The final blog! To be honest, I wasn't that excited to write this blog. The styles of music are not as familiar as the things I’ve written about in the past. In the instructions for the blog it was stated that if you knew the song you basically couldn’t use it. That made me uncomfortable at first but I’m glad I reached out of my comfort zone and explored some other music. The first continent I chose to talk about was North America of course. First, traditional music from the culture, I chose a song entitled The One I Love. I am personally not a big fan of the music that comes out of the Native American culture but I chose the song because I felt it showed/encaptured it pretty well. The drums, voices and unification really gave it the authentic Native American song feel.
The next song I chose was a modern take on the culture of North American Native music. It was released 6 years ago. I actually kind of enjoyed the song. It’s really cool to see so much come together. Different styles, ages, genders, and more all came together to create something as one. I really did enjoy the song and the music video was super interesting. I liked the message of the video and I’m glad I came across it.
The other continent I chose to cover was Australia. I found it so cool to explore because the continent is also the country but in that there is so much culture to learn about. I find the didgeridoo to be such an interesting instrument. It’s cool how the circular breathing technique is how the sound continues to work. I really enjoyed this performance and it was interesting to watch. The Australian culture is one I find pretty different but very intriguing to learn about.
Lastly is some modern traditional Australian music. I really enjoyed this video because of the beats included with the playing of the didgeridoo. I thought it was so cool to include the present and past of Australian culture and make it into one performance. Give it a listen!
Great post, Hunter. I also find the Didgeridoo instrument very interesting. I love learning about Australia, and I have always wanted to take a. trip there sometime. The breathing activity was always very interesting to me, too!
ReplyDeleteHi Hunter ! I loved reading your post and discover music from two continents that I didn't know from this point of view.
ReplyDeleteHi Hunter! I really liked your post and the different music you that you brought forward. I liked all the songs and cultures you decided to research but my favorite would have to be the modern Australian song.
ReplyDeleteHi Hunter I really liked your choice of Australian music with the didgeridoo. It’s such a unique instrument, and I agree that the circular breathing technique is fascinating.
ReplyDeleteHi Hunter, i really liked reading your blog! I was also really nervous to get out of my comfort zone and learn about new music. It was really hard to even start to look for something because there are so many different cultures around the world! I really liked your part about Australia because I am fascinated by Australia and it is one of my bucket list items to visit there!
ReplyDeleteHi Hunter, great post this week! I especially liked how you were able to take the cultures we've talked about and explore it deeper and find new things. I liked the Australian music you chose with the didgeridoo, it's so cool to listen to music including this instrument!
ReplyDeleteHey Hunter, I loved the blog! My favorite selection that you talked about was the modern Australian music with the didgeridoo. I think it sounded so cool to mix the beats with an instrument that already sounds great on its own.
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