mentalgymnastics

At NUA we are now moving into a blended teaching experience. There are many elements to consider and with time and due diligence they can be addressed.My latest obsession is Arboretum by David Byrne - it's a book of diagrams or mental maps that explore a range of idiosyncratic lines of mental gymnastics - there are so many starting points for great conversations. You might be interested in checking out his website - there is great thinking and commentary there http://davidbyrne.com/ meanwhile work in the studio is all about films and gifs of crushed structures.

Doyouhearvoices?HowdidIgethere?

Do you hear voices? - How did I get here? Since I bought my folding bike and feeling the liberation that it has given me I now have another great connection/experience - I came across David Bryne's fabulous book Bicycle Diaries. Created in part from the freedom of having his own folding bike it takes the reader into the inside story. It's like having David talking to you - I would love it as an audiobook - having him directly in your ear. Not that I've ever met him, although I've followed his work from the early days of Talking Heads when the art teacher put Talking Heads: 77 on the turntable in the art room - yes a record player -can you just imagine that.  The list of 'stuff that has made me think' includes so much of David Brynes output - The album Remain in Light https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remain_in_Light  with the truly extraordinary track Once in a Lifetime https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1wg1DNHbNU which in itself has the video where hand movements are used in a hyper unrelated way - but if we're talking about videos I have to mention Road to Nowhere https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWtCittJyr0  - The mind twisting film True Stories  True Stories http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092117/ - My life in the Bush of Ghosts with Eno with the haunting Jezebel Spirit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysGjmm648ds - Here Lies Love - the Disco Opera I saw  the National https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_Lies_Love  - The intriguing use of PowerPoint through Envisioning Emotional Epistemological Information http://davidbyrne.com/explore/e.e.e.i.-powerpoint  and the insightful How Music Works https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Music_Works with ideas of space and time and their relationship to music.

tonight its Klanghaus https://klanghaus.co/ in Norwich.

howmusicworks

A good break so far – spent a lot of it with a present I bought for myself – How music works by David Byrne. In amongst the astute theories about the music business from the perspective of a musician are some insightful personal comments that have enforced some thoughts around sound and made me reconsider the role of music in my life. The relationship to space and technology was particularly good. As a fan it was excellent to read the background to the thoughtful, intelligent music that has been in the background since 77 was played in the art room at Binley Park Comprehensive. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Byrne Gone back to the source More Songs About Buildings and Food, Fear of Music, Remain in Light and My Life in the Bush of Ghosts have been on the turntable all Christmas.