Reading Response #2

1. Identify the article you have selected and why you chose it.


I choose Cage’s article because I liked his ideas about what the future of music would be. I liked the way he described everything and the way that he talks about it as a process. I felt that this essay was inspirational in a way because it made it seem as if we could make music from noises and that seems interesting to me.

2. What are the main points of the essay?

In the essay the main points are the title listed in bold print. The first is a definition on how to make music. The next talks about the use of electronic instruments and the future of music. After that it talks about how musicians will have a whole field of sound to work with.


3. 
How are the ideas or arguments in this article relevant to your own practice as a media artist?

This article is relevant to me because I too wanted to make a music like sound with my collected sounds. I wanted to record sounds from the world around me and use them to create something that would have rhythm, and sound pleasing to the ear. I also like the process to which Cage describes in creating the music.