tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864823749958335107.post5776336689568025702..comments2023-08-19T01:13:51.777-04:00Comments on William H Calhoun: Remix BluesBill Calhounhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08908076522127296018noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864823749958335107.post-81432616384394545702015-07-05T21:32:01.562-04:002015-07-05T21:32:01.562-04:00Even with classical music, where fidelity to a tex...Even with classical music, where fidelity to a text is important, there is variation in expression, emphasis, and tempo - plenty of room for "remixing." For other kinds of music, it is said that no one plays a tune the same way twice, so that counts as remixing.<br /><br />Pick up a guitar! I made a video last semester about this - check it out on YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/3MHQTr3WSPA" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/3MHQTr3WSP</a>Bill Calhounhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08908076522127296018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864823749958335107.post-28400799912759963562015-07-05T21:24:18.361-04:002015-07-05T21:24:18.361-04:00Thanks Jason!Thanks Jason!Bill Calhounhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08908076522127296018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864823749958335107.post-80810393454167242342015-07-04T11:44:34.009-04:002015-07-04T11:44:34.009-04:00Hi Bill,
Thank you for your insightful reading re...Hi Bill,<br /><br />Thank you for your insightful reading response this week. As a non-musician (and non-artist really, I have no discovered talents in the fine arts) I appreciate your perspective on remixing. One question for you, would you consider most music a form of remixing? After reading your response I started thinking about most music, and how it's a combination of different musical instruments and vocals. I understand that some music is just a solo instrument, and I'm not sure I would consider that remixing, would you?<br /><br />I read your "note to self". I will be checking out that resource as well as I do have experience in coding.<br /><br />Thank you again! I have always wanted to learn a musical instrument and almost picked up the guitar a few years ago but received advice from a musician friend to start with the piano... well I can't afford a piano so that didn't happen! Happy 4th of July!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06128935460537908538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864823749958335107.post-24751813282519877972015-07-04T00:11:46.629-04:002015-07-04T00:11:46.629-04:00Bill - I am no a musician my any means, but I thin...Bill - I am no a musician my any means, but I think you nailed Lessig's argument on remixing. Your experience on "learning" and playing the blues is great example to illustrate this point. Artists who play the blues (in my opinion) play from the soul. Sure, they have some skill to play their instruments, but how they play it is what is key. There is a sense of meaning and authenticity in the music here - that reaches to the audience who can sense what the musician feels. Again, great example of remixing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com