you need to challenge the brain?
- How much is too much challenge?
- What does the introduction of machines that make art such as E.M.I. have to your future as an artist?