my name is Eastman and my bachelor’s degree would tell you that I’m a
degree would tell you that I’m a
degree would tell you that I’m a composer and my website would tell you
composer and my website would tell you
composer and my website would tell you that I’m a sound artist and occasionally
that I’m a sound artist and occasionally
that I’m a sound artist and occasionally I’m able to convince people that I’m an
I’m able to convince people that I’m an
I’m able to convince people that I’m an academic but I would tell you that I’m a
academic but I would tell you that I’m a
academic but I would tell you that I’m a music er and that’s not a grammatical
music er and that’s not a grammatical
music er and that’s not a grammatical error that’s a term that I’m borrowing
error that’s a term that I’m borrowing
error that’s a term that I’m borrowing from a man named Christopher small who
from a man named Christopher small who
from a man named Christopher small who wrote a lovely little book called music
wrote a lovely little book called music
wrote a lovely little book called music ink you’ll see here an image of myself
ink you’ll see here an image of myself
ink you’ll see here an image of myself and my dog and I happen to be holding
and my dog and I happen to be holding
and my dog and I happen to be holding the book a lot of Christopher smalls
the book a lot of Christopher smalls
the book a lot of Christopher smalls theories that are presented in this book
theories that are presented in this book
theories that are presented in this book are grounded in the idea that music is a
are grounded in the idea that music is a
are grounded in the idea that music is a verb and not a noun
verb and not a noun
verb and not a noun I’m not a stickler for grammar but I do
I’m not a stickler for grammar but I do
I’m not a stickler for grammar but I do believe that music is a verb and not a
believe that music is a verb and not a
believe that music is a verb and not a noun or at the very least I believe that
noun or at the very least I believe that
noun or at the very least I believe that it’s advantageous for us to think of it
it’s advantageous for us to think of it
it’s advantageous for us to think of it that way so during this talk I will do
that way so during this talk I will do
that way so during this talk I will do so I’ll now read you Christopher smalls
so I’ll now read you Christopher smalls
so I’ll now read you Christopher smalls definition of music inge to clear up
definition of music inge to clear up
definition of music inge to clear up some of these ideas so to music is quote
some of these ideas so to music is quote
some of these ideas so to music is quote to take part in any capacity in a
to take part in any capacity in a
to take part in any capacity in a musical performance whether by
musical performance whether by
musical performance whether by performing by listening by rehearsing or
performing by listening by rehearsing or
performing by listening by rehearsing or practicing by providing material for
practicing by providing material for
practicing by providing material for performance or by dancing small goes on
performance or by dancing small goes on
performance or by dancing small goes on to write we might at times even extend
to write we might at times even extend
to write we might at times even extend this definition to the hefty men who
this definition to the hefty men who
this definition to the hefty men who move the piano and the drums before the
move the piano and the drums before the
move the piano and the drums before the gig the cleaners who clean up after the
gig the cleaners who clean up after the
gig the cleaners who clean up after the gig and those who take the tickets he
gig and those who take the tickets he
gig and those who take the tickets he goes on to describe a bunch of different
goes on to describe a bunch of different
goes on to describe a bunch of different roles the effect of applying this theory
roles the effect of applying this theory
roles the effect of applying this theory to music is a kind of leveling of the
to music is a kind of leveling of the
to music is a kind of leveling of the playing field of the different things
playing field of the different things
playing field of the different things you could do when you are music so
you could do when you are music so
you could do when you are music so listening or taking tickets or cleaning
listening or taking tickets or cleaning
listening or taking tickets or cleaning is just as much music as performing or
is just as much music as performing or
is just as much music as performing or composing so that’s kind of the ideas
composing so that’s kind of the ideas
composing so that’s kind of the ideas that are grounding me in this talk I’m
that are grounding me in this talk I’m
that are grounding me in this talk I’m gonna start now by giving you a
gonna start now by giving you a
gonna start now by giving you a criminally brief history of listening
criminally brief history of listening
criminally brief history of listening technology as is the case with the rest
technology as is the case with the rest
technology as is the case with the rest of my talk this history is gonna focus
of my talk this history is gonna focus
of my talk this history is gonna focus on the english-speaking Western world
on the english-speaking Western world
on the english-speaking Western world because that’s the world that I know in
because that’s the world that I know in
because that’s the world that I know in the world that I’ve researched they’re
