some food for thought on music

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Creative System Theory

understanding the "creative process" via
anthropology, sociology, ethnology, musicology, cultural studies, history, philosophy, psychology

Once each year during the Institute's "bricks and mortar" life,
Charles Johnston did a day-long presentation using the history of music and movement to bring insight to
how culture, and human systems more generally, creatively evolve.
The last presentation was taped and segments of it are available here to view on-line.

The whole thing was originally available on-line,
but Google had copyright concerns about even the very short musical excerpts used.
DVDs of the full presentation can be purchased by contacting the Institute.

it's okay for google to steal books from our libraries
and personal information from its customers though...

http://www.creativesystems.org/
http://www.evolmusic.org/home%20.html


Part 01 of 11: An Evolutionary History of Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEHQ0dfth5I


Part 02 of 11: An Evolutionary History of Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GvuEn8kc90


Part 04 of 11: An Evolutionary History of Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ0lhsh96X4


Part 06 of 11: An Evolutionary History of Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziVT7aBBpIs


Part 07 of 11: An Evolutionary History of Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXgXRfqUd7Y


Part 09 of 11: An Evolutionary History of Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGPXighVaZ8



PS:
the group therapeutic aspect may seem strange on the surface, but given that Charles M. Johnston
seems to have a background in psychiatry (and thus may be interested in psychology) and
seems to be affiliated with the Institute of Noetic Sciences, i can understand why it's there.
it's an interesting group psychology / conformity experiment nonetheless
and his general observations are close to what i've been thinking about lately.

PPS:
just bouncing the ideas contained in this video around, who knows,
maybe someone out there with the appropriate mental capacity can apply or further develop them.

NB:
Most historic analyses disregard anything before the 1600s.
Why is that and what is the purpose?





Bonus material to put into perspective with regards to the topic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9SDUO-NZZw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsNAmKHCXWc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjzxfeTjxdM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1blAHS2bGM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGmbUXqHPk4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpQmFfdYFzY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwKYYntgGOw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eru12GqN7vg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5njAHFONWdI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRGrNDV2mKc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEBfQoIgMtk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1zCN0YhW1s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fVE8kSM43I


relevant:
Shall We Change the Subject? A Music Historian Reflects
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uxIZgVHjdk

"When modes of music change, the fundamental laws of the state always change with them."