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Blog 9 Hong
The Mevlevi was founded to honor Mevlana Celeladdin Rumi, who was a mystic and a strong supporter for music. Mevlevi is one of the orders of the branch of Islam Sufism. According to the textbook, all of the orders of Sufi “share a belief in a universal God with whom it is possible to experience […]
Blog 8 Hong
The song I chose is “Me And The Sky” from the musical Come From Away. This song is a solo by Jenn Colella, who plays the real-life pilot Beverley Bass in the musical, and is backed by a chorus of the rest of the female cast. The musical is set during the events of the […]
Blog 7 Hong
As a person with Taiwanese ancestry, one of the genres that I researched that is associated with Taiwan is the style of nanguan music. While the genre did originate in China, immigrants brought the genre to Taiwan where it is now very popular. The instruments generally used are three different types of lutes called pipa, […]
Blog 6 Hong
The dance “Baamaaya” was an important part of Ghanaian culture in the past. According to the textbook, a possible origin for the dance was that it was used to bring rain for the village during a period of drought. The drought was present because a man had committed a crime against a woman, which angered […]
Blog 5 Hong
After listening to all of the types of concerts, I think I would be most comfortable at either a chamber recital or a full orchestral concert. As a choir singer and a piano player, I have both performed at and attended quite a few of these kinds of concerts in the past. One thing I […]
Blog 4 Hong
I chose the clip “1.21 Gigawatts” from Back to the Future. In this clip, Marty accidentally takes a time machine in the past and confronts Doc’s past self for help. Marty shows Doc his future videos documenting the details of the time machine. After learning they need 1.21 gigawatts of energy to power the time […]
Blog 3 Hong
I picked the ukulele as the instrument to analyze. Compared to a guitar, a ukulele is smaller, usually has only four strings with different tuning, and uses different materials for some parts of the instrument. The strings in particular are usually made of a fibrous, more “plastic-like” material, whereas guitars have metallic strings. While these […]
Blog 2 Hong
The song I chose is “Welcome To The Rock” from the musical Come From Away, written by Irene Sankoff and David Hein. Come From Away is a musical that details what happened to the people on the 38 planes that had to be redirected to Newfoundland after that attacks on 9/11, and “Welcome to the […]
Blog 1 Hong
As I read about the different Western Art periods, I found the most interesting one to be The Romantic Period. The biggest thing that stood out to me was the fact that songs were becoming emotionally intense. I have always enjoyed songs that can effectively evoke emotions, and I am excited to see how this […]
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