the world that I’ve researched they’re
the world that I’ve researched they’re very rich histories of listening
very rich histories of listening
very rich histories of listening elsewhere in the world but I’m not the
elsewhere in the world but I’m not the
elsewhere in the world but I’m not the one who should be talking about them so
one who should be talking about them so
one who should be talking about them so from the dawn of time until about the
from the dawn of time until about the
from the dawn of time until about the mid 1800s music was something that you
mid 1800s music was something that you
mid 1800s music was something that you had to hear or see live you had to be in
had to hear or see live you had to be in
had to hear or see live you had to be in the right place at the
the right place at the
the right place at the time in order to experience it then in
time in order to experience it then in
time in order to experience it then in the mid-1800s with the emergence of the
the mid-1800s with the emergence of the
the mid-1800s with the emergence of the middle class and a widening of music
middle class and a widening of music
middle class and a widening of music tuition and education and availability
tuition and education and availability
tuition and education and availability of things like piano reductions when an
of things like piano reductions when an
of things like piano reductions when an orchestral piece would be reduced to a
orchestral piece would be reduced to a
orchestral piece would be reduced to a piano score and the availability of
piano score and the availability of
piano score and the availability of musical instruments for those who had it
musical instruments for those who had it
musical instruments for those who had it within their means to purchase them
within their means to purchase them
within their means to purchase them music was no longer just a thing that
music was no longer just a thing that
music was no longer just a thing that you had to be in the right place at the
you had to be in the right place at the
you had to be in the right place at the right time in order to experience it was
right time in order to experience it was
right time in order to experience it was something that you either had to be in
something that you either had to be in
something that you either had to be in the right place at the right time in
the right place at the right time in
the right place at the right time in order to experience or you had to own
order to experience or you had to own
order to experience or you had to own the right things and know people who
the right things and know people who
the right things and know people who knew what to do with them or know what
knew what to do with them or know what
knew what to do with them or know what to do with them yourself then in the
to do with them yourself then in the
to do with them yourself then in the early 1900’s you could finally buy
early 1900’s you could finally buy
early 1900’s you could finally buy recordings of music right with the dawn
recordings of music right with the dawn
recordings of music right with the dawn of recording technology so this meant
of recording technology so this meant
of recording technology so this meant that you no longer had to be in the
that you no longer had to be in the
that you no longer had to be in the right place at the right time
right place at the right time
right place at the right time you just had to own the right thing and
you just had to own the right thing and
you just had to own the right thing and be in the right place right then in the
be in the right place right then in the
be in the right place right then in the 1980s with the invention of the Walkman
1980s with the invention of the Walkman
1980s with the invention of the Walkman and later the disc man you could finally
and later the disc man you could finally
and later the disc man you could finally take some of your music in the form of
take some of your music in the form of
take some of your music in the form of cassettes or CDs with you anywhere you
cassettes or CDs with you anywhere you
cassettes or CDs with you anywhere you wanted so you no longer had to be in the
wanted so you no longer had to be in the
wanted so you no longer had to be in the right place you could be anywhere you
right place you could be anywhere you
right place you could be anywhere you wanted then in the late night late 1990s
wanted then in the late night late 1990s
wanted then in the late night late 1990s and the early 2000s with the invention
and the early 2000s with the invention
and the early 2000s with the invention of the mp3 player you could effectively
of the mp3 player you could effectively
of the mp3 player you could effectively take all of your music anywhere you
take all of your music anywhere you
take all of your music anywhere you wanted right then today with smartphones
wanted right then today with smartphones
wanted right then today with smartphones and streaming technologies you can
and streaming technologies you can
and streaming technologies you can effectively take all of anybody’s music
effectively take all of anybody’s music
effectively take all of anybody’s music wherever you want so the effect is that
wherever you want so the effect is that
wherever you want so the effect is that are listening to music has become
are listening to music has become
are listening to music has become Unchained and untethered and we’re no
Unchained and untethered and we’re no
Unchained and untethered and we’re no longer tied to places we’re no longer
