Blog 3: Performance of 4:33

  The performance of 4:33 went well. We had many instruments in the performance.  Since there was no actual music being played, I was able to hear sounds in the background.  I could hear the birds and and some distant traffic passing by on the road.  It was very peaceful and quiet; it made me think how when we listen to music we cannot here any background sounds.  The background sounds of the outdoors were nice to hear, and in our busy lives in today's world we miss out on those sounds simply because we are always in a hurry and do not stop to listen.  John Cage must have listened to everything around him to come up with the compositions he did.  He considered many things music that a lot of people would think were just noise.  Then there is his compostition, 4:33, that is just silence and he considered that music too.