Look closely at the image on the right and you'll see that the concert poster promotes several concert enhancements for the upcoming band concert at Arizona State University:1. Play-by-play of the music with a knowledgeable musician describing the event.
2. Blogging with a musician: those with laptops or cell phones may blog with performers in real time
3. Conversation corner: an area of the auditorium will be dedicated to those who wish to discuss the music or event
4. Music only: a traditional concert environment of solitude
Fascinating, eh?
Here's an article from the school website that talks about the experiment. A portion:
The first phase of "audience research" will be carried out Sept. 18, when the wind students present a free concert at 7:30 p.m. in ASU Gammage.
The auditorium will be broken into designated zones for those who wish to text, chat, get a play-by-play, or simply sit and enjoy the music, Hill says.
"After the concert, we will ask for feedback and evaluate the feedback," he says.
This idea isn't as far-fetched as it might seem, Hill says.
"This is a Research I institution, and as musicians, we ask ourselves, 'What does this mean for us?' " he says.
Audience participation used to be a much more vital part of classical concerts, Hill says.
"Mozart, for example, wrote in his letters that audiences sometimes clapped for certain chords," he says.
The idea for offering a large variety of ensembles and having students choose which ones they are interested in came from many discussions among the wind-instrument faculty.
Hat tip, Evan Tobias.
1 comment:
My 6th grade general music students and I have just been talking about the changes in music over the years and what makes music "modern." I think we'll discuss this audience participation next week - I'm sure they'll like the texting aspect. :)
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