longer tied to places we’re no longer
longer tied to places we’re no longer tied to people to experience music we’re
tied to people to experience music we’re
tied to people to experience music we’re no longer even tied to certain
no longer even tied to certain
no longer even tied to certain possessions or purchases right so the
possessions or purchases right so the
possessions or purchases right so the next thing that I’m going to do is give
next thing that I’m going to do is give
next thing that I’m going to do is give a brief summary of some ideas and my
a brief summary of some ideas and my
a brief summary of some ideas and my interpretation of those ideas and I’m
interpretation of those ideas and I’m
interpretation of those ideas and I’m getting these ideas from Jacques Derrida
getting these ideas from Jacques Derrida
getting these ideas from Jacques Derrida I can feel that we all just tensed up a
I can feel that we all just tensed up a
I can feel that we all just tensed up a little bit when I mentioned that name
little bit when I mentioned that name
little bit when I mentioned that name and that’s for a good reason
and that’s for a good reason
and that’s for a good reason we heard Jess earlier talk about kind of
we heard Jess earlier talk about kind of
we heard Jess earlier talk about kind of the aggressiveness or the alienation
the aggressiveness or the alienation
the aggressiveness or the alienation that happens when we use academic
that happens when we use academic
that happens when we use academic language but I’m gonna try to keep this
language but I’m gonna try to keep this
language but I’m gonna try to keep this as brief as possible I’m getting these
as brief as possible I’m getting these
as brief as possible I’m getting these ideas from a work called signature event
ideas from a work called signature event
ideas from a work called signature event context written by Derrida that was
context written by Derrida that was
context written by Derrida that was first published in the book limited Inc
first published in the book limited Inc
first published in the book limited Inc as you can see I had to return this book
as you can see I had to return this book
as you can see I had to return this book to the library before I took these
to the library before I took these
to the library before I took these pictures so we’re left with just a
pictures so we’re left with just a
pictures so we’re left with just a sure of myself and my dog and so for the
sure of myself and my dog and so for the
sure of myself and my dog and so for the sake of clarity and time the example
sake of clarity and time the example
sake of clarity and time the example that I’m going to explain to some of
that I’m going to explain to some of
that I’m going to explain to some of these points it’s gonna focus around a
these points it’s gonna focus around a
these points it’s gonna focus around a wedding ceremony okay
wedding ceremony okay
wedding ceremony okay so let’s for the sake of argument just
so let’s for the sake of argument just
so let’s for the sake of argument just imagine that we’re all practicing
imagine that we’re all practicing
imagine that we’re all practicing Christians who believe in the sanctity
Christians who believe in the sanctity
Christians who believe in the sanctity of marriage and its relationship to the
of marriage and its relationship to the
of marriage and its relationship to the church bear with me this is this is
church bear with me this is this is
church bear with me this is this is gonna be relevant I know I know it’s an
gonna be relevant I know I know it’s an
gonna be relevant I know I know it’s an unfortunate example so so we’re all
unfortunate example so so we’re all
unfortunate example so so we’re all we’re all practicing Christians who
we’re all practicing Christians who
we’re all practicing Christians who believe in the sanctity of marriage and
believe in the sanctity of marriage and
believe in the sanctity of marriage and its relationship to the church and I am
its relationship to the church and I am
its relationship to the church and I am a priest okay and I am tasked with
a priest okay and I am tasked with
a priest okay and I am tasked with marrying the two of you if I can be so
marrying the two of you if I can be so
marrying the two of you if I can be so bold okay so let’s say that it’s okay I
bold okay so let’s say that it’s okay I
bold okay so let’s say that it’s okay I can see you’re enjoying it a little bit
can see you’re enjoying it a little bit
can see you’re enjoying it a little bit that’s good so let’s say that it’s two
that’s good so let’s say that it’s two
that’s good so let’s say that it’s two days before the big wedding right and
days before the big wedding right and
days before the big wedding right and the three of us are seated in a pub and
the three of us are seated in a pub and
the three of us are seated in a pub and I’m explaining how the ceremony’s gonna
I’m explaining how the ceremony’s gonna
I’m explaining how the ceremony’s gonna go and I say yet that I thought I yet
go and I say yet that I thought I yet
go and I say yet that I thought I yet that I did this this and this I do I do
that I did this this and this I do I do
that I did this this and this I do I do I now pronounce you man and wife
I now pronounce you man and wife
I now pronounce you man and wife so that doesn’t marry you so Derrida
so that doesn’t marry you so Derrida
so that doesn’t marry you so Derrida argues the words themselves don’t
argues the words themselves don’t
