CUNY Academic Commons | Mathew Du | Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/mathewdu1/activity/ Activity feed for Mathew Du. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 b38ed58216252cb6811f9b52c4b89196 Mathew Du commented on the post, Blog 8, Yee, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-8-yee/#comment-747 Thu, 07 May 2020 02:57:25 -0400 I am interested in your choice of a political protest music piece. This song highlights the plead to stop racially influenced murders.

]]> fb3e20fc04f2d9ee07a73ba7793849e7 Mathew Du edited the blog post Blog 8, Du in the group Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-8-du/ Thu, 07 May 2020 02:53:01 -0400 The political protest music I picked is “Fuck tha Police” by N.W.A. I think that the artist created this piece of music because during the time they lived in there were a lot of racial tensions between law […]

]]> ea788c1c569e7d8db6853e2c781abb54 Mathew Du edited the blog post Blog 7, Du in the group Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-7-du/ Thu, 30 Apr 2020 02:54:49 -0400 Music plays an important role in the Sema ceremony, I feel like that the music that plays within the Sema ceremony creates a different atmosphere for the listeners and watchers. Without the music, the ceremony […]

]]> 72c4953f495c30dd5657101471268318 Mathew Du 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-671 Thu, 30 Apr 2020 02:16:03 -0400 I agree with most parts such as that the purpose of sacred music is about the message it transmits into people. It was interesting to read how the location is a factor of how it makes music sacred.

]]> 500fbd8417442fdf3bb30e32229a696e Mathew Du 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-670 Thu, 30 Apr 2020 02:12:16 -0400 I think what makes music sacred is if it avoids being secular and only contain holy lyrics. The lyrics should only be dedicated to their religious beliefs. Another important factor is the message. For example, if […]

]]> 989da27bbf27759c28ee82abbfc1dda8 Mathew Du commented on the post, Yee, Blog 6, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/yee-blog-6/#comment-587 Sat, 18 Apr 2020 03:19:36 -0400 Lion Dance, is a significant dance to the China’s Culture. Lion Dance has influenced other cultures as well.

]]> 3fa01e6ddaafda697fdc8ead7e5f97bb Mathew Du edited the blog post Blog 6, Du in the group Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-6-du/ Sat, 18 Apr 2020 03:17:19 -0400 My parents were both born in China, the genre of music associated with my ethnicity is Chinese opera. Chinese Opera is an art-form that includes many elements such as music, dancing, acting, comedy, and martial […]

]]> 68ba2690ab2be0aec77aabfb1547f72b Mathew Du 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-586 Sat, 18 Apr 2020 02:58:21 -0400 I agree with your answer to question #2 of your reasoning on how the people were being treated.

]]> 34be29da5635e08974b111e920e5d65b Mathew Du 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-585 Sat, 18 Apr 2020 02:56:19 -0400 1. Jazz and Blues have similar characteristics. Such as, early African-American songs that led to both categories.The blues refers to both a certain type of chord progression and a genre built on this form. Jazz […]

]]> 9546972ff5b1709e76b733011dd03363 Mathew Du 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-472 Wed, 01 Apr 2020 10:42:12 -0400 1. Two aspects of rhythm I hear in this performance are beat and tempo. The tempo is fast paced. The tempo of the performance also correlates with the beat. As the tempo increases the beat increases along with it. […]

]]> be6bfd2b84130998997ddb163b9ef3a8 Mathew Du 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-437 Wed, 25 Mar 2020 19:09:42 -0400 1. How is the audience behaving? What are they doing?

The audience is swaying their arms to the beat of the song. Some audience members are recording the performance with their phones and are singing along with […]

]]> 59321e66e1dfab4a91e403616ebad223 Mathew Du commented on the post, Yee, Blog 5, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/yee-blog-5/#comment-380 Sun, 22 Mar 2020 15:26:12 -0400 I respect your statement on how audience members should act during a performance. I agree with you on the point you make about chamber music recitals.

]]> 618473c7ec1e30d51c37dbbf757ddfa9 Mathew Du edited the blog post Du, Blog 5 in the group Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/du-blog-5/ Sun, 22 Mar 2020 15:15:09 -0400 After reviewing each video, I personally think I would be most comfortable as an audience member at a Jazz performance. The reason being is Jazz music gives me positive vibes. I feel like Jazz brings people from […]

]]> ebadf27a2808c33607cdd5198162ce30 Mathew Du commented on the post, Blog 3, Mak, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-3-mak/#comment-279 Fri, 06 Mar 2020 09:11:24 -0500 I find that your research of the musical instrument seems to be accurate. Your description of the instrument is shown to be true by the piece of music you have chosen.

]]> 137b2fb970e78160920c85cef380e728 Mathew Du edited the blog post Blog 3, Du in the group Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-3-du/ Fri, 06 Mar 2020 09:07:45 -0500 There are a lot of musical technology used during a concert. The most critical would be loudspeakers. Loudspeakers are defined as stereo equipment, that create sound through the conversion of electrical impulses. […]

]]> c94854d24c3a64bb264733e401e085ea Mathew Du commented on the post, Yee Blog 2, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/yee-blog-2/#comment-262 Tue, 18 Feb 2020 07:34:25 -0500 I like how you took the pieces and broke down the musical elements. I agree on your statements about the musical elements present in the examples you have chosen.

]]> 5ec10ef89a2e85ada889c6900d2517aa Mathew Du edited the blog post Blog 2, Du in the group Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-2-du/ Tue, 18 Feb 2020 07:31:54 -0500 The pieces I have chosen to listen to are Kyrie (monophonic) and Kyrie from the Pope Marcellus Mass. In the musical piece Kyrie (monophonic) the musical elements I find most prevalent are melody and rhythm. […]

]]> 08303f9a9aa31f1c7610023ebd81c755 Mathew Du commented on the post, Yee Blog 1, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/yee-blog-1/#comment-230 Mon, 10 Feb 2020 04:42:21 -0500 I find your research and interest of music in the twentieth century to be interesting. I agree when you state that “the world that existed then and exists now are so vastly different.” Music back then was very […]

]]> 6538fb1920a3105891c81b8824dd36af Mathew Du edited the blog post Blog 1 Du in the group Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-1-du/ Mon, 10 Feb 2020 04:29:56 -0500 The Medieval Period started around 470 AD and ended around the beginning of the renaissance. The Medieval Period excites me the most because it started the development of Western musical notation, which are […]

]]> 2938c5e87323a26ca1e30828e3e36fde Mathew Du joined the group Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/646752/ Wed, 05 Feb 2020 15:50:04 -0500 bc56b4d19f9084211ce53c065ee3b8c6 Mathew Du commented on the post, Welcome!, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/welcome/#comment-90 Wed, 29 Jan 2020 15:47:28 -0500 Hello! My name is Mathew Du. I am currently a undergraduate freshman and my major is undecided. I like all varieties of music.

]]> 27f6d9ce9dee04b78565bc6e8bea46eb Mathew Du became a registered member https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/643392/ Wed, 29 Jan 2020 15:44:04 -0500