The technology they use at the Musical Instrument Museum makes visiting worthwhile. You get headphones and a receiver as you enter, so when you approach a display, like this one, you can see and hear an instrument being played. Same goes for distinct styles of music or geographical regions. So, if you approach a jazz display, you'll see video of jazz performances and, of course, hear the accompanying music. If you approach a display on the music of Tibet, you'll see and hear Tibetan musicians.
For more information on the museum, check out the Arizona Travel and Adventure blog I maintain with two other writers. We'll be blogging about the Musical Instrument Museum throughout the week: http://arizonatravelandadventure.com/?p=623.
Do they by chance have a display for Zydeco?
ReplyDeleteThat is a very clever way of doing it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this info. I've been wanting to go and you've given me that little push!
ReplyDeleteKathy, yes, the actually do! I'll post something on that for you.
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