I agree with the connection you made to the topic of music and loss to the song “See you Again” as it was a tribute to Paul Walker who had passed away in an accident. This connection shows how the social con […]
The presentation I chose to read about was Music and Breakups. The two songs chosen for this topic was “Heartbreak Hotel” by Elvis Presley and “Mittens” by Frank Turner. For the song “Heartbreak Hotel”, i […]
I agree on how you stated Fergie’s performance wasn’t seen as political because it was more because of stylistic choices. As I had stated in my post how it was more of a failure because of the unnecessary not […]
1. In both performances there was controversy surrounding it, however these ways differ. For the Hendrix performance it was seen as controversial due to the time of the Vietnam War which many Americans opposed and […]
In your post, I agree on how repetition can give reassurance to one in this case on how one day there will be “better days”, In this case the stop on police brutality against the black community. Repetition can […]
The political protest song I will be discussing today is “Where Is The Love” by Black Eye Peas which was released in 2003. The song was created when the Iraq War had begun, when the u.s had announced to be goi […]
I agree with your statement the difference between the Sema ceremony and to amazing grace where on had no vocals only instruments and amazing grace only vocals and no instruments. Also how you pointed out the […]
The music and dance of Mevlevi Sufi ,which is the sub-order of Sufi branch of Islam, plays an important role in its connection with god. For music the role it plays in the Sema ceremony is the “strong emphasis o […]
It was interesting to see your point of view on whether if music had to have religious text in order to be considered sacred since I had said it didn’t. I like how you backed up your claim clearly stating the r […]
1. I think what makes music sacred has a lot to do with its purpose as the purpose makes up the sacred reasoning to its creation which can connect to its message as well. The message can be of a deeper meaning […]
1. The similarities between Jazz and the blues is that both originates in the south and were influenced by African culture and the experiences of black people in the south. What sets these apart is for the blues […]
I liked how you described the steps in this dance and included a background in the different cultures in Iran. I found it interesting how since not all the materials that would usually be worn for this dance are […]
Since both of my parents were born in Ecuador, I will be discussing the genre called Sanjuanito which is a form of music that goes along with a type of waltz that we mostly refer to as Danza. Sanjuanito, while […]
I agree on your answer to the question #4 because it can be compared because of the movements that were made to Tchaikovsky performance. I also liked how you wrote it seemed like they were chanting so there could […]
1). The two aspect should of rhythm I hear is beat and tempo as both control the pace of the dancing. The connection I see to the dancers is the beat of the drum steadily goes faster and the tempo does as well […]
I agree with your post and also like how you added that while the orchestra had a music sheet to help them assist them on the notes they needed to play, and Khalid sung his song with no help as a difference.
1.how is the audience behaving?what are they doing?
-the audience is singing along to the song and along with some who are recording on their phone and swaying their hands side to side.
2. What about the […]
I agree with your take on how the Jazz concert is the most comfortable because thats how I feel as well. The whole feeling in the bar and the music is just a relaxing feeling as opposed to the chamber recital one.
To start off the most comfortable for me would be the Jazz concert because of the chill and relaxed atmosphere it has. In my previous concert experience where I would just be having fun, in a Jazz setting I seem […]