Hello, my name is Cristina, and I am a student at Converse College in Music of Diverse Cultures Class. I am planning on majoring in Accounting and minoring in a foreign language or something different. My encounter with musical culture was not broad, up until the point of the pandemic. I felt like the pandemic helped many people like myself have alone time and being able to change into a different person. Finding a different style, music genre, and etc. are the many things I liked that I discovered upon the many months of quartine. It felt nice to be more open-minded about the many beautiful genres of music. So, I would like to introduce everyone to my music blog.
But before we start, during quartine my favorite past time was listening to many small singers or groups. Many are strange as well as sad. It is okay not to like certain music styles. But at the end of the day, everyone is different and has a different taste.
One example of music that you just find yourself returning to over and over for whatever reasons:
One of the many things that I was drawing into Matt Maltese is the mystery behind many songs he has written about. With the piano playing and chorus behind him, it brings a sort of calmness as well as dark mystery.
When hearing the lyrics it brings in another story. In the beginning, he is dancing with a woman, with a drink in hand, and helping her by holding her up. When the song progresses he was more than crushing on her, he was obsessed with her. In the lyrics, it said "I want you and that's the way it is"and "it's not the alcohol, its kismet." Unfortunately, he drugged her and took her to his or her home. In the ending, the music was getting all loopy. It feels like a conspiracy theory because it leaves a mystery of what happened to the women.
Most people don't really listen to the lyrics of the song because they are more focused on the rhythm, the beat, and the way it makes you feel. But overall brings an intoxicating song.
One example of music that helped me get through lockdown:
During the lockdown, my taste of music has changed dramatically throughout everything. Music was a game-changer when on lockdown, It helped me explore different genres. One of many adventures I went to was I started to get in small jazz/hip-hop singers and groups. Moonchild has been one of many weird but catchy songs that I found. It seems like a movie with loving-alien or blue surfs with wigs. Most people have two or three favorite sings or songs. I am not really like that every few days I will have a favorite song and then I move on. This was the only reason I stumbled upon this band. It is very uplifting and it has a fantastic tune. Overall, I like the smoothies and the yet soft sounds produced.
One Example of music I don't actually like:
(Warning do not listen if you don't want to)
This one's tricky for me because I don't want to offend anyone that likes this type of rapping. I like certain types of rap but it was really hard for me to connect with Tekashi96. I'm not HATING on this type of rapping because I appreciate all unique music. But this is not for me. Many phrases and words he uses are harsh in my opinion. It feels like a lot of angrier was used to make this song. Overall, I know that many people listen to his music and he is very known around the world.
I really enjoyed your blog. I felt as if the quarantine taught us a new way to look at life and your blog taught me to look for a double meaning in songs. Nightclub Love by Matt Maltese was really interesting. I would've never guessed that the guy was obsessed with the girl even with the twisted ending. I liked Moonchild "What You're Doing" because it gives me an old school R&B vibe with a modern day twist. Also, I do not really connect to 6ix9ine either but I when I do listen to him, it is to let out my anger.
Moonchild is an interesting song. I was too distracted by the music video and the artist's soothing voice to pay attention to the lyrics. I enjoyed the instrumental and I can imagine how it can be comforting during quarantine. It just makes your worries go away from the moment.
Moonchild is a very interesting song I was captivated by the video a little confused but overall I think the sound of the song was very good and soothing definitely something I would like to listen to on a late night drive.
Hello everyone, I hope y'all doing great!. This week in class we have been focusing on Arabic and Indian Music. I have always been fascinated by Arabic and Indian in general, but I never look at it more in-depth. I wasn't sure how to start, but I figured it out. So, today I will be talking about Arabic music, traditional instruments used in Arabic music, and the different dances. Please set back and enjoy it. Arabic Music Maqam System The maqam system is a theory of Arabic music that goes back to the ninth century. Arabic music is based on 8 commonly used melodic models or maqams. This system is composed and improvised, weather vocal, and instrumental. It is mostly taught orally, and by listening to traditional playing. It is also to create a mood or motion for the listeners. These particular tones are organized in seven tone scales, and each one h...
Swing Music Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog! I hope everyone is doing great. This week in class we are getting the chance to teach a genre to the whole class. With that being said, today I will be talking about Swing Music. There are so many things that I personally found intriguing and hope to share with everyone today. I hope you like it and enjoy it! Before The Swing Era (I want to give you a little bit of what was happening before this period happened before i introduce you to swing) America was in the depression era. Money was in short supply in the country at that time. There was very little work, especially for musician. Many record sales dropped so musicians that were more talented or had connections started to get jobs on the radio studies. This is when radio started to become a household appliance. This era was known as the "Golden Age Of Radio". Even thought the economic condition of the time was critical; microphones and jukeboxes were made b...
Music Of Malawi Hello, welcome back to my blog! I hope everyone is doing well. Today, I will be talking about Malawi, Africa but before we start I'm going to introduce you to a bit of history. Malawi consist of three cultural heritage which is British, African, and American. With this in mind, this music has been spread throughout Africa. Malawian music beginner in World War II. When the war was over the guitar and banjo were more popular traditional music. Over the years; this type of music started to spread and blend together with different types of music styles. Moving forward, I hope you enjoy the rest of the blog! Gule Wamkulu (translate to "Great Dance") One of the many things that intrigued me about this dance is how spiritual they are with this dance. Gule Wamkulu has been inherited from past tribes. They are performed in initiation ceremonies, funerals, as well as the placing of a new chief, and many more events. Many of the Chewa, considered the...
I really enjoyed your blog. I felt as if the quarantine taught us a new way to look at life and your blog taught me to look for a double meaning in songs. Nightclub Love by Matt Maltese was really interesting. I would've never guessed that the guy was obsessed with the girl even with the twisted ending. I liked Moonchild "What You're Doing" because it gives me an old school R&B vibe with a modern day twist. Also, I do not really connect to 6ix9ine either but I when I do listen to him, it is to let out my anger.
ReplyDeleteMoonchild is an interesting song. I was too distracted by the music video and the artist's soothing voice to pay attention to the lyrics. I enjoyed the instrumental and I can imagine how it can be comforting during quarantine. It just makes your worries go away from the moment.
ReplyDeleteMoonchild is a very interesting song I was captivated by the video a little confused but overall I think the sound of the song was very good and soothing definitely something I would like to listen to on a late night drive.
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