Eli'sMusicalJourney

 For this blog I chose to interview my mom because she listens to many different artists and different genres of music so I thought she would be a good fit. When I was younger my mom sung in the choir at church and even got me to sing in the kids choir. I feel like this has allowed to me to understand music much better and has given me a connection to music. So here are the questions that I asked my mom for this blog.  "What genre of music is your favorite and why?" - She said that her favorite type of music was country music because when she was growing up that is what she heard the most of and found it to be quite catchy and relatable. She also said that when her and my dad where younger there was a song called "Meet in the Middle" by Diamond Rio that they enjoyed very much together and now I also enjoy the song. (I attached it below.) "Who is your favorite country artists?"  - She said that her favorite artist ever was Alan Jackson and rambled on about ...

Hip-hop is a genre of music that originated in the Bronx of New York by African American and Latino communities during the 1970's. Some characteristics of hip-hop music come from rapping, beats, rhythm, and DJ scratching. Since its earlier years hip-hop has become much more popular on a global level with other related topics like fashion and dancing. Some of the key elements that make hip hop what it is are Rapping, DJ scratching, Beats, Dancing, and Graffiti.  Rapping- Rapping is the most known aspect of hip hop and is described as a from of music that comes from chanting lyrics in a rhythm over a beat or instrumental track. Some of my favorite rappers are Youngboy, Lil Baby, and Rod Wave. When listening to each of these artists music you can hear a nice beat with their voice over going in a rhythm with the beat. Here is an example of Lil Baby rapping. DJ Scratching- is when Dj's use a technique of moving a vinyl record back and forth on a turntable to make a certain rhythm or...