Prepare the Exhibition

It would be the biggest activities this semester: exhibition of art club. It would be held at the end of this month, so we have tried our best to prepare them. Though, it would be an exhibition display our music, there were still a lot of work.

First of all, we have to make a platform to display our music. It could be a website, an animation, or games even. We used to build a website which was kinds of blog. However, it would be hard to find some songs you want. If we wanted to make something which just like what we imagined, we would spent more time on designing that, or the most difficulty, the program. I always thought that how to display is not less important than the works its elves. Fortunately, the good idea will make doing them faster.

Another one is the performance of opening. Last time, the performance was near the music ceremony. As a result, we could take the same songs. However, it was not same as this time; we have to write the songs, compose them and practice again and again. It would also a big work for us.

A Poetic Space filled with the Natural and the Imagined

It was a concert which including music for piano and electronic sound. It belongs to the modern music. Modern music, a kind of classic music developed since 20-centuery. They tried to resist against the older rule. Since computers were invented, some musicians have written some music for combining musical instruments and electronic sounds. They use lots of tuneless interval of melody, and then proceed in the computer which including filter, EQ, or so on. Some strange sounds would happen. It breaks the impressions of classic music in the past.

This concert was a kind of this music. Two people, one was playing piano and another was processing the signal by computer at PA. The sounds from grand piano and then pass though the microphone. However, the sounds of real piano and proceed sounds would happen at the same time. It liked the sounds from electrical guitar connecting with effect unit. Moreover, many natural sounds such as wing, river, or white noise even. We had chosen a sit beyond the computer worker who is one of the performers. We could see any action at any moment when the songs were carrying on. He had to change any parameter for different section. Thus, he also had his own music score. On the other hand, the programs sometimes have written by themselves who have lots of scenes of computer program and the audio.


Unfortunately, there were many unexpected problems with computer. Some trouble happened also at the middle of performance. Sometimes, it is hard to check which like our electrical experiment. In sum, this kind of music are still tried a lot these years. Thank to the better computer and audio technology, more and more skills can be used. Even though recording other kinds of music, there are still overdubbing. Nonetheless, some would still dislike this tried, but take it for some arts and we would know that greatest work is not the most beautiful, convey the thought from creator well is more important.

Taipei International Flora Exposition

We got up early at six o’clock so as to get the ticket of Pavilion of Dreams in the Taipei International Flora Exposition which has been held for four months. However, I didn’t know anything about that until this week. Because the new semester has begun, it was Friday instead of holiday; we thought that there would be more change to visit some popular Pavilion.

Fortunately, we got the ticket of Pavilion of Dreams after two hours though something happened. The Pavilion of Dreams had always thought the greatest Pavilion in Taipei International Flora Exposition. They exhibit some new technology which is connected with people and flowers that was designed by cooperating with Industrial Technology Research Institute. Everyone will be given a watch before entering the Pavilion, and you could enjoy any interacting facilities. Though, it was an exposition of flowers, I think the new technology would be more important role than the others.