Jacob Jaros's Music and Diverse Culture Blog

  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...

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...