to reflect

As a music enthusiast, I spend probably around four hours a day listening to music. I normally listen in transitional setting, such as walking to class, driving to work or getting ready for my day. I do not however, spend as much time as I want just listening. In David Troop's, Art of Noise; sound art, music and art with sound are all defined separately. Although this is not an entirely new concept to me, I enjoyed the way in which it was depicted. He describes sound as a force that can work with, or against the popular logic that we call music. The idea of "organized sound" is relative and is defined by how we accept sound. Are we more aware of our environment when the sound is pleasing? Toop mentions sound as a "function of time" and describes it's perception as nothing more than our own awareness of the noise around us. I hope to use this "awareness" in my drifts to magnify my experience and find the best and most "musical" environment for recording.