CUNY Academic Commons | Rachel Wong | Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/rachelw/activity/ Activity feed for Rachel Wong. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 66816733f5aeacfed3abc5c6d81fb00c Rachel Wong commented on the post, Blog 9, Kushmakova, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-9-kushmakova/#comment-786 Wed, 20 May 2020 19:01:23 -0400 I like how you picked “Say So” by Doja Cat. That songs really relates to the topic of Music and Trends especially during this time where we all are experiencing the pandemic together and are focused on trends on […]

]]> 5cebe7f31769a1d4dba708422159c590 Rachel Wong edited the blog post Blog 9 Wong in the group Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-9-wong/ Wed, 20 May 2020 18:58:47 -0400 The connection Mittens by Frank Turner and Heartbreak Hotel by Elvis Presley has on the topic of Music and Breakups is pretty clear. Both songs are about the artist’s emotional experience with heartbreak. This […]

]]> d2b767eb53a9bfa2c6ea7b861b7bbf58 Rachel Wong commented on the post, Blog 8, Khan, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-8-khan/#comment-723 Mon, 04 May 2020 17:08:38 -0400 I like your song choice because it was similar to mine which was “This is America” by Childish Gambino. Both songs related to “how America is celebrating violence”. J.Cole is another popular artist that has a big […]

]]> 9ae98fdd66c7f5eecce9633d395ab44d Rachel Wong edited the blog post Wong Blog 8 in the group Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/wong-blog-8/ Mon, 04 May 2020 17:06:27 -0400 Donald Grover’s song “This is America” was a controversial song addressing the issue of gun violence in the United States. More specifically, it brought to light the issue of mass shootings and racial […]

]]> 0ec8b4776710f1760b4167fb5a0b3341 Rachel Wong 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-722 Mon, 04 May 2020 16:44:38 -0400 I like how you pointed out in Fergie’s performance the way she sang it saying, “she sang it in a more concert type of way”. I feel the way an artists performs can be sensed by audience members. They can tell if a […]

]]> f53ce887f638efeaddbdc9d605e2616d Rachel Wong 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-721 Mon, 04 May 2020 16:42:12 -0400 1. Compare the controversy around Hendrix’s performance of the National Anthem to the controversy surrounding Fergie’s performance. What was similar or different to how people reacted immediately aft […]

]]> 33d72193ff684b5c5093bf6b0714bc15 Rachel Wong commented on the post, Blog 7, Metel, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-7-metel/#comment-644 Mon, 27 Apr 2020 21:54:43 -0400 I also chose to compare the Mevlevi music with gospel music. I found it interesting that you said “Gospel music itself is pretty easy to learn when it comes to the words and its melodies” because this is a huge […]

]]> a30b7484493b29581f944fbbd736507e Rachel Wong edited the blog post Blog 7 Wong in the group Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-7-wong/ Mon, 27 Apr 2020 21:52:02 -0400 The role of the Sema ceremony is for a person’s soul to meet with God’s. This highly symbolic ceremony contains music that support this role. There are two parts of music in the Sema ceremony. The first is the […]

]]> 114413ba148aabe5359f23005ca636ae Rachel Wong 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-643 Mon, 27 Apr 2020 18:14:13 -0400 I like when you say “Many pieces can be used as sacred pieces just by their melody, harmony, and the instruments used”. I did not even think about how sacred songs don’t have to include lyrics even. They could […]

]]> 1003e2235b02ff11acd9aa97b034c1ca Rachel Wong 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-642 Mon, 27 Apr 2020 18:12:05 -0400 1. Come up with a few ideas about what makes music sacred. For example: Location? Purpose? Style? Message? I would say what makes music sacred has a lot to do with its purpose: creating a separation for something […]

]]> 6a9daa6c61341e7cb4e1756a3da17a97 Rachel Wong 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-521 Mon, 06 Apr 2020 17:37:15 -0400 I agree with your second answer that the exposing of others culture just for European entertainment is flawed. Perhaps it could have been done in away that respects the people and not just highlights their […]

]]> b11c97fef5faf2044a5cfcb14f35354c Rachel Wong 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-520 Mon, 06 Apr 2020 17:35:04 -0400 1. 1. Like Jazz,the blues was developed by Black Musicians in the deep South around the early 1900s. Are there any other similarities between jazz and the blues? What sets the two apart? You can think about form, […]

]]> c340de4696c656d9a95197711cdd5346 Rachel Wong commented on the post, Blog 6 Lalmiyev, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-6-lalmiyev/#comment-519 Mon, 06 Apr 2020 15:59:32 -0400 I think it is very interesting how the music is without instruments because of your culture. Despite being without instruments, the song holds a beautiful melody that is up-lifting. I also like how the music has a […]

]]> 66cd954dffc14c04b72172849a1738dc Rachel Wong edited the blog post Blog 6 Wong in the group Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-6-wong/ Mon, 06 Apr 2020 15:56:18 -0400 In Chinese culture, the genre of folk music is prevalent and dates back to the Han Dynasty. One folk dance that is popular even today is the Chinese Dragon Dance. Initially used in a ceremony to worship ancestors […]

