[silence] Music and Food?

[john david]

Barry
Amplifying throats and teapots is messy enough when you work with
trained stage performers and will detract from the musical effect
when working with amateurs/children. We did it in the '70s with
a Merce dance solo. Part of the challenge of that piece was to do
a number of things (sing,record,splice the tape, hang up the tape
loop, brew tea) on a very tight time budget such that we rarely
managed to do everything we intended in the time allowed.
Not recommended for kids at a dinner table.
I admit that I've forgotten the name of the piece.

Miking a school kitchen (metal tools and tiled walls) and piping
it to the audience dining room is easier to handle, but that would
be a concert, not a workshop.

John would certainly hate an unstructured rhythmic jamboree.

There ought to be several pieces where the instrument choice is
open enough to include eating, but the sources must contain enough
indeterminacy to avoid the intentionality or jamboree mentioned above.
E.g. you have less control over radios than forks.

Good luck.

-john fullemann




Barry Grant wrote:
> Folks,
> 
> At the school where I work we are doing a week on food. I'd like to pull together an hour or so presentation/workshop on music and food for 6-8th graders. Does anyone know of instruments made out of food, or music made from food, or music designed specifically to dine by? 
> 
> I know of the Sonic Catering Band, who make music from cooking sounds. Cage did some pieces in which he amplified the sounds from his throat while eating and drinking. Do I have this right? Are there recordings?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Barry
> 
> Barry Grant
> Director
> Sussex School
> Missoula, MT
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