Tonight I will be participating as a live blogging audience member at the “An E-volution of Experience, From Andriessen 2 Zappa: Ecstasy of Influence” concert at Arizona State University. The concert will include multiple options for audience members ranging from the traditional sitting and listening to receiving play by play text messages during the performance. This format has some fascinating implications for school music programs and collaborative possibilities between students in ensembles and those in general music classes. If you can’t make it to the concert feel free to be a virtual audience member by reading and even commenting on the blog tonight. I’m not sure how I will approach the live blogging but it will surely be an interesting experience! The concert takes place 7:30 PM Mountain Standard Time.
Hey Ev-
Good to talk to you yesterday. Was it yesterday? Time is flying. This looks pretty interesting, and I wonder how the “distraction” of texters/texting will affect the experience not only of those who want just to listen, but also of those doing the texting, as it would be tough to see/hear what’s happening when immersed in the phone. I still think it’s a fun idea, tho. Hope you post sth about how it went, what it was like and how you see it working for schools.
Jon
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this is an awesome idea