argues the words themselves don’t actually mean anything I said I now
actually mean anything I said I now
actually mean anything I said I now pronounce you man and wife
pronounce you man and wife
pronounce you man and wife but that didn’t make you married let’s
but that didn’t make you married let’s
but that didn’t make you married let’s say it’s the next day and it’s the day
say it’s the next day and it’s the day
say it’s the next day and it’s the day before the big day and we’re in the
before the big day and we’re in the
before the big day and we’re in the church with everybody here and everybody
church with everybody here and everybody
church with everybody here and everybody who’s gonna see the wedding is gathered
who’s gonna see the wedding is gathered
who’s gonna see the wedding is gathered and we’re standing up there at the altar
and we’re standing up there at the altar
and we’re standing up there at the altar I’m wearing whatever it is a priest
I’m wearing whatever it is a priest
I’m wearing whatever it is a priest wears and I say to the two of you this
wears and I say to the two of you this
wears and I say to the two of you this is how the ceremony’s gonna go yesterday
is how the ceremony’s gonna go yesterday
is how the ceremony’s gonna go yesterday yo da da da I do I do I now pronounce
yo da da da I do I do I now pronounce
yo da da da I do I do I now pronounce you man and wife so that didn’t even
you man and wife so that didn’t even
you man and wife so that didn’t even marry him so Derrida argues it’s not the
marry him so Derrida argues it’s not the
marry him so Derrida argues it’s not the text the words themselves don’t mean
text the words themselves don’t mean
text the words themselves don’t mean anything and it’s not the context it’s
anything and it’s not the context it’s
anything and it’s not the context it’s not the place where these things happen
not the place where these things happen
not the place where these things happen now on the big day where we’ve all
now on the big day where we’ve all
now on the big day where we’ve all agreed that you’re gonna get married and
agreed that you’re gonna get married and
agreed that you’re gonna get married and we’re standing up there at the altar and
we’re standing up there at the altar and
we’re standing up there at the altar and I say yeah I thought that I thought that
I say yeah I thought that I thought that
I say yeah I thought that I thought that I have a pretty creative you know
I have a pretty creative you know
I have a pretty creative you know approach to wedding ceremony and so I do
approach to wedding ceremony and so I do
approach to wedding ceremony and so I do I do I now pronounce you man and wife
I do I now pronounce you man and wife
I do I now pronounce you man and wife that does marry you
that does marry you
that does marry you so Derrida argues it is the event that
so Derrida argues it is the event that
so Derrida argues it is the event that is the custodian of meaning that creates
is the custodian of meaning that creates
is the custodian of meaning that creates meaning it’s not the words themselves
meaning it’s not the words themselves
meaning it’s not the words themselves it’s not where we hear the words or
it’s not where we hear the words or
it’s not where we hear the words or where we say the words it’s the event
where we say the words it’s the event
where we say the words it’s the event that takes place that is the custodian
that takes place that is the custodian
that takes place that is the custodian of meaning
of meaning
of meaning I think that was relatively painless
I think that was relatively painless
I think that was relatively painless maybe luckily I’m not the only person
maybe luckily I’m not the only person
maybe luckily I’m not the only person that attempts to apply these ideas to
that attempts to apply these ideas to
that attempts to apply these ideas to music Tia Donora
music Tia Donora
music Tia Donora is a great musicologist who wrote this
is a great musicologist who wrote this
is a great musicologist who wrote this book music in everyday life that talks
book music in everyday life that talks
book music in everyday life that talks about applying this kind of semiotic a
about applying this kind of semiotic a
about applying this kind of semiotic a big big word but that’s that’s what we
big big word but that’s that’s what we
big big word but that’s that’s what we just talked about just that idea to
just talked about just that idea to
just talked about just that idea to music right and so I’m gonna use for
music right and so I’m gonna use for
music right and so I’m gonna use for another example I’m going to use the
another example I’m going to use the
another example I’m going to use the American National Anthem
American National Anthem
American National Anthem another subpar example but it’ll it’ll
another subpar example but it’ll it’ll
another subpar example but it’ll it’ll function for what we’re doing so I’m
function for what we’re doing so I’m
function for what we’re doing so I’m sure that we’re all familiar with the
sure that we’re all familiar with the
sure that we’re all familiar with the national anthem of America the
national anthem of America the
national anthem of America the star-spangled banner the beginning goes
star-spangled banner the beginning goes
star-spangled banner the beginning goes a little something like this
a little something like this
a little something like this yeah right something like that great so
yeah right something like that great so
