I must say, it's been nice to write my thoughts up and believe that people would read them and care. But, all good things must come to an end (or so I'm told).
The first prompt is a very easy one to answer, though I'll try and elaborate on the simple answer. The simple answer is this: there is a lot of music out there that is very odd by our standards that I really enjoy. More specifically, the Ecuadorians and the Indians have amazing music that I want to recreate myself. To do this, I am either going to buy or build an imbabura harp (with a bit of help!). I also plan on obtaining a set of tabla and hooking up with someone with a sarangi and sitar to jam.
Prompt 2: Our culture doesn't rely heavily enough on music. Well, I suppose that's a very generalized statement, but I suppose I just wish there were a larger influence of quality music on society (and vice versa). Additionally, I did realize that music is used more often and for more purposes that I'd previously thought (just not quite enough for my taste).
And finally, I shall refer back to the first prompt for this answer: I want to learn to play tabla and become a tabla master! Oh, and I want to learn more about pretty much every percussion instrument we discussed in class (and those that I discovered on my own).
Thanks for reading, and I apologize for my over-indulgence into the percussion side of things, it's just how I roll...
There's nothing wrong with "over-indulgence" in one's own instrument. If it didn't fascinate you, then you wouldn't be playing it. Also having someone who is interested in percussion makes it more interesting to me. When merely presented with something like "Oh this is an African drum" it doesn't hold nearly the fascination of what different things it can do that other drums can't, and I certainly wouldn't know that on my own.
ReplyDeleteYES... imbabura harp! it needs to be created- where in the world can you find one?!
ReplyDeleteMatt, alow me to call you the official go to man of exotic instruments after you complete your collection of whatyoumuh callits and things that ring...I have personally enjoyed your display and knowledge of various drums and instruments native to foreign territories.We need overindulgers in the world so that people like you can educate and inspire others to do what motivates them even if it is everything percussion.
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