This month I've been teaching music production and composition as part of NYU's IMPACT program. A participant named Michelle asked me to critique some of her original compositions. I immediately said yes, and then immediately wondered how I was actually going to do it. I always want to evaluate music on its own terms, and to do that, I need to know what the terms are. I barely know Michelle. I've heard her play a little classical piano and know that she's quite good, but beyond that, I don't know her musical culture or intentions or style. Furthermore, she's from China, and her English is limited.
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Remix as compositional critique
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This month I've been teaching music production and composition as part of NYU's IMPACT program. A participant named Michelle asked me to critique some of her original compositions. I immediately said yes, and then immediately wondered how I was actually going to do it. I always want to evaluate music on its own terms, and to do that, I need to know what the terms are. I barely know Michelle. I've heard her play a little classical piano and know that she's quite good, but beyond that, I don't know her musical culture or intentions or style. Furthermore, she's from China, and her English is limited.