In our world, things often seem much more complex than they really are, and we sometimes need to strip back the confounding layers that hide the simple principles about how things work.
Music is a wonderful analogy for the world around us and in this talk Linsey strips back those layers and show us how music can be created from very simple components.
Music is an art form that is all about creation, about connection, about Community and it is something that we can all do because we are all musicians. …….we can all sing ……AND we can all make a musical instrument.
Linsey Pollak is a musician, instrument maker, composer, musical director and community music facilitator, touring his solo shows extensively in Europe, North America and Asia since 1996. He has designed many new wind instruments with a reputation for making and playing instruments made from found objects such as rubber gloves, carrots, watering cans, chairs, brooms and garden hose.
Linsey aims to decommodify the art of music and dreams of a society that doesn’t have a word for musician, because everyone plays music (just as we don’t use the word “breather” because we all breathe). He believes that music can build a more creative society that enjoys and respects the contributions of many cultures, empowering the marginalised and bringing disparate people together. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx