Is a Computer an Instrument?

OceanAndSilence · 04-04-2010, 01:10 PM

I seriously can't comprehend how anyone would think that a computer cannot qualify as an instrument. an instrument is just another name for "tool". all musical instruments are tools that musicians use. so, yes. a computer, with a program that creates sound, is a musical instrument. it's also many other things. most musical instruments are inanimate; they only create music with human interaction. a guitar leaning against the wall has the same musical usefulness as a powered off laptop, just as a table has the potential to create percussion by rapping your knuckles on it.

04-04-2010, 01:10 PM	#11 (permalink)
OceanAndSilence i write and play stuff Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 239	I seriously can't comprehend how anyone would think that a computer cannot qualify as an instrument. an instrument is just another name for "tool". all musical instruments are tools that musicians use. so, yes. a computer, with a program that creates sound, is a musical instrument. it's also many other things. most musical instruments are inanimate; they only create music with human interaction. a guitar leaning against the wall has the same musical usefulness as a powered off laptop, just as a table has the potential to create percussion by rapping your knuckles on it. __________________ http://www.myspace.com/chrisneto - tune in to chill out Last edited by OceanAndSilence; 04-04-2010 at 01:17 PM.