Blog 3: 4'33"

Recently our class did a performance of 4'33" in honor of John Cage's 100th birthday. I have to say that this performance was not what I expected it to be at all. I had a misunderstanding that the class was just going to play improv with the instruments...I was completely wrong! Instead, we just stood outside, silently, and were video taped. It was a very interesting experience, but it was just not what I was expecting. I was standing there wondering when the que was going to be given for us to begin playing, but it was never given. All in all, it was probably a once in a lifetime experience for me and it was very interesting. There was also a controversy over if 4'33" is considered music. I personally do not consider this music. There was no sound to make music, and I don't think that silence is music.