CUNY Academic Commons | Catherine Matute | Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/catherinem/activity/ Activity feed for Catherine Matute. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 913c08fdbfd57c100e5ee8ac3091cb9c Catherine Matute commented on the post, Blog 9, Islam, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-9-islam/#comment-791 Fri, 22 May 2020 05:33:58 -0400 I really enjoyed how you mentioned a song that is short like Ariana Grande’s, it shows the variety of music people can find impactful.

]]> 11f77bee728ca6663ce8f3209afb135c Catherine Matute edited the blog post Blog 9 Matute in the group Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-9-matute/ Fri, 22 May 2020 05:27:55 -0400 The presentation I found intriguing is Music and Breakups. This topic itself discusses relationships in the stage of grief when everything has come to an end. Breakups are usually really upsetting, which is why […]

]]> 045d7eda75c6918a289d832f49d74692 Catherine Matute commented on the post, Blog 8, Lema, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-8-lema/#comment-765 Sat, 09 May 2020 02:37:48 -0400 I liked how you were able to explain that the song is more directed towards the lyrics and not the music due to the message it’s trying to get across.

]]> 7eb7ec65247c41dc622688c64020856a Catherine Matute edited the blog post Blog 8 Matute in the group Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-8-matute/ Sat, 09 May 2020 02:30:13 -0400 The piece of political music I chose is “Zombie” by The Cranberries.” The song has a direct purpose as it’s written about the internal war in Ireland in the 1900s. This conflict has been the primary cause of […]

]]> 1732d16bfd7b3888ab1499b2913c0d8b Catherine Matute commented on the post, Participation Post for "Music and Nation" | Week of 4/29-5/6, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/participation-post-for-music-and-nation-week-of-4-29-5-6/#comment-742 Thu, 07 May 2020 01:31:51 -0400 Hi! I agree with most of your opinions, you explained the meaning behind each music thoroughly. I mostly enjoyed your explanation for the Folk music in the Zapatista Movement and completely agree they were trying […]

]]> 63272db23139d4f18cd375a15fca5c67 Catherine Matute commented on the post, Participation Post for "Music and Nation" | Week of 4/29-5/6, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/participation-post-for-music-and-nation-week-of-4-29-5-6/#comment-741 Thu, 07 May 2020 01:22:42 -0400 1. The controversy between both performances was both similar and different. Both performances were criticized by the style or way they played the national anthem regardless of the intentions both performances […]

]]> 46e1f4ae1008304af0e35def147c6942 Catherine Matute commented on the post, Participation Post for "Music and Spirituality" | Week of 4/22-4/29, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/participation-post-for-music-and-spirituality-week-of-4-22-4-29/#comment-678 Thu, 30 Apr 2020 03:04:43 -0400 Hi, I enjoyed the examples you used to explain what makes music sacred. I also agree that there needs to be a meaningful connection to sacred music.

]]> ed100f4fd0b310578fd9de0c0156e0f1 Catherine Matute commented on the post, Participation Post for "Music and Spirituality" | Week of 4/22-4/29, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/participation-post-for-music-and-spirituality-week-of-4-22-4-29/#comment-676 Thu, 30 Apr 2020 03:00:27 -0400 In my opinion, sacred music is rarely heard aside from the time you are practicing your religion, it has a deep connection with individuals and has been around for a long time. Sacred music is has a traditional […]

]]> f7537258ac1a121401a2ce67baf02b30 Catherine Matute commented on the post, (Extra Credit) Participation Post for Music and Gender | Week of 4/15-4/22, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/extra-credit-participation-post-for-music-and-gender-week-of-4-15-4-22/#comment-591 Tue, 21 Apr 2020 05:58:45 -0400 I enjoyed your interpretation it is interesting to see how different people think about the situation when you don’t really know what is going on. I completely agree with how gender roles were presented very stereotypically.

]]> 1a34bde08f2f0f445f2fa189df220779 Catherine Matute commented on the post, (Extra Credit) Participation Post for Music and Gender | Week of 4/15-4/22, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/extra-credit-participation-post-for-music-and-gender-week-of-4-15-4-22/#comment-590 Tue, 21 Apr 2020 05:55:21 -0400 1) When there is no context or words included the storyline completely changed. The production and lighting in my interpretation make it look like the man was visiting a brothel. The woman’s name is plastered in […]

]]> ba3125f7b12c47f0187da26cfacec60e Catherine Matute commented on the post, Blog 6, Lema, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-6-lema/#comment-553 Thu, 09 Apr 2020 03:48:26 -0400 I found it very interesting how we can be from the same country but still have completely different styles of music. As we are from different parts of Ecuador I can see the change in the dancing and instruments […]

]]> 79274e55953cd3ec1fa42f4a3715ff99 Catherine Matute edited the blog post Blog 6 Matute in the group Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-6-matute/ Thu, 09 Apr 2020 03:39:06 -0400 I come from a household of born and raised Ecuadorians. The first thought that came to mind when thinking about traditional music is Bomba. It is often referred to as Afro-Ecuadorian music because of its origins. […]

]]> e68472ab05a422ef3ba3af482eeb7b31 Catherine Matute commented on the post, Participation Post for Music and Ethnicity | Week of 4/1-4/8, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/participation-post-for-music-and-ethnicity-week-of-4-1-4-8/#comment-549 Thu, 09 Apr 2020 02:16:18 -0400 When reading your comment, I realized how I never noticed that Jazz music doesn’t have vocal music in it. I would have to agree that using music without an understanding of its culture is wrong.

