P2: Part 1
This informative article is on the history of Ambient music history. Ambient music began in
1978 when Brian Eno released his first record. His whole theory was that there should be music
fitting for every situation that is heard but not distracting from what is happening in the
world. The tone was very informative and in my opinion it was very relatable because there are
certain situations like when I am doing homework I do not like to listen to distracting music
for an example I mean rap or anything that is super wordy it distracts me from whatever I am doing.
It also has to fit my mood when I am working out I like to listen to faster music that gets me
motivated whereas when I come home from the gym I am tired and just want to relax I would not
put on the same music I did before I would listen to some calming music that has a slow beat. I
think understanding all this really made me attentive how much the situation and mood I am in really
effects the kind of music I listen to. I think the most important word here is "Ambient". Whenever
I usually think of that word I think of Ambient water its just room temperture. So music that is "room temp"
it fits my mood. The author makes it very intimate with the reader by using personal experince in
his writting. For me as a visual person it really captured me by the way he wrote, and made it a lot
easier. I would think an informative piece of writting would be boring but it was told in kind of a
story telling way which was really nice.
10 words/phrases that describe this text
1. Ambient
2. lack of variety
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3. Surrounding
4. conventional background music
5. brighten the enviorment
6. accommodate many levels of listening
7. it must be as ignorable as it is interesting
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8. we were making music to swim in, to float in, to get lost inside
9. distinguish characteristics of new music
10. become the main focus of compositional attention
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ORESx0ZU08yw-QLqj2tFf-FER6i1YfSNE2Tpb6KJ8_0/edit?usp=sharing