Disquiet Junto Project 0687: Applied Science
Dear Members of the Disquiet Junto,
Not much to report. The planet has spun for another week, and there is another Disquiet Junto project afoot — instructions below. The weekly process of these projects is like a biological clock for me, somewhere between the two processes — the “physiological” and the “behavioral” — that provide this week’s theme. Thanks for being part of it. And thanks, as always, for your generosity with your time, creativity, and curiosity. And if I bungled the science with this one, that’s on me — please just roll with the metaphor.
Best from San Francisco, where it is unseasonably warm,
Marc Weidenbaum
marc@disquiet.com
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Disquiet Junto Project 0687: Applied Science
The Assignment: Record a piece of music that explores physiological and behavioral techniques.
Step 1: It is understood in biology that there are differences between the “behavioral” and the “physiological,” between an action or response a person makes by choice, and one that happens on instinct or involuntarily. (Please forgive these rough descriptions.) Familiarize yourself with the concepts.
Step 2: Consider various ways that some musical activities might be considered behavioral, such as consciously playing notes, and others might be physiological, such as maintaining a beat.
Step 3: Record a piece of music that combines a mix of some of the behavioral and physiological music activities you thought about in Step 2.
Tasks Upon Completion:
Label: Include “disquiet0687” (no spaces/quotes) in the name of your track.
Upload: Post your track to a public account (SoundCloud preferred but by no means required). It’s best to focus on one track, but if you post more than one, clarify which is the “main” rendition.
Share: Post your track and a description/explanation at https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0687-applied-science/
Discuss: Listen to and comment on the other tracks.
Additional Details:
Length: The length is up to you.
Deadline: Monday, March 3, 2024, 11:59pm (that is: just before midnight) wherever you are.
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License: It’s preferred (but not required) to set your track as downloadable and allowing for attributed remixing (i.e., an attribution Creative Commons license).
Please Include When Posting Your Track:
More on the 687th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Applied Science — The Assignment: Record a piece of music that includes physiological and behavioral techniques — at https://disquiet.com/0687/