This item is not in the library — it is a part of: C. Bergstrøm-Nielsen, Intuitive Music: A Mini Handbook.
This activity is oriented toward leaving room for others and making economical use of the shared musical space. Participants are divided into two groups who play for each other, in turn, using the "Taximeter Principle." This principle is that the duration of sound multiplied by the dynamic intensity of sounds equals "consumption" of musical material. From the perspective of the participant: if you play for some time without pausing, if you play loudly or if you do both, it must be balanced by being proportionally quiet at other times. You may imagine that the music offers you a certain amount of space and you are responsible for your own household. And you may imagine a taximeter which is influenced by both duration and by how loud you play.
The listening group points out when the musical process is clear to them and when "overconsumption" occurs, producing a "muddy" sound. This may be done by each member raising a hand, the higher the more overcrowded they think the music becomes.
The wording above is by Carl Bergstrøm-Nielsen, as written in Intuitive Music: A Mini-Handbook, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0 (Bergstrøm-Nielsen 2009, 12)
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