yeah right something like that great so um it’s yeah it’s a great performance so
um it’s yeah it’s a great performance so
um it’s yeah it’s a great performance so Tia Donora argues that there is nothing
Tia Donora argues that there is nothing
Tia Donora argues that there is nothing inherently patriotic there’s nothing
inherently patriotic there’s nothing
inherently patriotic there’s nothing inherently American there’s nothing
inherently American there’s nothing
inherently American there’s nothing inherently nationalistic about those
inherently nationalistic about those
inherently nationalistic about those notes in that order right it is only
notes in that order right it is only
notes in that order right it is only through repeated listening to that piece
through repeated listening to that piece
through repeated listening to that piece of music that we make meaning out of it
of music that we make meaning out of it
of music that we make meaning out of it so a lot of Americans might tell you oh
so a lot of Americans might tell you oh
so a lot of Americans might tell you oh the national anthem is a great very
the national anthem is a great very
the national anthem is a great very American song it’s a very nationalistic
American song it’s a very nationalistic
American song it’s a very nationalistic song it’s a very patriotic song but
song it’s a very patriotic song but
song it’s a very patriotic song but that’s really only because they’ve
that’s really only because they’ve
that’s really only because they’ve listened to it so many times while
listened to it so many times while
listened to it so many times while looking at a flag hand held over their
looking at a flag hand held over their
looking at a flag hand held over their heart the other hand holding a hotdog
heart the other hand holding a hotdog
heart the other hand holding a hotdog getting ready to enjoy a baseball game I
getting ready to enjoy a baseball game I
getting ready to enjoy a baseball game I myself tend to think of bowling when I
myself tend to think of bowling when I
myself tend to think of bowling when I hear the national anthem because I’ve
hear the national anthem because I’ve
hear the national anthem because I’ve been at many more bowling events than
been at many more bowling events than
been at many more bowling events than baseball events I also think of Jimi
baseball events I also think of Jimi
baseball events I also think of Jimi Hendrix’s 1969 performance of the
Hendrix’s 1969 performance of the
Hendrix’s 1969 performance of the national anthem at Woodstock I think of
national anthem at Woodstock I think of
national anthem at Woodstock I think of Whitney Houston’s recording of the
Whitney Houston’s recording of the
Whitney Houston’s recording of the national anthem lately I’ve been walking
national anthem lately I’ve been walking
national anthem lately I’ve been walking around London that the other day I
around London that the other day I
around London that the other day I walked past Westminster and I was
walked past Westminster and I was
walked past Westminster and I was listening to Duke Ellington’s
listening to Duke Ellington’s
listening to Duke Ellington’s performance of the star-spangled banner’
performance of the star-spangled banner’
performance of the star-spangled banner’ live at the Newport 1953 and the idea
live at the Newport 1953 and the idea
live at the Newport 1953 and the idea that I’m trying to talk about today is
that I’m trying to talk about today is
that I’m trying to talk about today is that that’s a fairly new development me
that that’s a fairly new development me
that that’s a fairly new development me being able to walk around a city where I
being able to walk around a city where I
being able to walk around a city where I am NOT a citizen not owning the record
am NOT a citizen not owning the record
am NOT a citizen not owning the record but listening to it on a whim and
but listening to it on a whim and
but listening to it on a whim and creating these kind of new associations
creating these kind of new associations
creating these kind of new associations and new meanings as I listen to these
and new meanings as I listen to these
and new meanings as I listen to these pieces of music in events
pieces of music in events
pieces of music in events as we’ve described earlier right and
as we’ve described earlier right and
as we’ve described earlier right and it’s great because it feels as though
it’s great because it feels as though
it’s great because it feels as though our technology has finally caught up
our technology has finally caught up
our technology has finally caught up with our ideas about music so as I said
with our ideas about music so as I said
with our ideas about music so as I said before we’re finally able to listen
before we’re finally able to listen
before we’re finally able to listen anywhere at any time really to anything
anywhere at any time really to anything
anywhere at any time really to anything for the most part and we have these
for the most part and we have these
for the most part and we have these ideas that are about making meaning in
ideas that are about making meaning in
ideas that are about making meaning in events and things not having a meaning
events and things not having a meaning
events and things not having a meaning in themselves the words themselves don’t
in themselves the words themselves don’t
in themselves the words themselves don’t mean anything the context doesn’t mean
mean anything the context doesn’t mean
