For me all art is about communicating (feelings or thoughts that are hard to convey straightforwardly), and when I think about music I think of it as an art form that’s about communicating using sound waves. Typically this is done by producing waves using instruments and techniques that sound good when we process them. 99% of what I consider music and listen to falls in that broad category.
I don’t really think of construction sites as music, no. But I’m open to that lens.
Hypothetically, I can imagine an ear and a mind that would listen to the sound of a construction site and hear music. They would be able to interpret the different sounds symbolically and put together a story about what’s being constructed and what kind of a day had been had as a sort of working class opera.
It’s a bit of an absurd example and of course I can see how it’s not actually music in the music theory sheet music type of way. But if someone tells me their asonorous mixtape is music, then I’ll believe them that it’s music. It might not be good or even legible, but it’s some sort of attempt at communication.
This reminds me of the question: what’s the difference between work and play? Is it just that you’re compelled to do one for money? Does a game have to be fun? Does work have to be for money? I believe all of the same components can be said to fit into either of these two categories.
For me all art is about communicating (feelings or thoughts that are hard to convey straightforwardly), and when I think about music I think of it as an art form that’s about communicating using sound waves. Typically this is done by producing waves using instruments and techniques that sound good when we process them. 99% of what I consider music and listen to falls in that broad category.
I don’t really think of construction sites as music, no. But I’m open to that lens.
Hypothetically, I can imagine an ear and a mind that would listen to the sound of a construction site and hear music. They would be able to interpret the different sounds symbolically and put together a story about what’s being constructed and what kind of a day had been had as a sort of working class opera.
It’s a bit of an absurd example and of course I can see how it’s not actually music in the music theory sheet music type of way. But if someone tells me their asonorous mixtape is music, then I’ll believe them that it’s music. It might not be good or even legible, but it’s some sort of attempt at communication.
This reminds me of the question: what’s the difference between work and play? Is it just that you’re compelled to do one for money? Does a game have to be fun? Does work have to be for money? I believe all of the same components can be said to fit into either of these two categories.