…a musical composition to be performed by a class of students.

Duration: 2min to 3min, 7 sec.

Performers: Class and Air Vent.

Conducted for the first time on October 6, 2016. Conductors included: Sarah, Kedania, Chris, and a reprise by Kedania. Score below.

Instructions to Conductor: Duration and overlap of the sounds executed are at the discretion of the Conductor.

Composers: Don’Asia, Val, Chris, Jasson, Ely

(Note: what you will hear are actual sounds that occurred in class while listening to John Cage’s 4″33 the previous day.

The piece, “Midway 307” — The random sounds of Ambient Classroom Silence is performed with all or any of the following (listed below).

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE PRESENT: “MIDWAY 307”

(order random)

Zipper on bookbags single, Plural – many zippers

Sighing [softly, 5 people, at irregular intervals, for 2-3 seconds each]

A C Grunting [vent, 10 seconds]      Paper fussing [2-3 seconds, may overlap]      Paper crumpling [2-3 seconds, may overlap]

Clicks of Keyboard           Yawning                                               Giggling

Whispering [loud, soft, sinister; 5-10 seconds, may overlap]

Spoken softly: “What did she say?”  DUET

Spoken loudly: “Is that so?” SPOKEN IN UNISON “IS THAT SO?”

Clicking of pens [clinkingingingitingtk]                     Coughing (generic)

Sniffing

Pencil drop

Vent

Sighing [louder]  Sighing in Unison

Pencil dropping

Iphone Timer (the annoying kind)

[FINIS]