Tod Machover: New Thinking On What Makes Music

“One of my students said what he is interested in is whether we can find a way to create musical experiences that allow people to find each other, and find out about each other. It’s an idea about music as a way of connecting people – not as in: ‘Oh gee, I found out we like the same piece’, but as in: ‘In what way can I play this piece that will show you something interesting about me?'”