Friday, May 4, 2007
Week 5
One example of musical portrayal in the mass media that doesn't do it justice is the stereotypical presentation of rock and roll as noise pollution. This point of view has long since been forgotten by most, but some people still feel very strongly about rock music and work hard to produce films, and television that paint a negative picture. The fact of the matter is that rock and roll, regardless of form, is without question music and deserves respect in that light. I remember watching a TV-movie in which rock and roll music lead to the unfortunate fall from grace of the protagonist. The movie wasn't all that wonderful, but the clear message with regards to the music was clear, and therefore stuck with me. Admittedly the problem of "new" music that stirs up digust no longer falls upon rock music but rather rap and hip hop. I personally feel more connected to the rock genre but I completely understand the frustration felt by hip hop fans who are forced on many occasions to listen to their music trashed and insulted.
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Weeks 1-3 Back-logged
These posts are back-logged:
Week 1
Hello, my name is Colin Cronin. I am an active student, participant, teacher, promoter, and concumer of music. My musical roots date back to pre-birth in the womb. My mother, to give a bit of history, studied music from high school on to post graduate school. She recieved a masters from Stanford and a Doctoral degree from USC. She teaches primarily piano and vocal music although she has conducted college orchestras and is the president of multiple professional choral groups. Needless to say, music has been an integral part of my life from the beginning.
My first musical experience was taking piano lessons from my mother at an early age. After I had a decent amount of piano experience under my belt, I took up the Violin. I studied for many years under Marcie Vaj. Third chair of the Los Angeles Phil Harmonic. When High School rolled around I began taking drum lessons from Marcus Miller. Originally I intended on playing in the Marching Band, but that interest grew to include jazz trap-set drumming. I have studied jazz for many years and it is my intention to continue for many years. I also participated in vocal music as a boy sopranno for many years of my life until my voice changed. I am now a bass vocalist.
This class is right up my ally in the sense that it will only further expand my musical horizons and make me far more aware of cultures and music that I have never learned before. I am very excited to absorb as much musical and cultural knowledge as possible.
Week 2
Music penetrates our lives everyday and in every way possible. There is never a moment in the modern world when musical sound is not being broadcast, consumed, played, absorbed, or just plain, hummed. With regards to an example of an event where music is a central part but not the entire experience, a marching band half time show comes to mind. When a marching band coordinated to put on a show, the music is integrated with dance steps, complex formations, tight rythums and cadences, as well as flag twirling and batton flair. The music is a key element, but the splendor of the show comes from the combination of all the physical elements.
Week 3
After watching the two Youtube videos I decided that the greatest and most vast difference between the two performances was the element of dance. The video "Ratna Ayu" featured exclusively female dancers dressed in very elaborate garb, which added to the performance as an element of the dance itself. The music was played by many people in both videos althoug there seemed to be more people playing together in the "Gamelan Bali Nyepi" video. The outdoor vs indoor settings contrasted as well as did the loose feel of the "Gamelan Bali Nyepi" video when juxtapposed with the "Ratna Ayu" viedo. The "Ratna Ayu" video portrayed a performance that seemed ritualistic but performance oriented at the core whereas the "Gamelan Bali Nyepi" video seemed to portray a more common festival type gathering which seemed more down to Earth and much more common.
Week 1
Hello, my name is Colin Cronin. I am an active student, participant, teacher, promoter, and concumer of music. My musical roots date back to pre-birth in the womb. My mother, to give a bit of history, studied music from high school on to post graduate school. She recieved a masters from Stanford and a Doctoral degree from USC. She teaches primarily piano and vocal music although she has conducted college orchestras and is the president of multiple professional choral groups. Needless to say, music has been an integral part of my life from the beginning.
My first musical experience was taking piano lessons from my mother at an early age. After I had a decent amount of piano experience under my belt, I took up the Violin. I studied for many years under Marcie Vaj. Third chair of the Los Angeles Phil Harmonic. When High School rolled around I began taking drum lessons from Marcus Miller. Originally I intended on playing in the Marching Band, but that interest grew to include jazz trap-set drumming. I have studied jazz for many years and it is my intention to continue for many years. I also participated in vocal music as a boy sopranno for many years of my life until my voice changed. I am now a bass vocalist.
This class is right up my ally in the sense that it will only further expand my musical horizons and make me far more aware of cultures and music that I have never learned before. I am very excited to absorb as much musical and cultural knowledge as possible.
Week 2
Music penetrates our lives everyday and in every way possible. There is never a moment in the modern world when musical sound is not being broadcast, consumed, played, absorbed, or just plain, hummed. With regards to an example of an event where music is a central part but not the entire experience, a marching band half time show comes to mind. When a marching band coordinated to put on a show, the music is integrated with dance steps, complex formations, tight rythums and cadences, as well as flag twirling and batton flair. The music is a key element, but the splendor of the show comes from the combination of all the physical elements.
Week 3
After watching the two Youtube videos I decided that the greatest and most vast difference between the two performances was the element of dance. The video "Ratna Ayu" featured exclusively female dancers dressed in very elaborate garb, which added to the performance as an element of the dance itself. The music was played by many people in both videos althoug there seemed to be more people playing together in the "Gamelan Bali Nyepi" video. The outdoor vs indoor settings contrasted as well as did the loose feel of the "Gamelan Bali Nyepi" video when juxtapposed with the "Ratna Ayu" viedo. The "Ratna Ayu" video portrayed a performance that seemed ritualistic but performance oriented at the core whereas the "Gamelan Bali Nyepi" video seemed to portray a more common festival type gathering which seemed more down to Earth and much more common.
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