Ooo! I love this topic but it is a little too similar to my music in marriage topic. When I think of music in breakups my mind immediately goes to Beyonce and TLC! My personal favorite is no scrubs, it one of the […]
Music plays a large role in building the holiday spirit for Christmas. The songs Jingle Bells and snow candy do a really good job of displaying exactly that. Jingle Bells has this way of bringing every family, […]
I respectfully disagree with your comment that an NBA all-star game is “not the place” to sing the national anthem. It has been a tradition for over a century. It began as a way for the people to show their […]
1)The controversy behind Hendrix’s performance was the way he played it and people thought he played it in an unorthodox way. Hendrix said ” I thought it was beautiful”, the people didn’t seem to think so. A lot […]
I love John Lennon! He was such a large activist for peace and his music demonstrated just that. You know till this day his wife is giving back and advocating for the same things he did back then.
Fight the Power was originally was on the soundtrack for Spike Lee’s “Do the Right thing”., but the song definitely stood its own ground as it stays one of hip-hop most recognizable and quoted lines. This song a […]
I find it interesting how you mention that “when you were young you will be exposed to sacred music”. Because when were younger our parents brought us to their place of worship for us to grow and get to know with them.
A Sema Ceremony symbolizes stages on the passage to God with rules along the way that “ultimately leads to a mystical ascent to God’s Side”. This is a Mevlevi tradition filled with its music and the cultu […]
Depending on the culture, sacred music is different for everyone. Usually, it is for tradition and the reason why it is being sung makes it sacred. But, to focus on one thing, the Catholic Church considered sacred […]
My mother is Brazilian and I grew up listening to all types of genres of Brazilian music. One of my favorites is Sertanejo, I call this the broken heart genre. The instruments used are usually an acoustic guitar, […]
I can tell your decision is a moral one, not many people would’ve cared about copyright then, so very true it is about morals and whether or not the composers cared
1. Jazz and blues come from the same origins from the south and was a form of black expressions and art. Blues is usually focused on the voice with music playing in the background, a common blues form is the 12 […]
1. Part 1 – You could hear one of the instruments (I’m not sure of the name) it is like a maraca, that instrument is the meter, you can physically count 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and with the instrument, so I’m ass […]
Response to 3rd video: The difference being that a Chamber orchestra has only 4 instruments: 2 violins, 1 viola, and 1 cello. They don’t have a conductor so they rely on each other and go off on movement, […]
I loooove seeing symphony orchestra, I like how you mentioned your own experience, and Brahms is one of my top 3 favorite classical composers so lowkey jealous you got to see the NYPhil performing
I like how you mentioned passion. I talked about the way he was moving and singing as giving but passionate is a good word to use to describe the performance. I feel like all musicians should be passionate about […]
