February 2011 Newsletter: Pangaea ring -Mr.Keiichi Suzuki
I introduce Mr. Keiichi Suzuki, as the Pangaea Ring Writer for this month.
He participated in brain storming to develop the sound-related activity.
Hello.
I am Keiichi Suzuki. I've been playing music since 1970.
We started Moonriders in 1976 and this year is 35th anniversary.
I got to know Pangaea in the late 1990s when Ms. Mori was a Director of the Jou Jou division in Tomy company, ltd. Mr. Manabu Tanaka who was my classmate in my high school and was working for TOMY introduced her to me to work together. Then several years after I heard that they stared Pangaea. I also joined in the brainstorming for some basic ideas and processes of activities at an early stage.
We did everything by feel and hoped for a possibility that these children can communicate especially through sound or music. Regretfully, it didn't go as smoothly as doing it with Emoji. Emoji is great because of its simplicity and ability to share subtle diversities of expressions which vary between countries and people. A sound is invisible. It is difficult to set standards and to understand without any rhythms and tonalities. Even though there are also fixed rhythm, no tonality, no rhythm and atonal music, of course every sound could be music from a sound point of view. Probably it means music is too flexible. I think how to connect music and devices is the key.
I don't have any specific ideas what I want the children to make. It is important for the children to make something that they enjoy. Last year was the first Pangaea event I have attended in a while. Since then the translation technology and efficiency of Emoji has greatly improved. I was very surprised. The children were excited to create something fun and be involved. I think that feeling of curiosity is the most important thing. The basis of Pangaea is to motivate and encourage the children's curiosity. I would like to visit more Pangaea events to help encourage their curiosity too.
Keiichi Suzuki
Musician / moonriders
http://www.keiichisuzuki.com/ http://www.moonriders.net/
I am Keiichi Suzuki. I've been playing music since 1970.
We started Moonriders in 1976 and this year is 35th anniversary.
I got to know Pangaea in the late 1990s when Ms. Mori was a Director of the Jou Jou division in Tomy company, ltd. Mr. Manabu Tanaka who was my classmate in my high school and was working for TOMY introduced her to me to work together. Then several years after I heard that they stared Pangaea. I also joined in the brainstorming for some basic ideas and processes of activities at an early stage.
We did everything by feel and hoped for a possibility that these children can communicate especially through sound or music. Regretfully, it didn't go as smoothly as doing it with Emoji. Emoji is great because of its simplicity and ability to share subtle diversities of expressions which vary between countries and people. A sound is invisible. It is difficult to set standards and to understand without any rhythms and tonalities. Even though there are also fixed rhythm, no tonality, no rhythm and atonal music, of course every sound could be music from a sound point of view. Probably it means music is too flexible. I think how to connect music and devices is the key.
I don't have any specific ideas what I want the children to make. It is important for the children to make something that they enjoy. Last year was the first Pangaea event I have attended in a while. Since then the translation technology and efficiency of Emoji has greatly improved. I was very surprised. The children were excited to create something fun and be involved. I think that feeling of curiosity is the most important thing. The basis of Pangaea is to motivate and encourage the children's curiosity. I would like to visit more Pangaea events to help encourage their curiosity too.
Keiichi Suzuki
Musician / moonriders
http://www.keiichisuzuki.com/ http://www.moonriders.net/
Posted by: kumakinoko | 4. Pangaea Ring
