1) I learned some steps I should take when developing an idea. They consist of but are not limited to the following...
a) brainstorm
b) choose topic (is it accessible, is it broad, does it interest you?)
c) generate questions (who, what, where, when, how, why?)
d) collect data
e) edit
f) crit
g) share
2) I learned that sometimes, to develope and idea you should free write. Just let the right side of your brain take over and try not to think too much about it. By letting your thougths flow, your brainstorming will most likely lead you to the right place.
3) I was absent for the last class, so this week I learned about the abstract sound assignment. The goal is to intergrate sounds simultaneously while focusing on either rhythm or pitch. I am excited to not only hear the sound clips that other people have collected, but to experiment and really let go. I think that experimentation with sound might not produce something that sounds wonderful, but I will learn a lot by the process, and I think that is just as important.
Friday, February 23, 2007
Friday, February 2, 2007
Art Of Noises & John Cage HW Articles
ART OF NOISES HOMEWORK ARTICLE
Please read the following article. Copy the questions below and then answer them on your own blog.
1. How do you think Russolo would feel in a world without simultaneous sound? Explain your answer based upon what you have learned about Russolo’s philosophies of sound from this article. Russolo appriciates natural sounds like wind, water and air. Without those natural sounds, man would be lost.
2. Does Russolo value “noise”? Do you value it? Why or why not? Russolo does value noise. He says it triumphs over man. I do value noise, but I think it is often taken for granted. It's like breathing, unless you are reminded of it, it comes naturally, you don't think about it.
3. What is the role of noise in the media you enjoy? (games; films; radio; news; music) I believe it is for the purpose of entertainment. We don't need noise to survive, but to add value and pleasure to our everyday lives.
4. What do Cage and Russolo have in common? They both believe in natural sounds.
JOHN CAGE HOMEWORK ARTICLE
Please read the following article on John Cage. Answer the following questions on your blog:
1. Can you imagine a current day performance that would attune people to their surroundings with a similar effect? I think people today would be more open to sound experimentation. I can't imagine people replacing their music librarys with white noise or the sound of wind.
2. Do you think John Cage ripped off his audience, or provided them with something profound? Or do you have a different opinion entirely? He provided them with something profound.
3. Explain your answer to question 2. I admire Cage's passion for sound experimentation. I think that the public should always be open to experiencing new things. There are always going to be people who dislike his style, but they should respect his creativity.
Please read the following article. Copy the questions below and then answer them on your own blog.
1. How do you think Russolo would feel in a world without simultaneous sound? Explain your answer based upon what you have learned about Russolo’s philosophies of sound from this article. Russolo appriciates natural sounds like wind, water and air. Without those natural sounds, man would be lost.
2. Does Russolo value “noise”? Do you value it? Why or why not? Russolo does value noise. He says it triumphs over man. I do value noise, but I think it is often taken for granted. It's like breathing, unless you are reminded of it, it comes naturally, you don't think about it.
3. What is the role of noise in the media you enjoy? (games; films; radio; news; music) I believe it is for the purpose of entertainment. We don't need noise to survive, but to add value and pleasure to our everyday lives.
4. What do Cage and Russolo have in common? They both believe in natural sounds.
JOHN CAGE HOMEWORK ARTICLE
Please read the following article on John Cage. Answer the following questions on your blog:
1. Can you imagine a current day performance that would attune people to their surroundings with a similar effect? I think people today would be more open to sound experimentation. I can't imagine people replacing their music librarys with white noise or the sound of wind.
2. Do you think John Cage ripped off his audience, or provided them with something profound? Or do you have a different opinion entirely? He provided them with something profound.
3. Explain your answer to question 2. I admire Cage's passion for sound experimentation. I think that the public should always be open to experiencing new things. There are always going to be people who dislike his style, but they should respect his creativity.
The Aesthetics of Noise-Response
Today in class I read "The Aesthetics of Noise" by Torben Sangild.
http://www.ubu.com/papers/noise.html
"...noises are the sounds that are discarded as being impure, unmusical."
Sangild's article got me thinking about sounds in a new way. Noise is so different than music. Noises can be ugly, they can be annoying, they can be confusing. I think it is beautiful to take this rejected noises and combine them and manipulate them into something beautiful.
http://www.ubu.com/papers/noise.html
"...noises are the sounds that are discarded as being impure, unmusical."
Sangild's article got me thinking about sounds in a new way. Noise is so different than music. Noises can be ugly, they can be annoying, they can be confusing. I think it is beautiful to take this rejected noises and combine them and manipulate them into something beautiful.
3 Things I learned In Class 1/20/07
1) I learned more about Sound Studio 3, a Mac OS X application for recording and editing audio digitally on my computer.
2) I learned how to edit sound in Sound Stuido 3. In the program I opened a sound clip that was saved on my external hardrive. Once it was there, I could cut, paste, and copy sound to layer them.
