In Class 7

Class has been very interesting to me lately. I must admit a few things did not catch my interest quite as architecture, cinema, and music. I absolutely love architecture, but for this week, we have talked about music and cinema. I am amazed how some of these virtuosos came up with their compilations from their head. I like to play classical music on the piano, and I can appreciate how these wonderful composers came up with such beautiful and complicated music. I am more familiar with Mozart and Beethoven. Mozart's music is very intense on the piano and it takes much practice to get down. Finger placement is key to play his music perfectly, if it can be played perfectly. I used to be able to play Rondo Alla Turca or Turkish March. My mission in Bulgaria made me forget how to play his music, and it is very hard to get back to where I was especially with college always biting me in the back. Seriously a four credit math class should not have twenty hours of homework a week!!!! When I can afford a piano, I want to acquire one.
We started discussing cinema towards the middle-end of class on Monday. I think it's funny how people back then were fascinated with their five minute clips, and how they gathered at the local movie theater to watch. I could imagine seeing a movie picture for the first time would be fascinating. Nowadays it seems as if we do not make many breakthroughs with technology. Man landing on the moon now, or even Mars, big deal. Ipods and mp3 players were not as much as a breakthrough as much as moving pictures to people in the late 1800's and early 1900's. I wonder what we will invent today that will make us be in awe. I definitely agree that closeup shots are very important for movies. They make me feel as if I am there instead of just observing what is going on. I wonder what movies would be like today if it weren't for that one gentleman (what's his name again?) who introduced to the public closeup.