Sunday, November 16, 2014

Ring Tone Music



It is very common that people will tell you to turn off your phone or put it on silent. This normally happens in places such as movie theatres, business meetings, and concerts.Anne-Sophie Mutter is a very well-known violinist and today she is having a concert with a very special piece of music. This piece is a compilation of many different types of ringtones. During this portion of the concert she says that she encourages people to let their phone ring.

I think that this piece could be very fun to play. It sounds like the music would make you want to kind of laugh because when you think about it, it's pretty ironic. Most of the time people would get upset if a phone starts to ring in the middle of a concert, especially one for a well-known player like Mutter, but for this piece she encourages it. I think that if i was at the concert I would have a great time. I say this because the piece, along with the others that she is playing in the program, sounds 
very enjoyable and her talent is amazing.


Neas, Patrick. "The Classical Beat: Ring, Ring! Anne-Sophie Mutter Makes Phones and Music Merge (for a Few Minutes)." Kansascity. N.p., 15 Nov. 2014. Web. 16 Nov. 2014. <http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/performing-arts/article3917434.html>.

Sunday, November 2, 2014

Cuban Instruments Need Repair








In Cuba, many instruments are in need of repair. Andres Martinez and his two apprentices work to help repair and lend instruments to children in need of them. Many instruments in Cuba are broken and very cheaply made, which is why Andres Martinez opened his workshop three years ago so that the talented musicians there could compete and perform.


I think that what Martinez is doing is amazing. I love how he really cares about the children and genuinely wants to help. He and his apprentices are doing a great thing for the children of Cuba. Because I play a few instruments, I know how easy it is to harm them and even the smallest things can cause the sound to not be good quality. I also know how important it is for the instrument to sound just right or else the whole piece may sound bad, which is why it is important to have the
instrument to be in good shape.


"Cuba's Musicians Running out of Some  Instruments." Newsela. N.p., 21 Oct. 2014. Web. 02 Nov. 2014. <https://newsela.com/articles/cuba-violins/id/5668/>.