mean anything the context doesn’t mean anything it’s the event where meaning is
anything it’s the event where meaning is
anything it’s the event where meaning is created and we can now have listening
created and we can now have listening
created and we can now have listening events anywhere at any time the problem
events anywhere at any time the problem
events anywhere at any time the problem is that this is not how people talk
is that this is not how people talk
is that this is not how people talk about music today for the most part if
about music today for the most part if
about music today for the most part if we look at music critics if we look at
we look at music critics if we look at
we look at music critics if we look at music education today if we look at even
music education today if we look at even
music education today if we look at even performance of music that’s not the way
performance of music that’s not the way
performance of music that’s not the way that people talk about music and I’d
that people talk about music and I’d
that people talk about music and I’d like to describe the way that they do
like to describe the way that they do
like to describe the way that they do talk about music and what I think some
talk about music and what I think some
talk about music and what I think some problems with that are and so I’m going
problems with that are and so I’m going
problems with that are and so I’m going to use the example of Theodor Adorno and
to use the example of Theodor Adorno and
to use the example of Theodor Adorno and the composer Arnold Schoenberg Theodor
the composer Arnold Schoenberg Theodor
the composer Arnold Schoenberg Theodor Adorno was a German philosopher who
Adorno was a German philosopher who
Adorno was a German philosopher who notably hated jazz and also thought that
notably hated jazz and also thought that
notably hated jazz and also thought that see realist composition what I think is
see realist composition what I think is
see realist composition what I think is the most boring form of music was God’s
the most boring form of music was God’s
the most boring form of music was God’s gift to society and Arnold Schoenberg
gift to society and Arnold Schoenberg
gift to society and Arnold Schoenberg was a serious composer and he may still
was a serious composer and he may still
was a serious composer and he may still be for all I know
be for all I know
be for all I know and so Theodor Adorno wrote at great
and so Theodor Adorno wrote at great
and so Theodor Adorno wrote at great length about Arnold Schoenberg he wrote
length about Arnold Schoenberg he wrote
length about Arnold Schoenberg he wrote these incredible things about how the
these incredible things about how the
these incredible things about how the way that Arnold Schoenberg organized
way that Arnold Schoenberg organized
way that Arnold Schoenberg organized twelve-tone rose mimicked and critiqued
twelve-tone rose mimicked and critiqued
twelve-tone rose mimicked and critiqued the way that society itself was
the way that society itself was
the way that society itself was organized at the time I think I didn’t
organized at the time I think I didn’t
organized at the time I think I didn’t read it he might have said that I don’t
read it he might have said that I don’t
read it he might have said that I don’t know but but he said all these great
know but but he said all these great
know but but he said all these great things about Arnold Schoenberg’s music
things about Arnold Schoenberg’s music
things about Arnold Schoenberg’s music but the problem with how he talked about
but the problem with how he talked about
but the problem with how he talked about and wrote about Arnold Schoenberg’s
and wrote about Arnold Schoenberg’s
and wrote about Arnold Schoenberg’s music was that he wrote about it in such
music was that he wrote about it in such
music was that he wrote about it in such a way that you could understand
a way that you could understand
a way that you could understand everything you need to know about
everything you need to know about
everything you need to know about Schoenberg’s music just by looking at a
Schoenberg’s music just by looking at a
Schoenberg’s music just by looking at a score right and that you could read
score right and that you could read
score right and that you could read Arnold Schoenberg’s music and understand
Arnold Schoenberg’s music and understand
Arnold Schoenberg’s music and understand everything about how he was organizing
everything about how he was organizing
everything about how he was organizing it and so listening was never actually a
it and so listening was never actually a
it and so listening was never actually a part of how Theodor Adorno talked about
part of how Theodor Adorno talked about
part of how Theodor Adorno talked about Arnold Schoenberg and in a large part
Arnold Schoenberg and in a large part
Arnold Schoenberg and in a large part that is the way that people talk about
that is the way that people talk about
that is the way that people talk about music as if listening is the thing that
music as if listening is the thing that
music as if listening is the thing that occurs later a thing that occurs after
occurs later a thing that occurs after
occurs later a thing that occurs after the fact once the music already has
the fact once the music already has
the fact once the music already has meaning and its meaning has already been
meaning and its meaning has already been
meaning and its meaning has already been created as opposed to the way that Tia
created as opposed to the way that Tia
