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BIG BLOG II: ONE LAST MUSIC-CULTURE

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The Musical Culture of Poland When I first looked at the prompt for our final blog I immediately had an idea. I wanted to learn more about the musical culture of Poland. My reason being that my grandparents were raised in Poland, and growing up I have heard music and some of the polish language from them. My grandparents live far away in Michigan now, and I am not able to see them very often, so learning a bit about their musical culture makes me feel more connected to them. History The earliest evidence of Polish music dates back to the 10th century when christianity was adopted by the nation. This is evident in the earliest pieces of Polish music found, which are hymns and chants. An example of this is “Bogurodzica” meaning “The Mother of God”, which is Poland's earliest hymn and also its first national anthem. In addition to church hymns, there was also folk music that existed before chritianity came into the country. This folk music differed in location but the most popular a...
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BEYOND THE CLASSROOM: ASIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST

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       For this blog I first chose to learn something about Korea’s musical culture. I found one type of music that is a big part of Korean culture is Shamanic music. This music is mainly used in religious and spiritual ceremonies. Shamanic music has multiple different types of instruments that accompany it. First there is always a small, flat gong with a rim. There is also a percussion instrument called the Changgo. It is an hourglass-shaped, two headed drum that is struck by your hand and mallet on the other side. Some other instruments that might be played are flutes, fiddles, reeds, and even other types of gongs and drums. Alongside the instruments being played there is a combination of simultaneous voices. Below I provided a video to show one Shamanic Ritual where this music is shown.                 I also chose to take a look at the musical culture of Japan. I specifically found a dance called Kabuki. This spec...
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Music and Family Field Study

 Interview of Michael Ramsy A coach of mine that I see as an older brother.  Me: What role did music play during your childhood? Michael: I always listened to music and I guess it has been a big part of my life. Whenever I played video games, cleaning the housing, sitting in class, I would always have music in because it would help entertain me. Me: Who was your favorite artist when you were a kid?  Michael: 50 cent because he had energy and raw aggression and that's what I look for in music Me: What was your favorite genre/style of music when you were a kid? Michael: Hip Hop, because of the intricate beats and base. The flow and base was very catchy. Me: How did your music you loved as a kid influence the music you love now? Michael: I still listen to things that are still extremely basey, and that have energy and aggression. Things that make me wanna jump up and down. Me: What kind of music did you dislike as a kid? Michael: Country and soft pop because it was too light...
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Big Blog #1 Rock and Roll

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  Rock and Roll Hello class, welcome back to my blog.  Today we will be discussing Rock ‘n Roll.  In the famous words of Elvis Presley, “Rock and roll music, if you like it, if you feel it, you can’t help but move to it. That’s what happens to me. I can’t help it.”  What is rock and roll?  Rock and Roll is a genre of music that developed from rhythm and blues, country, gospel, and jazz music. It uses electrical instruments. It usually has a 4/4 time signature, but is very diverse in modern times. Many performers of this genre performed with high energy. This is what made it popular with the youth. Where it got started  Rock ‘n Roll got started in Cleveland, Ohio at the end of the 1940’s and beginning of the 50’s. What happened was that the owner of Record Rendezvous, a record shop, Leo Mintz, noticed that big bands' records weren’t selling as much anymore. He saw that the youth that would come into his shop would dance when R & B was playing. Due to R ...
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Beyond The Classroom Blog Assignment

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       For the Native American culture, I chose to talk about grass dancing at a powwow. I was looking into powwows and I saw that there were over nine different types of dancing. Grass dancing, which is a type of men's dancing, caught my attention. It caught my attention because of the cool outfit’s the people wear. From the first link I linked, I learned that this dance was originally a warrior dance that has evolved over the years into a more competitive northern style. They believe the dance originally came from young boys tying grass around their waists. The outfits have since been transformed by adding a lot of feathers and beads for sound. The outfits are accompanied by beating and stomping to show the strength of the warriors too. Here is a video that showcased more of the dance.      For the Andean culture, I chose to look more into their instruments and the music that goes with them. I played the saxophone in the fifth grade so I was curious ...
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Music Rituals

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  I’m going to be talking about Music and Rituals. One musical ritual that I was a part of was experiencing music at a wedding. I went to my uncle's wedding when I was a child. Music was used in two ways during the wedding. The first was the classic wedding march song when my uncle and then-fiance walked down the aisle to be wedded. The main function of this music was to introduce the onlookers to the beautiful bride and groom as they entered the room to be wedded. Not every wedding but a lot of weddings use this same wedding march song to introduce the bride and groom. The wedding march song is very old, dating back one hundred and fifty years, where it first appeared in Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The general rules to follow while the song is being played are to respect everyone around you and stay seated. Especially to not have your phones out and ruin their big moment. The second-way music was used during the wedding was during the wedding reception. For b...
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My Musical Culture

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Hello everyone, my name is Jacob Jaros. I'm a freshman here at Converse University. My life here has been great so far! I’ve made new friends, seen new places, and learned so many new things. I grew up in Minnesota, so I am really far away from home but despite the distance I really do enjoy it here.. mostly because it's much warmer. I don't know much about classical music but I am familiar with rap, pop and rock n roll because that's what's playing through my earbuds the whole day around campus. 1. An example of something that I like right now: At the moment I have two songs that I really like. These are “White Wedding” by Billy Idol and “Body Bag” by YUNGBLUD and Machine Gun Kelly. “White Wedding” is a classic rock n roll song that I have heard my whole life. I grew up listening to rock n roll in the car with my dad when he would pick me up from school. He constantly listened to music and almost all of it was rock n roll. I believe this is why I like it so muc...
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