For obvious reasons, the most enjoyable of our reading assignments in class was by Chuck Klosterman. I believe that it’s because the topic he brings up and criticizes is accessible to me and any other people I can think of. I can fairly safely assume that everyone I know and everyone they know has seen a television show with laugh tracks. Some of my favorite shows, including Friends, uses laugh tracks, and I’ve gotten so used to it, I barely notice the anonymous people laughing along to the show. It does, bother me, however, that there is laughter put in the show to tell me when to laugh. In most cases, too, the laughter I hear does not match the response I would expect from the joke in the script. It is overly loud and rambunctious and not how I would respond. Even when these obnoxious laughs are heard, if I don’t find a joke funny, I don’t laugh at it. Klosterman brings up the point that many shows that don’t use laugh tracks are praised for its absence. Several of these shows are also on my list of things to watch, and even with the absence of strangers laughing in the background, I find myself still laughing when I want to.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Laugh tracks
For obvious reasons, the most enjoyable of our reading assignments in class was by Chuck Klosterman. I believe that it’s because the topic he brings up and criticizes is accessible to me and any other people I can think of. I can fairly safely assume that everyone I know and everyone they know has seen a television show with laugh tracks. Some of my favorite shows, including Friends, uses laugh tracks, and I’ve gotten so used to it, I barely notice the anonymous people laughing along to the show. It does, bother me, however, that there is laughter put in the show to tell me when to laugh. In most cases, too, the laughter I hear does not match the response I would expect from the joke in the script. It is overly loud and rambunctious and not how I would respond. Even when these obnoxious laughs are heard, if I don’t find a joke funny, I don’t laugh at it. Klosterman brings up the point that many shows that don’t use laugh tracks are praised for its absence. Several of these shows are also on my list of things to watch, and even with the absence of strangers laughing in the background, I find myself still laughing when I want to.
Friday, February 18, 2011
topic
For my research paper, I would like to delve into the world of women composers. I want to research who they are, what they've written and why they are so influential. This topic is important in my field of study because I want to go into a career of music, teaching music and maybe performing on the flute. Knowing influential women music composers would be beneficial to me.
When researching, I want to find who the women composers are. I would have to find a database with information on them so that I can narrow down my choices. I can choose the composers who I am most interested in. After narrowing them down, I want to know where they came from, what they've composed and what makes them so successful. Could I learn things that could help me be successful? What made them passionate and gave them a drive for their success? What other important music figures did they influence? How has the woman's role in music and composition changed over the years and when did they first start having roles?
This topic is important to me because I hope to someday be an important music figure as a woman, either teaching or performing or following another musical passion I find. I can find out what makes these women so successful and inspired. They share the same passions as I have: music. And they have become what I aspire to be. I will be very interested in this topic and it will be helpful to me.
When researching, I want to find who the women composers are. I would have to find a database with information on them so that I can narrow down my choices. I can choose the composers who I am most interested in. After narrowing them down, I want to know where they came from, what they've composed and what makes them so successful. Could I learn things that could help me be successful? What made them passionate and gave them a drive for their success? What other important music figures did they influence? How has the woman's role in music and composition changed over the years and when did they first start having roles?
This topic is important to me because I hope to someday be an important music figure as a woman, either teaching or performing or following another musical passion I find. I can find out what makes these women so successful and inspired. They share the same passions as I have: music. And they have become what I aspire to be. I will be very interested in this topic and it will be helpful to me.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Krell annotated bibliography
Krell, John. Kincaidiana. Malibu: Trio Associates, 1973.
John Krell, a member of the flute section of the Philadelphia orchestra and solo piccoloist, studied with renown flutist, William Kincaid. Later, he became a colleague and friend of Kincaid’s. Krell decided to write Kincaidiana to show to flutists around the world what the highlights of Kincaid’s career were. His relationship with the flutist made him credible in the book. The book’s purpose was to inspire flute performers and get them thinking about solving problems of playing the flute. Kincaidiana can be useful for my research because it is one of the most useful books on music and the flute.
John Krell, a member of the flute section of the Philadelphia orchestra and solo piccoloist, studied with renown flutist, William Kincaid. Later, he became a colleague and friend of Kincaid’s. Krell decided to write Kincaidiana to show to flutists around the world what the highlights of Kincaid’s career were. His relationship with the flutist made him credible in the book. The book’s purpose was to inspire flute performers and get them thinking about solving problems of playing the flute. Kincaidiana can be useful for my research because it is one of the most useful books on music and the flute.
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