]]> b5fc7db16d595e1ea37e6f33178a713a Rachel Wong commented on the post, Blog 5 Kutner, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-5-kutner/#comment-392 Sun, 22 Mar 2020 17:22:19 -0400 I agree. The chamber music concert does not interact with the audience at all which makes the experience less comfortable. At the same time, it gives audience members the freedom to sit back and relax. It allows […]

]]> 7b557b15dfca6101149e14fb83ece77e Rachel Wong edited the blog post Blog 5 Wong in the group Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-5-wong/ Sun, 22 Mar 2020 17:19:30 -0400 I would be most comfortable in the Jazz concert as an audience member because the atmosphere seemed very relaxed and I like how jazz music sounds. I would expect to see the performers feed off of each other’s […]

]]> f5a06c279ad254bd62715f793837455f Rachel Wong 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-390 Sun, 22 Mar 2020 17:05:59 -0400 I like how you described the difference between Khalid’s concert and the other concert noticing the sound the audience makes. In the concert hall performance, the audience is not making any sound. But in Khalid’s […]

]]> 8d4585091996ba0ec902ff11cfb16de3 Rachel Wong 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-389 Sun, 22 Mar 2020 17:03:37 -0400 1. How is the audience behaving? What about the performers?

The audience is moving to the music while the performers are also doing the same, but the performers are choreographed. The song is not upbeat at all […]

]]> 5295f32ee59ad26960b6eae409d26543 Rachel Wong commented on the post, Blog 4, Metel, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-4-metel/#comment-307 Thu, 12 Mar 2020 03:52:01 -0400 I like how you go into detail with the diegetic sounds. I didn’t even pick up the dog and cricket noises in the background. I agree that the film creates an emotion that something bad will happen. However, I don’t […]

]]> 740ecd34cfbee3ca2578071b8d30f98c Rachel Wong edited the blog post Blog 4 Wong in the group Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-4-wong/ Thu, 12 Mar 2020 03:42:32 -0400 In the opening scene of “Get Out” we see an African American man walking in a quiet neighborhood with wide roads and fancy street lights. While he’s his phone, we see that he is being followed by a car. There is […]

]]> 58a85324c2a2a512ef90202bb8382406 Rachel Wong commented on the post, Blog 3 Matute, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-3-matute/#comment-301 Sun, 08 Mar 2020 21:57:39 -0400 I like when you say how the microphone can “inflict emotions with a wide range while still being heard.” As a singer myself, I feel like when I try to make myself louder, my voice changes and I have less control […]

]]> 341e795250b0634737ab667b74a4494a Rachel Wong edited the blog post Blog 3 Wong in the group Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-3-wong/ Sun, 08 Mar 2020 21:55:19 -0400 The technology I chose was the electric guitar which drastically changed the music world for the better. According to Guitar History Facts website, electric guitars have a hollow, semi-hollow and solid body. They […]

]]> 798972ae651029c06c47967d2661d8b0 Rachel Wong commented on the post, Blog 2 Felorian, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-2-felorian/#comment-242 Sat, 15 Feb 2020 16:50:27 -0500 In the first piece discussed, I liked how you described the melody particularly adding that “to help support the melody and rhythm a veena was used as an instrument. It comprises a family of chordophone i […]

]]> 78eb716a7334ccc1f6ac56d88712a806 Rachel Wong wrote a new blog post Blog 2 Wong in the group Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/blog-2-wong/ Sat, 15 Feb 2020 16:47:46 -0500 I chose to listen to Kyrie from the Pope Marcellus Mass by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. The first element I noticed was the harmony throughout the piece. There were female and male singers; females singing […]

]]> bdfa24e85c5d0926813739301b703496 Rachel Wong joined the group Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/649879/ Sat, 15 Feb 2020 16:20:49 -0500 335461d2628d9429c5c97d8bd3cbbae7 Rachel Wong commented on the post, Ferreira Blog 1, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/ferreira-blog-1/#comment-201 Thu, 06 Feb 2020 19:35:17 -0500 I like how you included information about the Sistine chapel as this particular art piece is significant for its time as well as present day. I wonder how the idea behind people building their own Christianity was […]

]]> 50d139b2d11288eb37a01d38ff86e840 Rachel Wong edited the blog post Wong, Blog1 in the group Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/wong-blog1/ Thu, 06 Feb 2020 19:30:31 -0500 The 20th Century time period of music is exciting in its newness and technological innovations which are reflected in many composer’s works during this time.

The textbook describes this time period as one […]

]]> bce05cadb77657f23954a6f174bd3e77 Rachel Wong commented on the post, Welcome!, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020 https://expmusspring20.commons.gc.cuny.edu/welcome/#comment-7 Mon, 27 Jan 2020 20:29:13 -0500 Hi, I’m Rachel Wong. I am an undergraduate senior majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders, minoring in Psychology and Linguistics. I love Bach’s Cello Suite No.1 and songs by H.E.R, Daniel Caesar, and Bruno Major.

]]> 497bb13df3aaf1e8a3496bdd7b438a0b Rachel Wong became a registered member https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/641862/ Mon, 27 Jan 2020 20:22:42 -0500