created as opposed to the way that Tia Donora and some others write about music
Donora and some others write about music
Donora and some others write about music we’re listening
we’re listening
we’re listening an event that takes place and creates
an event that takes place and creates
an event that takes place and creates its own meaning and that is how we make
its own meaning and that is how we make
its own meaning and that is how we make meaning as listeners and as music errs
meaning as listeners and as music errs
meaning as listeners and as music errs so as Tia Donora writes music analysis
so as Tia Donora writes music analysis
so as Tia Donora writes music analysis that tells us about the music itself is
that tells us about the music itself is
that tells us about the music itself is insufficient as a means for
insufficient as a means for
insufficient as a means for understanding musical effect for
understanding musical effect for
understanding musical effect for describing music semiotic force in
describing music semiotic force in
describing music semiotic force in social life you’ll notice that we have
social life you’ll notice that we have
social life you’ll notice that we have here a picture of myself and my dog and
here a picture of myself and my dog and
here a picture of myself and my dog and I’m holding I happen to be holding a
I’m holding I happen to be holding a
I’m holding I happen to be holding a copy of TIA to Nora’s book music and
copy of TIA to Nora’s book music and
copy of TIA to Nora’s book music and everyday life and I’d like to make a
everyday life and I’d like to make a
everyday life and I’d like to make a quick point about the images that you’ve
quick point about the images that you’ve
quick point about the images that you’ve seen so far we saw an image of myself
seen so far we saw an image of myself
seen so far we saw an image of myself and my dog and I happen to be holding a
and my dog and I happen to be holding a
and my dog and I happen to be holding a copy of Christopher smalls book music
copy of Christopher smalls book music
copy of Christopher smalls book music then I talked about Derrida but I didn’t
then I talked about Derrida but I didn’t
then I talked about Derrida but I didn’t have the book so you just saw an image
have the book so you just saw an image
have the book so you just saw an image of myself and my dog and then now as I
of myself and my dog and then now as I
of myself and my dog and then now as I said you see myself shirtless and my dog
said you see myself shirtless and my dog
said you see myself shirtless and my dog and I happen to be holding a copy of the
and I happen to be holding a copy of the
and I happen to be holding a copy of the book when I was taking the two first
book when I was taking the two first
book when I was taking the two first images that you saw I noticed that I was
images that you saw I noticed that I was
images that you saw I noticed that I was wearing a t-shirt that had a registered
wearing a t-shirt that had a registered
wearing a t-shirt that had a registered logo on it and I got a little bit
logo on it and I got a little bit
logo on it and I got a little bit nervous about including those images in
nervous about including those images in
nervous about including those images in there because I you know I thought it
there because I you know I thought it
there because I you know I thought it might be like a logo on Frenchmen or
might be like a logo on Frenchmen or
might be like a logo on Frenchmen or copyright infringement or something so
copyright infringement or something so
copyright infringement or something so to take the rest of the images for my
to take the rest of the images for my
to take the rest of the images for my presentation I took my shirt off when I
presentation I took my shirt off when I
presentation I took my shirt off when I was taking the rest of the pictures and
was taking the rest of the pictures and
was taking the rest of the pictures and that brings me actually to my final
that brings me actually to my final
that brings me actually to my final point today which is the copyright law
point today which is the copyright law
point today which is the copyright law can be very difficult to understand so
can be very difficult to understand so
can be very difficult to understand so we have here right so it’s a nice
we have here right so it’s a nice
we have here right so it’s a nice picture we have here if I do say so
picture we have here if I do say so
picture we have here if I do say so myself
myself
myself we have here an image of my apartment
we have here an image of my apartment
we have here an image of my apartment window I happen to be in the frame
window I happen to be in the frame
window I happen to be in the frame shirtless with my dog and I happen to be
shirtless with my dog and I happen to be
shirtless with my dog and I happen to be pointing in an image of the composer
pointing in an image of the composer
pointing in an image of the composer Arnold Schoenberg on my computer so
Arnold Schoenberg on my computer so
Arnold Schoenberg on my computer so you’ll note that I’ve been talking to
you’ll note that I’ve been talking to
you’ll note that I’ve been talking to you for about 13 minutes now I’ve given
you for about 13 minutes now I’ve given
you for about 13 minutes now I’ve given you a history of two and a half
you a history of two and a half
you a history of two and a half centuries of music technology I’ve
centuries of music technology I’ve
