A group of different sounds to be played together in harmony. An endless number of ways to play it provides for infinite different melodies and noise productions. 

Materials

• yarn
• 3 plastic containers
• 2 metal containers
• 2 glass jars
• 11 rubber bands
• Some toothpicks
• The handle of an X-ACTO knife
• An assortment of coins
• Some necklaces (tangled)
• Pills (no longer being used/expired)
• 2 pairs of earrings
• Hawaiian necklace
• Skewers
• Empty Pill Bottle
• Jar Top
• Long Ribbon taped around two skewers
• A ceramic cup
• A fireplace stand
• Two knitting needles with tape wrapped around the end of one of them
• An American Girl doll accessory

The Art of Noises: Futurist Manifesto by Luigi Russolo (1913) | Translated from Italian

The Art of Noises (Italian: L'arte dei Rumori) is a Futurist manifesto written by Luigi Russolo in a 1913 letter to friend and Futurist composer Francesco Balilla Pratella. In it, Russolo argues that the human ear has become accustomed to the speed, energy, and noise of the urban industrial soundscape; furthermore, this new sonic palette requires a new approach to musical instrumentation and composition. He proposes a number of conclusions about how electronics and other technology will allow futurist musicians to "substitute for the limited variety of timbres that the orchestra possesses today the infinite variety of timbres in noises, reproduced with appropriate mechanisms".^[1]

The Art of Noises is considered by some authors to be one of the most important and influential texts in 20th-century musical aesthetics.

Musicians/Artists influenced by The Art of Noises
John Cage || Pierre Schaeffer || Pierre Henry || Art of Noise || Adam Ant || Einstürzende || Neubauten || Test Dept || DJ Spooky || Dywane Thomas, Jr. || Francisco López || R. Henry Nigl || Material || Jean-Luc Hervé Berthelot || Daft Punk

DOWNLOAD ART OF NOISES ABOVE

• Rose, Book, Thorn
  • Rose: Fun to go into the barn and rummage around tapping and banging random things laying around. It also inspired me for new DIY stuff for rustic room decor ideas.
  • Book: I learned about the sounds and vibrations of different types of instruments. I also learned about new artists like Philip Glass and Regina Carter.
  • Thorn: I didn't like sitting around for a long time. I wished that we could build and create stuff in front of the class because then we get input and ideas from other folks when constructing our things.
• I am looking forward to exploring different sounds and pitches I can create with random items laying around. I am also excited to try and cover a simple song with my flower pots, but if that's too hard, I'll create my own. Another thing that I'm looking forward to is trying to overlap different recordings- like one recording/video of me playing the flower pots, one recording/video of me playing the horseshoes, and maybe another recording/video of me tapping the pole of an old street sign. I'm still exploring.
• The first song I listened to was Philip Glass's Etudes (No. 5 & 6) and I loved these. At first, I was hesitant because I don't really listen to music that is only instrumental, but it was really nice to listen too. Later that evening I played it before I went to bed. haha
• Questions for the guest musicians: Have you ever created an original? do you incorporate different instruments or movements in your songs? advice for someone who is starting fresh and trying to play the guitar?
• Song recommendation for the studio playlist: To Die For by Sam Smith, From Eden by Hozier, I Hate LA bu Hot Chelle Rae, Piano Man by Billy Joel (:

1. The power of noise
   1. brings us back to life
   2. noise is familiar
   3. accompanies every manifestation of our life
2. Pure sounds
   1. how we must "break away from the restrictive circle of pure sounds and conquer the infinite variety of noise"
3. "The art of noises should not be limited to a mere imitative reproduction"
   1. the are of noises will extract power from the acoustic pleasure that a musician receives while merging different sounds
4. 1913-- Modena-- first concert-- first-time people heard a variety of noise-making instruments
   1. before this, it was plain and natural noises
   2. Now, machines make noise