Explorations in Music – Music 200X
Regardless of your personal views, music has been used as political commentary for decades. In my final blog post, I will showcase two examples of songs with deeper political meanings and analyze some elements of music within them. First up is Jack Johnson’s My Mind is For Sale! This is one of my personal favorites …
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For the continued explorations assignment, I decided to complete another ‘Take a Musical Trip’ blog post. For round two, I will be analyzing two pieces of music from Egypt. Both of the pieces I will be analyzing are by Ahmed Adaweyah. He is known for popularizing Shaabi style music. Shaabi music was born in the …
Introduction & History For the Music and the Fictive Dream blog post, I chose to analyze Zero to Hero from one of my favorite Disney films, Hercules. Hercules is a classic Disney film that follows the rise of a hero and is loosely based off of Greek Mythology. This film was directed by Ron Clements …
For the Role of the Performer assignment, I chose to analyze Cher. Cher is an incredibly talented performer and has showcased her wide variety of skills throughout her five decade long career. Although Cher is primarily known for her musical endeavors, her acting, comedy, authorship, modeling, and various businesses have made her an international sensation. …
For the musical trip assignment, I chose to analyze music from Nepal. I have had very little exposure to music from this region of the world. Thankfully, in November of 2011, Alejandro Sanchez-Samper released an album called Nepali Ho (amazon.com). This album contains a balanced mix of modern and contemporary music from Nepal. I have included …
For the innovations and evolutions assignment, I have decided to discuss how sound quality has changed over time. More specifically, I will be using vinyl records as my “Point A” and CDs as my “Point B.” The debate regarding if and how sound quality changes when listening to a vinyl record compared to a CD …
I chose to analyze the Spongebob Squarepants theme song for my second musical analysis. This classic number was composed by Mark Harrison and Blaise Smith. Stephen Hillenburg, the series’ creator, and Derek Drymon, the creative director, wrote the lyrics (wikipedia.com). Lyrics Are you ready, kids?I said, are you ready? Who lives in a pineapple under …
I chose to analyze ‘Surfer Girl’ by The Beach Boys. This song was recorded and released in 1963 (wikipedia.com). Lyrics Little surfer little oneMade my heart come all undone Do you love me, do you surfer girlSurfer girl my little surfer girl I have watched you on the shoreStanding by the ocean’s roar Do you …
Greetings! My name is Gwendolyn. I was born & raised in Girdwood, a small ski-resort town located 35 miles south of Anchorage. I am currently a senior in the Natural Resource Management program at UAF. I am passionate about Alaskan issues related to climate change and plan on pursuing a career in research in the Circumpolar …
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