CUNY Academic Commons | Cindy | Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/cindyl/activity/ Activity feed for Cindy. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 f45d774d19155cf3c6fa05b1dfc2c375 Cindy commented on the post, Blog 9, Yee, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-9-yee/#comment-781 Tue, 19 May 2020 17:08:10 -0400 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 […]

]]> 316bc580465f08e34d271801f30a37e8 Cindy edited the blog post Blog 9, Lema in the group Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-9-lema/ Tue, 19 May 2020 17:04:45 -0400 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 […]

]]> 107b4f597fd1f5243658fadfbd469514 Cindy 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-764 Fri, 08 May 2020 04:03:33 -0400 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 […]

]]> b987b87fa4df521e207da3d74cf53303 Cindy 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-763 Fri, 08 May 2020 03:58:21 -0400 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 […]

]]> 487437f127d54cb19f831e501c17ccbe Cindy commented on the post, Blog 8, Yee, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-8-yee/#comment-735 Wed, 06 May 2020 22:24:36 -0400 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 […]

]]> 57e8ba37fb6385565aa89caa57e43b01 Cindy edited the blog post Blog 8, Lema in the group Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-8-lema/ Wed, 06 May 2020 22:18:03 -0400 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 […]

]]> b94ea96d3b80b42999ea0a5b1b430282 Cindy commented on the post, Blog 7, Bhatnagar, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-7-bhatnagar/#comment-664 Wed, 29 Apr 2020 22:06:24 -0400 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 […]

]]> 77e311c8f2354a2d30e1792f9a44c3be Cindy edited the blog post Blog 7, Lema in the group Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-7-lema/ Wed, 29 Apr 2020 21:55:03 -0400 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 […]

]]> 3461559f2776e99c928db64a52b80753 Cindy 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-660 Wed, 29 Apr 2020 13:27:40 -0400 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 […]

]]> 5baa5fe86d3c717d027531129c3c882d Cindy 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-659 Wed, 29 Apr 2020 13:25:00 -0400 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 […]

]]> 3c1563e270028b1911c09b9ce3967683 Cindy 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-544 Wed, 08 Apr 2020 19:47:28 -0400 I agree with your answer to question #2 on how a big factor is on the treatment they received, for me too its more of a moral decision.

]]> e7c4f4d9ab861319a839c267643aa2d2 Cindy 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-543 Wed, 08 Apr 2020 19:44:31 -0400 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 […]

]]> fc060644490308f43c962be9685d6608 Cindy commented on the post, Blog 6 Felorian, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-6-felorian/#comment-541 Wed, 08 Apr 2020 18:39:52 -0400 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 […]

]]> 97b9233f026b7319c106819e46fe865a Cindy edited the blog post Blog 6, Lema in the group Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-6-lema/ Wed, 08 Apr 2020 16:21:33 -0400 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 […]

]]> 9ff945a189b8215a1f684d9b5b9ea51f Cindy 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-485 Thu, 02 Apr 2020 03:52:32 -0400 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 […]

]]> 9390af479739e2d5a41ba49eba3669ad Cindy 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-484 Thu, 02 Apr 2020 03:49:52 -0400 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 […]

]]> 9ac19bb2b37a808ce972b7370ac7b3c0 Cindy 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-436 Wed, 25 Mar 2020 18:48:43 -0400 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.

]]> 3d264023519a25826b8d07b01809cff6 Cindy 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-435 Wed, 25 Mar 2020 18:44:45 -0400 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 […]

]]> 61b0e36d8b07ea792163767554611a0e Cindy commented on the post, Blog 5,Wang, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-5wang/#comment-395 Sun, 22 Mar 2020 17:38:06 -0400 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.

]]> 739d2c25b22789b735dad92a372717b7 Cindy edited the blog post Blog 5, Lema in the group Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-5-lema/ Sun, 22 Mar 2020 15:51:41 -0400 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 […]

]]> ac2d9ed0e2516ed9d5c6f06ae3df8792 Cindy commented on the post, Blog 4 Matute, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-4-matute/#comment-336 Sun, 15 Mar 2020 17:42:08 -0400 I like how you connected the sounds the role they played in the movie such as how the fast pace music tells us what the mood of the next scenes will be like. Another thing is the diegetic sounds can also cause a […]

]]> e5925e72bfe598eae6ff094fb18d6f70 Cindy edited the blog post Blog 4, Lema in the group Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-4-lema/ Sun, 15 Mar 2020 15:30:03 -0400 The film scene I haven chosen to discuss today is the opening scene from the horror movie Get Out(2017), the movie itself takes place when a white women has to introduce her African American boyfriend to her […]

]]> 87b9e1d53c675a07ac41cac7340dea7f Cindy commented on the post, Blog #3, Iraheta, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-3-iraheta/#comment-302 Sun, 08 Mar 2020 23:14:08 -0400 I like how you wrote about synthesizers because its not something thats is usually discussed, so it was something new that i had learn. Along with that also how you didn’t only focus on how it could be used in r […]

]]> 3910ed13d4a86dd4086967e9b8b65074 Cindy edited the blog post Blog 3, Lema in the group Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-3-lema/ Sun, 08 Mar 2020 15:29:20 -0400 The instrument i have chosen to write about is the bass guitar. A bass guitar is part of the guitar family but instead it produces more “lower frequencies”(masterclass). This sound is then transmitted to an amp […]

]]> 8410977036fb98221a9670f38f8c2a71 Cindy commented on the post, Blog 2, Mak, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-2-mak/#comment-263 Tue, 18 Feb 2020 16:51:55 -0500 I agree with the in terms of the texture of Missa X it being the tempo monophony as I put that in my response as well because of there only being one single vocal throughout. But for Missa Papae Marcelli – P […]

]]> 7566e037c31de96d16e58b35859c35a5 Cindy edited the blog post Blog 2, Lema in the group Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-2-lema/ Tue, 18 Feb 2020 16:45:58 -0500 The two musical pieces i have chosen to write about is Kyrie (monophonic) and Kyrie from the Pope Marcellus Mass. For Kyrie (monophonic) there are several musical elements within the piece. The first element b […]

]]> 4446974a824688f140a387890657aa07 Cindy commented on the post, Blog 1 Matute, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-1-matute/#comment-227 Sun, 09 Feb 2020 18:16:29 -0500 The romantic era can was a time of musician to explore and break boundaries going against the norm, so i can see how this excites you to see the music expanding. I can see and find it interesting this period came […]

]]> ae167d3470fa8193130426d46c76ed18 Cindy edited the blog post Blog 1 Lema in the group Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-1-lema/ Sun, 09 Feb 2020 16:39:47 -0500 In the Classical Period of music which ranges from 1730 to 1820. What excites me about this period of music is how we get to learn about the period of the composers that can be listed together with this […]

]]> cbda91ab26d0f42a88ad3b9130932a66 Cindy commented on the post, Welcome!, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/welcome/#comment-33 Wed, 29 Jan 2020 04:37:05 -0500 Hello! My name is Cindy Lema. I am currently a undergraduate freshman and my major is undecided. My music taste varies from different genres but currently am listening to the album k-12 by Melanie Martinez which […]

]]> 54d29b9ca593121dbbf725b58e6555af Cindy joined the group Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/643202/ Wed, 29 Jan 2020 04:21:32 -0500 5f8bc46b0e012dffa07534532f397fcf Cindy became a registered member https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/643196/ Wed, 29 Jan 2020 04:14:54 -0500