centuries of music technology I’ve discussed three different recordings
discussed three different recordings
discussed three different recordings I’ve talked at great length about one
I’ve talked at great length about one
I’ve talked at great length about one specific composer and I haven’t yet
specific composer and I haven’t yet
specific composer and I haven’t yet played you any audio files and I won’t
played you any audio files and I won’t
played you any audio files and I won’t and and the reason for this is that I
and and the reason for this is that I
and and the reason for this is that I live in fear of copyright infringement
live in fear of copyright infringement
live in fear of copyright infringement in the way that some people live in fear
in the way that some people live in fear
in the way that some people live in fear of heights or spiders copyright law is
of heights or spiders copyright law is
of heights or spiders copyright law is still it’s quite a difficult thing to
still it’s quite a difficult thing to
still it’s quite a difficult thing to understand and there’s this thing called
understand and there’s this thing called
understand and there’s this thing called fair use that is kind of ill-defined and
fair use that is kind of ill-defined and
fair use that is kind of ill-defined and still argued back and
still argued back and
still argued back and worth in courts today and the reason
worth in courts today and the reason
worth in courts today and the reason that copyright law is difficult for me
that copyright law is difficult for me
that copyright law is difficult for me to understand is that it’s something
to understand is that it’s something
to understand is that it’s something that treats music like a noun it doesn’t
that treats music like a noun it doesn’t
that treats music like a noun it doesn’t treat music like a verb I would have
treat music like a verb I would have
treat music like a verb I would have loved to have played you the recording
loved to have played you the recording
loved to have played you the recording of you know Duke Ellington’s
of you know Duke Ellington’s
of you know Duke Ellington’s arrangements of the star-spangled
arrangements of the star-spangled
arrangements of the star-spangled banner’ live at newport 1953 I would
banner’ live at newport 1953 I would
banner’ live at newport 1953 I would have loved to play you some Schoenberg
have loved to play you some Schoenberg
have loved to play you some Schoenberg no I never might I wouldn’t have but I
no I never might I wouldn’t have but I
no I never might I wouldn’t have but I would have loved to try and enact some
would have loved to try and enact some
would have loved to try and enact some of these things that I’m talking to you
of these things that I’m talking to you
of these things that I’m talking to you about about this creating different
about about this creating different
about about this creating different meanings and music through listening but
meanings and music through listening but
meanings and music through listening but the second that I did that as far as
the second that I did that as far as
the second that I did that as far as people who are responsible for copyright
people who are responsible for copyright
people who are responsible for copyright lark are concerned I would have used an
lark are concerned I would have used an
lark are concerned I would have used an object right I would have brought an
object right I would have brought an
object right I would have brought an object into this space and used it as
object into this space and used it as
object into this space and used it as opposed to what I believed I would be
opposed to what I believed I would be
opposed to what I believed I would be doing which is enacting a verb and
doing which is enacting a verb and
doing which is enacting a verb and getting us all to do something together
getting us all to do something together
getting us all to do something together so it’s unfortunate but I do think that
so it’s unfortunate but I do think that
so it’s unfortunate but I do think that while our technology has caught up with
while our technology has caught up with
while our technology has caught up with our ideas and we can now listen to music
our ideas and we can now listen to music
our ideas and we can now listen to music anywhere at anytime and can finally
anywhere at anytime and can finally
anywhere at anytime and can finally create these rich different meanings
create these rich different meanings
create these rich different meanings about music recordings I don’t think
about music recordings I don’t think
about music recordings I don’t think that our laws have caught up there which
that our laws have caught up there which
that our laws have caught up there which is unfortunate and I’m now going to end
is unfortunate and I’m now going to end
is unfortunate and I’m now going to end my talk as any good law-abiding speaker
my talk as any good law-abiding speaker
my talk as any good law-abiding speaker should by making sure that I cite my
should by making sure that I cite my
should by making sure that I cite my sources because we know that that’s
sources because we know that that’s
sources because we know that that’s always important and just as a bonus you
always important and just as a bonus you
always important and just as a bonus you get another image of my dog thank you
get another image of my dog thank you
get another image of my dog thank you for listening
for listening
for listening [Applause]
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