I’ve thought a lot lately about the effect that sound, and par­tic­u­larly music, has on our envi­ron­ment. This is what peo­ple fre­quently call Eco­mu­si­col­ogy, though I’m not crazy about that term.

Basi­cally, do we have a right to make noise? How must it feel for a bird liv­ing on my street? Does it enjoy (or notice) the sounds of cars, air­planes, peo­ple play­ing soc­cer in the park across the street? Maybe the bird doesn’t but the squir­rel might. Con­tinue read­ing “Eco­mu­si­col­ogy, the Energy Cri­sis, and Chang­ing Music” »