记者：陈顺鑫

11月23日晚，Mr. David Whitlock 在丽泽楼C103为大家带来了一场关于著名实验音乐家约翰凯奇的音乐思想的讲座。

讲座一开始，Mr. David Whitlock关掉教室所有灯光，随即给大家播放视频。视频中，演奏家站上舞台，打开琴盖放上琴谱，端坐好以后，手指却没有碰琴键，就这样静坐了4分33秒。这段略带神秘的视频勾起了大家的好奇心，大家集中注意力，静待着老师的解答。

随后，Mr. David Whitlock 说道：这是美国著名实验音乐家John Cage的代表作品《四分三十三秒》，John Cage以此来提醒人们，安静下来，便能更好地聆听生活中的音乐——风声，雨声，人们的交谈声…

John Cage无时无刻不把音乐与生活紧密结合，他的作品中无不透露着：生活如同音乐一样，充满着不确定性，就像人们无法预测下一个音符一样，人们永远也无法预测接下来的生活。

随后，Mr. David Whitlock 又打开了一段John Cage伴着音乐讲故事的音频，使同学们享受了一场听觉盛宴。

本次讲座在美妙的音乐声中落下帷幕，Mr. David Whitlock以独特的呈现方式，令同学们对John Cage的音乐以及他的音乐思想有了更深的认识。

A Lecture: John Cage and his music

By Chen Shunxin

On the evening of November 23rd, Mr. David Whitlock gave the students a lecture about the experimental musician John Cage and his music in Room C103 of Lize Building.

At the beginning of the lecture, Mr. David Whitlock turned off all the lights, and showed students a video, in which the performer openedthe cover ofthe piano and placed the music score into its position. However, he didn''t play it, just sitting there quietly for 4 minutes and 33 seconds. The video made the students feel confused and they were all ready to listen to the teacher’s explanation carefully.

Mr. David Whitlock explained that John Cage was a famous experimental musicianin America. His "4 minutes and 33 seconds" reminded us that we should learn to keep quiet and listen to the music around us, such as the sound of wind and raindrops, people’s conversations and so on.

John Cage was always associating his music with the real life. His works revealedthatboth life and music were indeterminate. Just like people could not predict the next note in a song, life itself was also unpredictable.

Subsequently, Mr. David Whitlock shared an audio of John Cage, which consisted of a series of storieswith background music. All the students enjoyed theacoustic feast.

The lecture ended with wonderful music. Mr. Whitlock''s unique way of information presentation in the lecture made the studentshave a deeper understanding of John Cage and his music thoughts.