This is something that I’ve been considering over the past few days: whether the performance I do will include music or not. If I am to include music, it would have to be the right track and the right genre to fit with my piece. However, if I did a stand-up comedy piece (this will most likely not happen) then I think I would have to have a playlist running as the audience are coming and splice a part of a song for me coming on stage, just like you see on all stand-up DVD’s and on the BBC’s Live At The Apollo.
But if I consider my ideas I’ve had thus far, I feel that music wouldn’t really be necessary. For example, with my OCD idea, I think that silence would be perfect for the performance. For the audience, it would be an awkward atmosphere as they probably wouldn’t quite fully know what to do, but that would be dependant on whether I choose to perform this idea or not and what intentions I put into it. However, I also like the idea of a jazz song playing in the background; a track from The Dave Brubeck Quartet album Time Out (1959):
(Andre Azevedo, 2015)
This would simply be for no other reason than because I like the idea of cleaning to a smooth and calm song. Although when I myself am actually cleaning, I’ll be listening to some rock, hard rock or heavy metal; the likes of AC/DC, Don Broco, Slipknot, Metallica, Steel Panther and whatever else is on my iPod. What you choose listen to, or not to listen to, whilst cleaning is of a personal choice, something that will keep you motivated and with that in mind, it could be down to the character I create for that performance as to what I would play musically.
My final piece and whether I decide to use music or not will be down to the following factors:
- Does it feel right to include music?
- If so, what genre?
- Would the music be fitting to the character on stage?
- Would the music suit what is happening on stage?
- Would music be necessary to help portray what is going on or would what is happening be best left on its own?
So really, this part of my performance is still quite wide open as I make a decision on what I consider to be my best idea.
References
Andre Azevedo (2015) The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Time Out – 1959 (FULL ALBUM). [online video] Available from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veX9dotK_do [Accessed 16 February 2016].
The Dave Brubeck Quartet (1959) Time Out [CD] New York City: Columbia Records.