My News

Honestly, I don't read newspapers ever. I usually have no idea what's going on in the world unless i step into a conversation about global problems. My dad is usually pretty on top of world news so he will sometimes start up dinner conversations with a summary of what's going on. The only time i am ever exposed to news is when i open my safari application and yahoo is my home page. Sometimes the home page of yahoo will have news information on it, but usually i don't read it and if i do i never read more than the headline. I'm just not really interested and i figure that if it effects me i'll figure it out somehow.

Percussion Museum

 My museum will be covering mostly the cultural affects of Percussion all over the world. Instead of focusing mainly on the technique and different rhythms of percussion, i will discuss the evolution and development of percussion instruments and their history. I will be covering the cultures of asia, latin america/afro-Cuban style, and Western European. Hopefully my museum will appeal to all ages, musicians and non-musicians. The main point of this museum would be to educate musicians on the history of percussion and it's importance in a musical setting as well as educate the general public on how percussion has affected world history and it's affect on humans as a whole.  

LACMA

I went to LACMA for this assignment. There are many exhibits that make up LACMA including an outdoor exhibit that contains exotic animals and plants. I went to the second level mainly, which was the european art section. It had mosaics, artifacts, and paintings. The entire left side of the floor was devoted to oil paintings and frescoes. Most of the art was from Early Christian, Byzantine and Early Renaissance art. They were organized by subject and date and location. For example, there was an entire room of virgin mary's and they were placed chronologically. Then there was an egyptian/Macean/Mayan section that contained artifacts based on location and materials. The museum was really interesting and was educational to all ages because it had at least one exhibit that appealed to each learning ability.