tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027396262323848722.post2010119332758815309..comments2024-02-16T03:32:29.972-05:00Comments on Lotsa Laundry: Connecting to othersJuliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06668252458131596362noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027396262323848722.post-31692589754561485342011-05-11T23:55:43.779-04:002011-05-11T23:55:43.779-04:00wonderful..live music..and Anne of Green Gables!@wonderful..live music..and Anne of Green Gables!@Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699674732274478502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027396262323848722.post-62774054506946028562011-05-10T14:10:12.032-04:002011-05-10T14:10:12.032-04:00Good point about live performances. As I'm su...Good point about live performances. As I'm sure you do with your kids' plays (and Eldest's choral performances), when I watch music school performances I'm often thinking about how far this kid or that has come, or hoping this other one will be okay, or just being glad that they know other kids who are as obsessed with music as they are. And of course seeing performances live enables me to think much more about where the various sounds are coming from.<br /><br />It might be easy to think the difference is as simple as having more senses involved, but of course it's really about community. To quickly see the difference, look what's happened to pop music since the age of MTV. It's visual, but not at all connected to the reality of making music, and it has changed the chances of success so that they are tied much more to the appearance of the performer. <br /><br />On a related note, have you read The Shallows yet? It has really good discussion of how our technologies change the way we think and experience reality. <br /><br />I read a review of Winter of Our Disconnect and thought it sounded really interesting. I'd like to pull the plug myself about now, but here I am on the computer again...Laura Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08168905598871608315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027396262323848722.post-27325234558063503232011-05-10T11:07:14.605-04:002011-05-10T11:07:14.605-04:00Plus, the only time I'm giving full attention ...Plus, the only time I'm giving full attention to music is if it's live. Otherwise, it's background to driving, or occasionally to puttering around the house (increasingly, I find I can focus better on reading/writing/grading and such things in silence.Heide Esteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08022964463219865228noreply@blogger.com