3) I learned how to use filters to manipulate my sound clips, like changing the pitch, the reverb, and the amplitude.
2) I learned how to edit sound in Sound Stuido 3. In the program I opened a sound clip that was saved on my external hardrive. Once it was there, I could cut, paste, and copy sound to layer them.
3) I learned how to use filters to manipulate my sound clips, like changing the pitch, the reverb, and the amplitude.
Friday, January 26, 2007
3 Things I Learned In Class
1) I learned how to upload and transfer my sound clips to my computer and burn them onto a disk.
2) I learned how to use M-Audio Recorders to record sound clips.
3) I learned sound vocab (ie: acoustic space, clarity, character, reverberation, ambience, amplitude, attack, decay, duration, sybilance, etc).
2) I learned how to use M-Audio Recorders to record sound clips.
3) I learned sound vocab (ie: acoustic space, clarity, character, reverberation, ambience, amplitude, attack, decay, duration, sybilance, etc).
Friday, January 19, 2007
3 Things I Learned In Class
Today in class I learned:
1) How to create a blog on blogger.com
2) Time arts is art in the fourth dimension and uses media like audio and video
3) I learned that I am a visual learner using the Felder and Soloman lerning styles test
1) How to create a blog on blogger.com
2) Time arts is art in the fourth dimension and uses media like audio and video
3) I learned that I am a visual learner using the Felder and Soloman lerning styles test
Intro. Questions
INTRODUCTORY QUESTIONS:
Please give me your name: Lyndsay Ross
Please give me your email address: Leross@syr.edu
Phone: (if you are OK with having it online – otherwise please email it to me): (717) 201-4851
Cell phone if you have one: (if you are OK with having it online – otherwise please email it to me): see above
Do you know what you want to major in? Advertising Design
Rate your experience level with MacIntosh computers: Medium
High Medium Low None
What programs are familiar to you?
Sound Programs:
Video Programs:
Others:itunes, iphoto, InDesign, Quark, Photoshop
Rate your experience level with digital still cameras: Medium
High Medium Low
Rate your experience level with digital video cameras: Low
High Medium Low
What motivates you to work hard? Doing projects I love
How would you define Time Based Art? Art projects in the fourth dimension (ie: audio, video)
If you had to choose between being a plastic surgeon and a police officer, which would you choose and WHY? Police officer. I have a weak stomach.
What aspect of your personality is most often misunderstood by others? Im not as shy as I seem.
If you had an hour to spend do anything in the world, what would it be? Walk around the streets of Italy.
LEARNING STYLES:
Take the test at:
Learning Styles Test
http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html
Are you more:
ACTIVE or REFLECTIVE? REF
SENSING or INTUITIVE? INT
VISUAL or VERBAL? VIS
SEQUENTIAL or GLOBAL? SEQ
Are you on the extreme end of the scale for any of these styles (i.e. extremely global or extremely sequential?) VIS
What are the three best tips for your learning styles you can gather from the site listed below? Read about the meaning of your results at:
1) Find diagrams, sketches, images, etc of course material.
2) Make concept maps.
3) Color code my notes.
Learning Tips
Please give me your name: Lyndsay Ross
Please give me your email address: Leross@syr.edu
Phone: (if you are OK with having it online – otherwise please email it to me): (717) 201-4851
Cell phone if you have one: (if you are OK with having it online – otherwise please email it to me): see above
Do you know what you want to major in? Advertising Design
Rate your experience level with MacIntosh computers: Medium
High Medium Low None
What programs are familiar to you?
Sound Programs:
Video Programs:
Others:itunes, iphoto, InDesign, Quark, Photoshop
Rate your experience level with digital still cameras: Medium
High Medium Low
Rate your experience level with digital video cameras: Low
High Medium Low
What motivates you to work hard? Doing projects I love
How would you define Time Based Art? Art projects in the fourth dimension (ie: audio, video)
If you had to choose between being a plastic surgeon and a police officer, which would you choose and WHY? Police officer. I have a weak stomach.
What aspect of your personality is most often misunderstood by others? Im not as shy as I seem.
If you had an hour to spend do anything in the world, what would it be? Walk around the streets of Italy.
LEARNING STYLES:
Take the test at:
Learning Styles Test
http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html
Are you more:
ACTIVE or REFLECTIVE? REF
SENSING or INTUITIVE? INT
VISUAL or VERBAL? VIS
SEQUENTIAL or GLOBAL? SEQ
Are you on the extreme end of the scale for any of these styles (i.e. extremely global or extremely sequential?) VIS
What are the three best tips for your learning styles you can gather from the site listed below? Read about the meaning of your results at:
1) Find diagrams, sketches, images, etc of course material.
2) Make concept maps.
3) Color code my notes.
Learning Tips
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