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The rhythm in Heaven Falls/Fall on Me by Surfaces helps provide the vibe that the artist is presenting with the lyrics. The rhythm in this song is upbeat fun and brings a feeling of a sunny day, birds chirping, with your favorite people. The rhythm of the song stays consistent until 1:58, when it changesContinue reading “Blog Post #12 final post”

I think Joey is amazing, you can tell that music is his escape and that it is something that has come natural to him. You can tell it comes natural to him by the way he is able to improvise when he plays. This is similar to kids who are naturally good at sports, itContinue reading “Blog Post #11”

#10  Symphony No. 25 in G minor  Mozart, a famous composer around the world who changed the world of music, was a complex and glamorous guy. Mozart’s full name is Christened Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus. Mozart grew with a Dad as a famous composer as well, the year Mozart was born his father Leopold publishedContinue reading “Blog Post #10”

Between the two pieces of music I prefer the song seasons of love. Puccini’s piece from “La  Boheme” for me was harder to follow and a bit boring. I believe this is due to the fact that it is in a different language so I cannot tell which words go with the notes to giveContinue reading “Blog Post #9”

In the beginning of the song the dynamics grow louder from pp to f as the “ba-ba-bahhhs” continue. The dynamics of the song continue to be forte until the singer reaches the lyrics “Heaven falls Heaven fa-a-all down on me”  and the dynamics become softer. This same pattern continues as you go from verse toContinue reading “Blog Post #8”

In my chosen piece, Heaven Falls/Fall on me by the Surfaces the music in my piece helps paint the lyrics the artists write. The artists’ lyrics describe a perfectly happy day filled with all the things they love, it feels like heaven on earth. The music with the lyrics helps bring the happiness of theContinue reading “Blog Post #7”

I did enjoy listening to the two pieces, The Cricket and Il est bel et bon. In high school when I was apart of a madrigal group where we sang similar pieces to this. In these pieces, I enjoy all the different parts and how they fit together to tell the story. I enjoyed theContinue reading “Blog Post #6”

For my piece of music I chose Heaven falls/fall on me by surfaces. The melody in this song stays consistent throughout the piece. The Melody of the song is upbeat and consistent throughout the song, the melody is mainly staccato notes with a view lagotto notes mixed in for emphasis on lyrics. However in theContinue reading “Blog Post #5”

 I enjoyed the Eagle dance in the sense of what it stands for and the culture that it represents. Though the style of music is not something that my ears enjoy, I do not particularly enjoy the movement and how it wavers up and down so rapidly between the chanting. The vocal quality to meContinue reading “Blog Post #3”

I enjoyed listening to Hildegard’s excerpt from “Play of Virtues”, In high school, I was apart of my school top choir and each year we were required to sing similar catholic worship music for contest. Through performing in this choir my teacher helped us develop an appreciation for this genre of music. In Hildegard’s piece,Continue reading “Hildegard and Star Wars”