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    Exploring Music Spring 2020

    Shweta Bhatnagar commented on the post, Blog 9, Bessalely, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020

    I love those two songs! I also agree those relate with romance because it is accepting the other individual that Bruno Mars and Ed Sheeran are singing to. Also, it is looking at them with that kind of view by […]

    5 years ago
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    Exploring Music Spring 2020

    Shweta Bhatnagar edited the blog post Blog 9, Bhatnagar

    The topic I chose to write about is music and lullabies. The reason I think these two are connected is because lullabies contain slow and rhythmic music. Also, it is a very soothing type of music that is intended […]

    5 years ago
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    Exploring Music Spring 2020

    Shweta Bhatnagar commented on the post, Participation Post for "Music and Nation" | Week of 4/29-5/6, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020

    I agree with you! I really liked how you wanted to talk about the emotional relief they had, as written in number 3. Describing the role empathy works in regards to helping get a deeper picture of the expression […]

    5 years, 1 month ago
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    Exploring Music Spring 2020

    Shweta Bhatnagar commented on the post, Participation Post for "Music and Nation" | Week of 4/29-5/6, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020

    1) Compare the controversy around Hendrix’s performance and Fergie’s performance. What was similar or different to how people reacted immediately afterward?
    – It was similar because this song is really pow […]

    5 years, 1 month ago
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    Exploring Music Spring 2020

    Shweta Bhatnagar commented on the post, Blog 8, Fraczek, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020

    It has such a powerful meaning and I like how you noticed the detail with paint on the walls. That was some nice observation. I agree that pop music isn’t really necessarily political based, but I agree, this song was!

    5 years, 1 month ago
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    Exploring Music Spring 2020

    Shweta Bhatnagar edited the blog post Blog 8, Bhatnagar

    Just a Girl- No Doubt was created to point out gender stereotypes and this carries a political meaning because it is said that she is a girl which makes her allowed to do certain things and certain things are […]

    5 years, 1 month ago
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    Exploring Music Spring 2020

    Shweta Bhatnagar commented on the post, Participation Post for "Music and Spirituality" | Week of 4/22-4/29, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020

    Yes I agree with you! The Buddhists who used to pray just had to connect with God and their way of connecting can be through peace. I feel like all this depends on what is within you and the way that you can bring […]

    5 years, 1 month ago
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    Exploring Music Spring 2020

    Shweta Bhatnagar commented on the post, Participation Post for "Music and Spirituality" | Week of 4/22-4/29, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020

    1) Come up with a few ideas about what makes music sacred. For example: Location? Purpose? Style? Message?
    Sacred is known to be connected or dedicated to a religious purpose. The location is a big factor for […]

    5 years, 1 month ago
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    Exploring Music Spring 2020

    Shweta Bhatnagar commented on the post, Blog 7, Salvati, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020

    I agree with you as well! I agree that the music is actually calm and easing type, but it also mentioned that the dance is whirling around in order to “speak to God”. I feel like that is very complex dance because […]

    5 years, 1 month ago
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    Exploring Music Spring 2020

    Shweta Bhatnagar edited the blog post Blog 7, Bhatnagar

    The Mevlevi Sema Ceremony is a Sufi ceremony that symbolizes stages on the path to accessing God. The music allows the listeners to “experience direct spiritual union with God” and “symbolizes the soul’s journ […]

    5 years, 1 month ago
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    Exploring Music Spring 2020

    Shweta Bhatnagar commented on the post, (Extra Credit) Participation Post for Music and Gender | Week of 4/15-4/22, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020

    I also agree with your interpretation! I agree with you that the first version is the best because then you at least understand what is going on instead of trying to figure it out. Also, I agree that it showed […]

    5 years, 1 month ago
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    Exploring Music Spring 2020

    Shweta Bhatnagar commented on the post, (Extra Credit) Participation Post for Music and Gender | Week of 4/15-4/22, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020

    1) Without the words, what kind of story are these actions telling? Without words in the video, it is harder to really understand what is going on in the story. I feel like without words, you really have to focus […]

    5 years, 1 month ago
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    Exploring Music Spring 2020

    Shweta Bhatnagar commented on the post, Jain, Blog 6, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020

    Wow we both are so similar. I also love this type of music and find it so interesting. Do you also know how to dance in this style? It seems to be very complicated steps and very sudden movements and is a very […]

    5 years, 2 months ago
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    Exploring Music Spring 2020

    Shweta Bhatnagar edited the blog post Bhatnagar, Blog 6

    Both of my parents are from India. The most famous dance is bollywood dance. It is a mixture of numerous styles. These styles include belly-dancing, kathak, Indian folk, Western popular, and “modern”, jazz, and […]

    5 years, 2 months ago
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    Exploring Music Spring 2020

    Shweta Bhatnagar commented on the post, Participation Post for Music and Ethnicity | Week of 4/1-4/8, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020

    I strongly agree with you for the second question because I like how you said that this music has cultural ties especially how the the dancers were clearly put in a position where they wouldn’t want to be in. They […]

    5 years, 2 months ago
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    Exploring Music Spring 2020

    Shweta Bhatnagar commented on the post, Participation Post for Music and Ethnicity | Week of 4/1-4/8, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020

    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?
    – The main focus of jazz […]

    5 years, 2 months ago
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    Exploring Music Spring 2020

    Shweta Bhatnagar commented on the post, Participation Post for "Music and Dance" | Week of 3/25--4/1, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020

    1.Describe how you hear two aspects of rhythm within this performance. (beat,measure,meter,and tempo)
    – The two aspects of rhythm within this performance that I heard were beat and tempo. Tempo is how fast or […]

    5 years, 2 months ago
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    Exploring Music Spring 2020

    Shweta Bhatnagar commented on the post, Participation Post for "Music and Dance" | Week of 3/25--4/1, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020

    For question 3, I really liked how you specifically pointed out which exact person you were talking about so it didn’t get me lost and confused. Also, I agree with you, but I really like how you observed into […]

    5 years, 2 months ago
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    Exploring Music Spring 2020

    Shweta Bhatnagar commented on the post, Participation Post for "Music in Concert", Week of 3/18-3/25, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020

    I like how you mentioned the stage crew members because they also add an important part to this because these professionals work backstage during performances to keep the show running smoothly and safely. Without […]

    5 years, 2 months ago
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    Exploring Music Spring 2020

    Shweta Bhatnagar commented on the post, Participation Post for "Music in Concert", Week of 3/18-3/25, on the groupblog Exploring Music Spring 2020

    How is the audience behaving? What are they doing?
    When the audience notices that Khalid is about to sing, they all start recording him and they move to the beats of the music. For example, they were moving their […]

    5 years, 2 months ago
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