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Tod Machover Quotes

Any Beatles song is perfect. It gets to you right away Picture Quote #1

There’s many reason music exists and we are beginning to no only understand that, but measure that Picture Quote #1

I think a double bass for me would be too much effort. But the cello, you’re really engaged and the sound is kind of right here. So, it feels like being merged, married to an instrument Picture Quote #1

I like the idea of imagining a sound and feeling a sound and then having it come out through your body, through an instrument. That’s an important way to make music Picture Quote #1

There were a lot of things happen in the mid- 80’s that all of a sudden made it possible to do a lot of very quick interactive music Picture Quote #1

I never liked opera growing up. I always liked chamber music or solo music even more than orchestral music Picture Quote #1

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I’ve done a lot of operas. I’ve probably done more different kind of operas than anybody Picture Quote #1

I love working with technology because it allows me to follow my imagination and to invent new things Picture Quote #1

Why does every society seem to want to make music when it often seems like kind of a frill Picture Quote #1

I love the cello, I love the physical sense of an instrument that’s about the size of your body that vibrates enough that even if you play an open string, you feel it Picture Quote #1

That’s the definition of popularity. Something that literally resonates with many, many people Picture Quote #1

All the music we know that’s popular is actually commonly shared music that takes things that are similar about all of us Picture Quote #1

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I went to the University of California, Santa Cruz for a year, which turned out to be a really vibrant, very intensive intellectual atmosphere where you could do a lot of aspect of music without it being a conservatory. And that’s why I went there Picture Quote #1

I listen to new music by composers who are interesting to me. I listen to some; I don’t know if I want to call it pop, but it’s some interesting artist that gets my attention, I listen to in the mornings Picture Quote #1

After a year, I thought gee I don’t really need college anymore, which wasn’t correct, but that’s what I thought Picture Quote #1

There were a lot of things happen in the mid- 80’s that all of a sudden made it possible to do a lot of very quick interactive music Picture Quote #1

There’s many reason music exists and we are beginning to no only understand that, but measure that Picture Quote #1

One of the things I like most of all is being in my study, in my barn, with absolutely no sound anywhere thinking about something. It’s extremely important to me Picture Quote #1

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The barn where I work, it’s only 15 minutes or so from Harvard square, so It’s very close to the center of Boston, but it happens to be a total oasis. It’s completely quiet in there Picture Quote #1

I almost never these days sit down with a CD or my laptop and just listen to a piece with a score. I probably would do that while I’m exercising Picture Quote #1

The English learned, in my view, how to use harmony much earlier than the French or the Italians, or the Germans Picture Quote #1

Strangely, the thing I listen to 75% of the time, when I’m exercising with my headphones on is English Tudor/Elizabethan music, so music from about 1450 to the early 1600’s Picture Quote #1

I have a big barn that I converted to my music studio, so I go there early in the morning and the first thing I do is rowing. And that’s when I listen to a lot of music Picture Quote #1

I listen to a lot of music that teenagers are listening to because I’m around them Picture Quote #1

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There’s just an incredibly rich and interesting relationship between our listening to music and the way our minds engage Picture Quote #1

One of my interests in music has always been what it means, why it affects us the way it does Picture Quote #1

You have to train your mind and your ears, but they’re more like athletic skills. So, part of music you just have to learn those things or you can’t practice the art Picture Quote #1

After a year, I thought gee I don’t really need college anymore, which wasn’t correct, but that’s what I thought Picture Quote #1

I had grown up and gone to high school in New York, so I wanted to get out of the east coast Picture Quote #1

My work on hyper instruments started with simple instruments, like the piano Picture Quote #1

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Any Beatles song is perfect. It gets to you right away (Tod Machover Quotes) There’s many reason music exists and we are beginning to no only understand that, but measure that (Tod Machover Quotes) I think a double bass for me would be too much effort. But the cello, you’re really engaged and the sound is kind of right here. So, it feels like being merged, married to an instrument (Tod Machover Quotes) I like the idea of imagining a sound and feeling a sound and then having it come out through your body, through an instrument. That’s an important way to make music (Tod Machover Quotes) There were a lot of things happen in the mid- 80’s that all of a sudden made it possible to do a lot of very quick interactive music (Tod Machover Quotes) I never liked opera growing up. I always liked chamber music or solo music even more than orchestral music (Tod Machover Quotes) I’ve done a lot of operas. I’ve probably done more different kind of operas than anybody (Tod Machover Quotes) I love working with technology because it allows me to follow my imagination and to invent new things (Tod Machover Quotes) Why does every society seem to want to make music when it often seems like kind of a frill (Tod Machover Quotes) I love the cello, I love the physical sense of an instrument that’s about the size of your body that vibrates enough that even if you play an open string, you feel it (Tod Machover Quotes) That’s the definition of popularity. Something that literally resonates with many, many people (Tod Machover Quotes) All the music we know that’s popular is actually commonly shared music that takes things that are similar about all of us (Tod Machover Quotes) I went to the University of California, Santa Cruz for a year, which turned out to be a really vibrant, very intensive intellectual atmosphere where you could do a lot of aspect of music without it being a conservatory. And that’s why I went there (Tod Machover Quotes) I listen to new music by composers who are interesting to me. I listen to some; I don’t know if I want to call it pop, but it’s some interesting artist that gets my attention, I listen to in the mornings (Tod Machover Quotes) After a year, I thought gee I don’t really need college anymore, which wasn’t correct, but that’s what I thought. (Tod Machover Quotes) There were a lot of things happen in the mid- 80’s that all of a sudden made it possible to do a lot of very quick interactive music. (Tod Machover Quotes) There’s many reason music exists and we are beginning to no only understand that, but measure that. (Tod Machover Quotes) One of the things I like most of all is being in my study, in my barn, with absolutely no sound anywhere thinking about something. It’s extremely important to me (Tod Machover Quotes) The barn where I work, it’s only 15 minutes or so from Harvard square, so It’s very close to the center of Boston, but it happens to be a total oasis. It’s completely quiet in there (Tod Machover Quotes) I almost never these days sit down with a CD or my laptop and just listen to a piece with a score. I probably would do that while I’m exercising (Tod Machover Quotes) The English learned, in my view, how to use harmony much earlier than the French or the Italians, or the Germans (Tod Machover Quotes) Strangely, the thing I listen to 75% of the time, when I’m exercising with my headphones on is English Tudor/Elizabethan music, so music from about 1450 to the early 1600’s (Tod Machover Quotes) I have a big barn that I converted to my music studio, so I go there early in the morning and the first thing I do is rowing. And that’s when I listen to a lot of music (Tod Machover Quotes) I listen to a lot of music that teenagers are listening to because I’m around them (Tod Machover Quotes) There’s just an incredibly rich and interesting relationship between our listening to music and the way our minds engage (Tod Machover Quotes) One of my interests in music has always been what it means, why it affects us the way it does (Tod Machover Quotes) You have to train your mind and your ears, but they’re more like athletic skills. So, part of music you just have to learn those things or you can’t practice the art (Tod Machover Quotes) After a year, I thought gee I don’t really need college anymore, which wasn’t correct, but that’s what I thought (Tod Machover Quotes) I had grown up and gone to high school in New York, so I wanted to get out of the east coast (Tod Machover Quotes) My work on hyper instruments started with simple instruments, like the piano (Tod Machover Quotes)

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