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 why is the best and how she has seen him so many times. She said that there was one time that her and my grandma went to Alan Jackson concert and lost my grandpa for almost the whole concert but found him at the end and got them all the take a picture with Alan Jackson somehow. She also said that she once saw him at Margaritaville on Lake Lanier. It's not hard to tell that she is a fan girl of Alan Jackson. "Whats another genre of music that you enjoy and some artists in that genre you enjoy?"
- She said that another genre she enjoyed many many years ago would be pop/rock music. She said that the pop music that they had back in her day was much better than the pop that we have now. She also said that one of favorite artist from this era would be "The Beach Boys." She said that anytime she would go on vacation with her family she would hear the song "Little Surfer Girl" and get really excited. She also said that as she got a little older she would hear this band playing in many different places and with her friends. "When you were a kid were there any types of music that was off limits to you?"
- She responded with no not really, my parents were open to me listening to what I liked, but I feel like I sort of liked the same things as my parents so there was nothing to really be off limits.
"What kind of technology did you use when you would listen to music?"
- She said that she would listen to her music either through her tape recorder of through the radio most of the time. This has obviously changed over the years because now she is using a cell phone and air pods or a speaker to listen to music which is much more easy and accessible.
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...
I feel like almost every ritual that you can think of has a piece of music that goes with it. One correlation between rituals and music that brings back some old memories would be my high school graduation. Once everyone had walked the stage, gotten our diplomas, and threw our hats I remember hearing the song "Congratulations" by Post Malone. I think that this was a great choice of song for this occasion because it made me feel proud of myself for what I had accomplished throughout high school. Another event that I have been to that did a good job of having the right music for the ritual would be at my Cousin's wedding reception. At this wedding reception it was more of like a party so everyone was just dancing and having a good time and I can remember the song "Down" by Jay Sean (ft. Lil Wayne) playing and I feel like when that song came on everyone was like actually getting down and showing off all their moves. Now every time that I hear this song I immediat...
Wow what 3 amazing artist. I love all three of them. They are amazing, and your mom has some great taste!!
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