Test yourself: Can you tell the difference between music and noise? - Hanako Sawada
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In 1960, composer John Cage went on television to share his latest work. But rather than using traditional instruments, Cage appeared surrounded by household clutter, including a bathtub, ice cubes, a toy fish, a rubber duck, several radios, and performed “Water Walk.” Most people watching had the same question: is this even music? Hanako Sawada explores the boundaries between music and noise.
Find some sounds and/or instruments. What are some “instruments” you found and how might you play them (in one or more ways)?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Hanako Sawada
- Director Héloïse Dorsan Rachet
- Narrator Pen-Pen Chen
- Music Jarrett Farkas
- Sound Designer and Mixer Weston Fonger
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Senior Producer Anna Bechtol
- Associate Producer Sazia Afrin
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Senior Editorial Producer Dan Kwartler
- Special Thanks Edition Peters Group, Naxos of America
