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Richard Zvonar, PhD writes.... >> What is "experimental music"? Oh help! I feel a semant-a-thon in the making... :-) my $0.02 follow...in Two Parts. 1) The Pedantic View So much "experimental music" lacks a defined goal or stated aim. To explain what I mean, perhaps it can be useful to paraphrase the steps used in a research experiment. An experiment involves the following steps: doing research, identifying the problem, stating a hypothesis, conducting project experimentation, and reaching a conclusion. - Research = the process of collecting information from experiences, knowledgeable sources, and data from exploratory experiments. - Problem = the musical question to be solved or examined. - Hypothesis = an idea about the musical question, based on knowledge and research. - Project Experimentation = the process of testing a hypothesis. Things effecting the experiment are called variables. There are three kinds of variables to identify in an experiments: independent, dependent, and controlled. - Project Conclusion = the project conclusion is a summary of the results of the project experimentation and a statement of how the results relate to the hypothesis. Reasons for experimental results contrary to the hypothesis are included. If applicable, the conclusion can end by giving ideas for further testing. I have many conceptual artist friends who go through this process for their sculptural installations. To them, this is part of what makes their work meaningful, and not purely random and haphazard entities. OK -- JUST TO BE CLEAR -- music, like any art form, is related to my people on an emotional level, and so nice tidy descriptions of experiments will never seem appropriate or adequate. Random organization and haphazard groupings of sounds can have deeply moving effects, to be sure. But, so much of what is termed "experimental" in music and other forms lacks a stated goal or aim, and so really is not consciously experimenting with anything really. 2) The Punter View Experimental music is whatever you think is experimental for you -- one man's noodling is another man's new found insight. OK. Now I'm reaching for my popcorn... David Kirkdorffer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Zvonar" <zvonar@zvonar.com> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 12:23 PM Subject: RE: Dangerous (learning) curves (was Fast & Trashy, Slow and Chaste) > At 9:04 AM -0700 8/15/03, Paolo Valladolid wrote: > > >Common criticisms of experimental music... > > What is "experimental music"? > > -- > > ______________________________________________________________ > Richard Zvonar, PhD > (818) 788-2202 > http://www.zvonar.com > http://RZCybernetics.com > >