Reading Response #1

For my first reading response, I chose an article by David Troop called "The Art of Noise".

I found this article to take an interesting look on the contrast between music, art, and sound alone. Troop defines sound as an "unpredictable evanescence." He says that artists enjoy working with sound because of this unpredictability. However, David brings up a conflict on sound art being either music or speech. He says that most people think of sounds as just what they are. Others see sound as something more.

David also brings up the differentials between Art and Sound and Sound Art. Sound Art is not what most people would think of as just music. In fact, Sound Art is trying to distance itself from that stereotype. Troop says that "Sound used in art as a raw material is more likely to be an idea within a bigger idea." There is a broad history that goes back to the early 20th century having to do with the relationship between sound and visual art. Back in the early days, Troop says that the two had a closer relationship than they did now.

I think this article is an important read because it outlines sound as something other than just music or effects for a movie. Sound is an art within it's own. Most people do not understand the importance of sound in art and how we do not recognize these sounds that we hear on a daily basis. If one is to become a media artist, he or she must have a firm grasp on the importance of sound in media and how it does not just come as a secondary to visual arts.