The two pieces that were chosen for the topic Music and Christmas are “Jingle Bells” and “Snow Candy”. The social context behind “Jingle Bells” is that it was not necessarily written for Christmas, but it became […]
My favorite Christmas song is Jingle Bells and I like how you pointed out in both of the song pieces that they create a jolly tune. I like how you emphasized it’s a slow steady tempo with a jolly melody because […]
I agree with your ideas. I really liked how you emphasized how the Koutev and Zapatista had audience awareness this showed how corrupt their government really was. I also how you mentioned how the agreement was […]
1) Fergie put her own type of twist on the national anthem. I feel like she made herself look like a fool because she added so many elements that aren’t necessarily used when performing this piece. This […]
Personally, I’ve listened to this song so many times to the point where I don’t really pay attention to the meaning of this song since I love the way this song flows. I really like how you pointed out the positive […]
The piece of music I choose is “Alright” by Kendrick Lamar and it focuses on the Black Lives Matter Movement. Many of his songs from his album “To Pimp a Butterfly” had become anthems that reflect on the modern […]
I really like how you focused on how the two traditions are different and how the Sema Ceremony involved twirling while the music was being played and compared it to how the Kol Nirdre involves mainly prayer. […]
The music of the Mevlevi Sufi correlates with dance to represent a connection between dance and religion. “A posture meant to represent the oneness of God”. Their actions are represented through a religious asp […]
I agree with your ideas on introducing culture and tradition in music because a lot of it can enhance our spiritual beliefs involving our culture. A lot of the sacred musical pieces can be passed down within a […]
Many different things can make music sacred. I do believe that location does play a role in terms of a church, places of worship, religious events, and groups of people who sing together worshiping. Sacred music’s […]
Your interpretation had a love of similarities to my post. The second version was pretty confusing since there weren’t any subtitles and a true understanding of what is going on. We saw the name Anna on the door […]
Without the words, these actions show us that they are in a relationship. Their actions and body language help us see a dramatic and conflict occurring. In the first scene, we see Giovanni holding Anna and not […]
This caught my attention since the song you attached is one of my favorite songs! The accordion is a very popular instrument in my country’s music and it’s so pleasing to listen to. Very interesting how it’s […]
Both of my parents were born in Poland. Different parts of Poland have different customs and different music every person listens to. A very popular music genre in Poland is the Krakowiak. Today, it is […]
I agree with your ideas on how jazz and the blues are similar. You added a good point about how the blues were more “widespread” compared to Jazz since so many years have gone by and the blues are still in style!
1) Jazz and the blues are similar in a few ways. Both jazz and blues music originated in the South areas. These music genres were becoming popular at the end of the 19th century and early 20th century. African […]
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After watching the film on mute the different words I would use to describe these movements look very odd, angry-looking banging. It looks like they’re mad and showing that they are moving very […]
Hi! I also agree with your ideas about part 2. I also realized that the translation gives information about how the feet should move and which direction. You made a good point about the writing in the first column […]
This notation is able to help figure out a way to put a song together. I believe that the first column represents the beats that come along when dancing or performing a specific song. The first column shows […]
Two specific aspects of rhythm that stood out to me was the beat and the tempo throughout this performance. The beat (pulse) is very quick and the drums help us pay attention to the movement of the hands in […]
