{"id":1345,"date":"2019-08-05T19:52:29","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T09:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thejugular.org\/?p=1345"},"modified":"2019-08-05T19:52:29","modified_gmt":"2019-08-05T09:52:29","slug":"tone-deaf-med-student-revolutionises-music-with-this-one-simple-trick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jugular.org.au\/index.php\/2019\/08\/05\/tone-deaf-med-student-revolutionises-music-with-this-one-simple-trick\/","title":{"rendered":"Tone-deaf Med Student Revolutionises Music With This ONE SIMPLE TRICK"},"content":{"rendered":"
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written by AUSTIN ZHANG (edited by KATERINA THEOCHAROUS)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s beautiful. The timbre. The resonance. The endless qualities of musical experience that remain unexplored by the human ear!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As he speaks, Bobby Rygmi taps on different areas of his stomach with the refined skill of a master artisan, modestly demonstrating his groundbreaking innovation. A first-year medical student with a lifelong fascination with the human body, Lil\u2019 Bobby, as he likes to be called, claims to have developed an entirely novel instrument that will \u201ctransform the way we think about sound.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s crazy no-one has ever thought of this before! Everyone must\u2019ve tunnel-visioned on what was already there, they never even considered the natural capacity of the human body. Bodily Instrumentation\u2122! It\u2019s genius! With this, anyone can become a musician. Anyone at all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bobby\u2019s idea first came to him during a campus Clinical Skills session. \u201cI\u2019d just tried percussing someone\u2019s liver, and was still musing over the pain in my finger when I overheard my tutor mention something about OSCEs. I wasn\u2019t paying attention of course and had to ask her to repeat herself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Did you hear the change in frequency?<\/em>[<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat was the moment… The rhetorical question I will remember for the rest of my days. A symphony of neural synapses all short-circuited in unison, then came together again to the beautiful image of a naked man rhythmically touching different parts of himself in perfect harmony with an orchestra of angels. And amongst this orchestra, slightly off the right, a trio of the handsomest of the heavenly beings, tapping themselves in time to the beat. Oh my, I\u2019m becoming excited just imagining it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The more Bobby thought about the idea, the more it captivated him.  \u201cWhy stop at percussion? At last, playground fart noises have found their place in the adult world. We could build quartets of professional musicians, experts who\u2019ve dedicated their lives to refining the clearest, most resonant notes of flatulence. Bodily beauty will take on an entirely new dimension. Society as a whole can only become more nuanced, more sophisticated. No doubt this music will become a cornerstone of tolerance and acceptance in our future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This dream is shortly becoming a reality, but the road to success has not been without pitfalls.  \u201cI\u2019ve already taken the pleasure of transcribing Beethoven\u2019s Fifth for farts and burps, and booked the Opera House for a worldwide premiere\u2026 but I\u2019ve had some trouble finding a supportive orchestra. Do you think Medsoc would be willing to help out?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UNSW MMS was not able to be reached for comment. You can contact them at mmsunsw@gmail.com to voice your support for Lil\u2019 Bobby\u2019s cause.
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