The topic I chose to write about is “Music and Trends”. There was a concrete connection between the topic and the two music entries discussed in the presentation. The first music entry is a BTS song ft Halsey nam […]
I also respectfully disagree that the national anthem being performed at places such as NBA games is common and a tradition. Like said usually famous people perform to most likely draw more attention.
1. Compare Hendrix’s and Fergie’s performance. Similar/ difference with how people reacted?
Both of their performances were unique since they both put a spin on such a well known and present song to […]
The piece of political protest music that I chose is Chains by Usher ft Nas and Bibi Bourelly. This song was released back in 2015. The video that was released with the music helps to accentuate the meaning […]
I agree that both music is meant to honor a higher power. And I also like how you mentioned the specific dance movements regarding their palms and what that means.
“The Mevlevi are a sub-order of Sufism, the mystical branch of Islam… The Mevlevi place a strong emphasis on music, which sends the practitioner’s physical body into a slow dance of graceful and ecstatic turni […]
1. What makes music sacred? Location, purpose, style, message?
Sacred music is music that has religious context and influence behind it. I feel like the location of where the music is performed is not as […]
I liked your interpretation for of the second question. It was interesting that you said the curvy lines were meant to show her imperfection, I didn’t think of it that way initially but I would see how that makes […]
Without the words it is really hard to understand that the individuals are actually very upset with each other. Especially when Giovanni grabs Anna and it seems as if it can be an expression of love (in the second […]
I thought it was very interesting that you mentioned Iran has four categories of dance because that is new information to me! Its very cool that colorful clothing is worn to make the people stand out while doing […]
I agree with your answer to the second question because I also believe I would not use the music heard in my composition. I like how you stated that their lack of authenticity held you back from using the music.
When thinking about my russian background I often think about the classical music / composers that associate with it. Some famous composers from the Classical period (1750- 1820) would be Tchiakovsky, Rimsky- […]
1) Any other similarities between Jazz and the Blues. What sets the two apart?
– A similarity between jazz and the blues is that they both have a similar sound to one another. If one of them would be played at […]
I agree that when watching the clip on mute it seems that there would be intense and loud music. I like how you said the dancers are telling a story through their movements and I understand why you would say that. […]
1) Two aspects of rhythm within the performance and connections between the rhythm and the dancers
– One aspect if rhythm that I hear throughout the music would be the beat. The beat is something that I […]
1) How the audience is behaving/ what the performer is doing
– The audience is standing, and some people are on their phone while others are just swaying their hands and listening, singing along and […]
I personally think that I would be most comfortable in a symphony orchestra concert because throughout my four years in high school my choir sang behind an orchestra for our closing act every winter concert. This […]
I like how you said that the song is suppose to be happy but its so happy that its creeping which is setting the eerie vibe to the scene. I agree with that because it does set the mood of the scene to be creepy […]