]]> 8a17764508c6fffee1c78e8cf28571a8 Catherine Matute commented on the post, Participation Post for Music and Ethnicity | Week of 4/1-4/8, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/participation-post-for-music-and-ethnicity-week-of-4-1-4-8/#comment-548 Thu, 09 Apr 2020 02:10:20 -0400 1. When I think about blues and jazz the main difference that comes to mind is the social context. Although both developed in the South, Jazz music was created as a representation of African American liveliness. […]

]]> 4c0c968cfc598210ee9587f65c76ff51 Catherine Matute commented on the post, Participation Post for "Music and Dance" | Week of 3/25--4/1, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/participation-post-for-music-and-dance-week-of-3-25-4-1/#comment-469 Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:40:30 -0400 1. The two aspects of rhythm I’m able to hear are meter and tempo. The meter of the performance seems to be in quadruple meter, I say this because in the way they play the drums and maracas you can hear the four […]

]]> a2b7f3ca14864e853050b8156ebc0c68 Catherine Matute commented on the post, BLOG 5 Lalmiyev, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-5-lalmiyev/#comment-439 Wed, 25 Mar 2020 20:42:12 -0400 I have to agree that I probably lack the cultural exposure to this type of music but I don’t personally agree that it would make it uncomfortable to enjoy the concert. I feel like music is beyond language and […]

]]> 1b5e244f5b0ac56a7cef1c1d60c98303 Catherine Matute edited the blog post Blog 5 Matute in the group Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-5-matute/ Wed, 25 Mar 2020 20:28:12 -0400 The performance I would be most comfortable in as an audience member would be the Jazz club, mainly because of the environment, it is very laid back. This setting for me is a more comfortable way to enjoy and […]

]]> 6fc32f706133b5572caf30e44360937a Catherine Matute commented on the post, Participation Post for "Music in Concert", Week of 3/18-3/25, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/participation-post-for-music-in-concert/#comment-434 Wed, 25 Mar 2020 18:33:01 -0400 I like how you mentioned the difference in how individualistic the approach of the performers was with the conductor. They seem concentrated in the music and themselves rather than the audience. One thing we can […]

]]> 4f9f640a15b31b1684c0a114780a2d82 Catherine Matute commented on the post, Participation Post for "Music in Concert", Week of 3/18-3/25, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/participation-post-for-music-in-concert/#comment-433 Wed, 25 Mar 2020 18:24:40 -0400 1. How is the audience behaving? What are they doing?

The audience is waving their hands and singing along with Khalid. They are constantly filming with their phones but do a good job reacting to what he is […]

]]> 0c11b195e6d8fe3a37181a5f6a43ea4e Catherine Matute edited the blog post Blog 4 Matute in the group Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-4-matute/ Sun, 15 Mar 2020 15:43:32 -0400 The film scene I choose was “1.21 Gigawatts” from “Back to the Future”. In this scene Marty Mcfly the main character is trying to find a way back home since he is stuck in the past. Doc the scientist in the sce […]

]]> 3aa189a41b9b64c4a704de76740d2390 Catherine Matute commented on the post, Blog 3, Bessalely, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-3-bessalely/#comment-299 Sun, 08 Mar 2020 17:38:30 -0400 Hey! I found your post very interesting especially since I’ve seen this tool used before just never knew what it was called. It was cool seeing it in the video you posted it seems very hard to use especially live […]

]]> 358364f9720ed07f214f6d77820f2820 Catherine Matute edited the blog post Blog 3 Matute in the group Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-3-matute/ Sun, 08 Mar 2020 15:44:13 -0400 Musical technology has come a long way to help ease the creation and production of music. The microphone is one musical tool that has revolutionized the way we hear and portray music, especially live. The […]

]]> 79dec36221eb5a39e778b116730f4870 Catherine Matute commented on the post, Blog 1, Islam, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-1-islam/#comment-229 Sun, 09 Feb 2020 18:53:09 -0500 It was really fun to read your post! You seem to be very enthusiastic about the Renaissance and very knowledgeable about it as well. The information mentioned in the post allowed me to understand why the piece you […]

]]> a249f2203e2000fdf41372df7ee3fe28 Catherine Matute edited the blog post Blog 1 Matute in the group Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-1-matute/ Sun, 09 Feb 2020 16:49:43 -0500 The Romantic Period is one of the six historical periods of Western Art that lasted from the 1820-1900s. The Romantic period is explained to be revolutionary. Many musicians decided to experiment with their music […]

]]> c81688075fb68cdf0403a13c0a7f3981 Catherine Matute commented on the post, Welcome!, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/welcome/#comment-30 Wed, 29 Jan 2020 02:04:12 -0500 Hi! My name is Catherine Matute. I am an undergraduate freshman trying to decide what to do for the rest of my life. Currently, my major is undecided so I am taking different courses to find what best interests […]

]]> 160d5e6073b4004d3e0b9b8f24f88772 Catherine Matute became a registered member https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/642886/ Tue, 28 Jan 2020 21:55:27 -0500