Disquiet Junto Project 0723: Do the Collapse
Dear Members of the Disquiet Junto,
Whew, that was a long trip, but my mom’s doing well, and I got to see a few Junto folks in New York when I made it to the city briefly. Now I’m back home.
Thanks, as always, for your generosity with your time, creativity, and curiosity.
Best from San Francisco,
Marc Weidenbaum
marc@disquiet.com.
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Disquiet Junto Project 0723: Do the Collapse
The Assignment: Make music that falls apart repeatedly.
Step 1: Part of what makes “Happy Birthday to You” an interesting song to listen to occurs when it is sung in a public place, meaning that people sing along who actually don’t know the name of the person whose birthday is being celebrated. The song gets to the moment when the person’s name is inserted, and then the sense of ensemble entirely falls apart. People mumble, or wait, or actually know the name and sing it, but no matter — because subsets of singers proceed to sing the final “happy birthday to you” starting at different points.
Step 2: Consider the way “Happy Birthday to You” has a tendency to fall apart, as described in Step 1.
Step 3: Write a piece of music informed by your thoughts that resulted from Step 2 — a piece of music that is designed to fall apart somehow. And consider repeating the motif a few times, so it falls apart repeatedly.
Tasks Upon Completion:
Label: Include “disquiet0723” (no spaces/quotes) in the name of your track.
Upload: A person participating in the Disquiet Junto should post only one track per weekly project (SoundCloud account preferred but not required). If on occasion you feel inspired to post more than one track (whether to a single account or across multiple accounts), you should clarify which is the “main” rendition for consideration by fellow members and (if on SoundCloud) for inclusion in the SoundCloud playlist.
Share: Post your track and a description/explanation at https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0723-do-the-collapse/
Discuss: Listen to and comment on the other tracks.
Additional Details:
Length: The length is up to you. How long can your fragile edifice stand?
Deadline: Monday, November 10, 2025, 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 723rd weekly Disquiet Junto project, Do the Collapse — The Assignment: Make music that falls apart repeatedly — at https://disquiet.com/0723/.