Theorganization ofsoundinterpretedhistorically,politically,socially.Likeaheadmaster,theoryteachestodaysmusicathingor2aboutlife
Sound is a reflection of wisdom of life; reflects social states. Building upon this by using music theories helps to deepen this understanding
SoundismerelyathinsHce,thevibrationsaudibletohumansoranimals.Suchanorientationthereforeshouldbedifferentiatedfromaphehomenologyofsoniceffectscenteredontheperceptionsofahiunan subject,as aready-made,interiorizedhumancenterofbeingandfeeling.
Characterization of how sound is experienced - how a vibration affects a person is very individual
Keynotesoundsdonothavetobehstenedtoconsaously;heyareoverheardbut cannotbeoverlooked, forkeynotesounds become hstemnghabitsinspiteofthemselves
This brings up the assumption that some sounds are universally regarded the same (something that can't be overheard)
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Music could sort of foreshadow how a society will evolve
Thereforethemusicofawell-orderedageiscalmandcheerfulandIfm^^lel
Schafer suggests that music is a reflection of the current political state
Todefinemusicmerelyassoundswouldhavebeenimthinkableafewyearsago,thoughtodayitisthemoreexclusivedefinitionsthatareprovingunacceptable.Littlebylittlethroughoutthetwentiethcentury,alltheconventionaldefinitionsofmusichavebeen explodedbythe abundantactivitiesofmusiciansthemselves.
Music is mainly something that is felt - how can it be defined?
oss-cultmalevidenceffomaroundtheworldmustbecarefullyassembledand mterpreted
different cultures need to be examined in order to get a comprehensive result
Fromthearts,particularlymusic,wewilllearnhowmancreatesidealsoundscapesforthatotherlife,thelifeoftheimaginationandpsychic reflection.Fromthesestudieswewillbegintolaythefoundationsofanewinterdiscipline—acousticdesign.
music is incredibly important because it is so personal
Noisesarethesounds wehavelearnedtoignore
noises = negative "bad" sounds?
universal deafnessasthq-ultimateconsequenceunlesstheproblemcanbebroughtquicklyundercontrol
this allusion to illness makes the problem of noise pollution seem far more grave than it is commonly regarded as
Noise pollutionisnowaworldproblem
It seems like the former purity of the soundscape has been tainted by many modern unnecessary sounds
Wemustdothehardworkofmakinga‘Tjreak”with pregivenorcommon-sensenotions,regardlessofwheretheycomefrom
an open mind is required (because sound is constantly changing and can be interpreted in so many different ways)
manyclassicstudiesofsoundbeginbycontrastingtheauditoryandvisualregisters.Whentheymakethismove,authorsmoreoftentalkaboutearsandeyesthansoimdsandhght.
what about the other senses?
Rather,theboundarybetweensoundandnot-soundisbasedontheunderstoodpossibilitiesofthefacultyofhearing—^whetherwearetalkingaboutapersonorasquirrel.Therefore,aspeopleandsquirrelschan
So - squirrel sounds have an effect on human culture, but they also have their own histories
?Mustwealwaysstarttheculturalstudyofsoundfromthepositionofpeople?C
isn't culture always studied from the position of people?
Methodmatters,butitshouldarisefromthequestionsaskedandtheknowledgefieldsengaged,nottheotherwayaround.
methodology is not the focus/starting point, but more like a side effect
Thesociologicalimagination isbasedin“thecapacitytoshiftfromoneperspectivetoanother.[
sound shifts from a societal movement to becoming something personal/intimate! it can also be both at the same time
TheseHmitsinturnworklikeaffordances—^baselineassumptionsandmassivetraditionstobuildfrom,aswellasconventionsworthplayingwith orstrugglingagainst.
new sonic movements arise from both challenging and sticking with conventions/traditions
“seriousresearchleadsonetounitewhatIsordinarilyseparatedortodistinguishwhat isordinarilyconfused.”
clarity
arbelowtheconsdouslevelsofthoughtandfeehng,invigoratingeveryword;sinkingtothemostprimitiveandforgotten,returningtotheoriginandbringingsomethingback,seekingthebeginningandtheend.
sound is something unconscious and intrinsic
Sonicimaginationsarenecessarilyplural,recursive,reflexive,driventorepresent, refigure andredescrib
assumption?
Soundstudiesisanintellectualexercise,onethatfor the momentis mostgroundedinacademia,thoughcertainlynon-academicsproducefascinatingworkaboutsoundallthetime,andsoundstudentscananclshouldmove beyond theacademyto try andeffectchangeintheworld.
is the sound student's objective to change the world?
partiahty
key term
Ifyouhearthesamesoundintwodifferentspaces,youmaynotevenrecognizeitasthesamesound.
this could apply to how the same sounds are interpreted differently by different cultures
Thismeansthatifweuseconceptsdrawnfromthestudyofhumanauditoryperception,wemust accountforthehistoricity ofthatknowledge(ratherthansimplysaying“thisishowyourearworks”asiftheearisthesameinalltimesandplaces)
how sound is perceived goes beyond the biological functioning of the ear
soundstudentsarenotstrictlyspeaking-osophers,-ologistsor-ographers.Inhis1997attackonculturalstudies,ToddGitlinusedthephrase“culturalstudents”todescribepractitionersoftbefield.
Even though the study of sound does not seem to have a "traditional" approach, it has deep scholarly roots
utitisalsoaproductof changesinthoughtandtheorganizationofthedisciphnes.
It sounds like sounds, and the resulting sound studies, are a product of social change instead of the other way around.
For.SigmundFreudin1929,soundrecordingallowedfortheretentionof“fleeting”auditory memories.
So, in other words, sound was not regarded as a lasting, permanent memory - sound is just something temporary.
rlanguages. °ItIStemptingtocallsoundstudiesaresponsetoourchangingsonicworld__anditisthat.Butsohavebeenmanyotherimportantintellectualmovementsaroundsoundinthe20thcentury
It seems like this statement wants to overturn the assumption that sound studies are a response purely to our changing sonic world, when in reality they are also a reaction to other intellectual movements in the 20th century.
Itisaglobalphenomenonaswell.
This makes me think about how sounds are not limited linguistically and about how the same sounds can be interpreted differently by different nations and cultures.
architecture,
Architecture is a sonic phenomenon? I had never thought about architecture in this way and don't know how to imagine this.
sound is something that is constantly evolving