Review of Music Appreciation Summer 2015
I have to say that even though I think it is the part that took the most effort to learn I enjoyed the first section on music that we did. It worked out that I learned the notes and meters, etc. at the same time we were starting our son in guitar so I feel I will be able to help him read music now ( at least at first ha ;) ) The music blogs were interesting and I really enjoyed seeing everyone's selections each week. A lot of it I had never heard before and it is always good to expose yourself to new things. The downside of the music blog was just that it became a chore after awhile. I think it would have worked better if shorter music times or every other week or something. I will say I felt Ms. Mill's love of music and teaching about it come across all through our class. It is easier to stay tuned in to class when the person teaching is so connected to the material. I'm not gonna lie I am most likely going back to a life of listening to music as I think it is meant to be listened to: mindlessly while driving :). But I feel like I learned something from trying to break down and analyze parts of the songs. Overall I enjoyed the class very much. Thank you!!
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Friday, July 10, 2015
Week 7
Familiar:
Dean Martin Valare 3:02 click here
Dean Martin That's Amore 3:07 click here
Dean Martin Sway 2:42 click here
Frank Sinatra The Way You Look Tonight 3:20 click here
Frank Sinatra I've Got You Under My Skin 3:47 click here
Frank Sinatra Strangers In The Night 2:36 click here
Frank Sinatra Chicago 2:18 click here
So for this week I decided to go with two of my favs Frank and Dean. I love this era of music, I wish I could have seen them in Vegas in the day I am sure it was amazing ( well other than the horrible cloud of second hand smoke I am sure they left behind). I had a hard time deciding which song to talk about they are all great. I chose Chicago because it has such great instrumentation. Frank sings a few songs about Chicago and this is probably not the one you are thinking of, I am guessing you are thinking about My Kind of Town. This song must be 40's or 50's and I love the sound. It starts with brass and then becomes polyphonic with instruments and then homophonic when he sings. The instruments never overpower him but the horns really do a good job with the melody. Frank's voice has such a soothing tone color for me. I could listen to him all day. Dean Martin's That's Amore is another great one though. It has a really great Italian sound with the music. I can't identify all the instruments but I love it. They use imitation in the song with the background vocals.
Unfamiliar:
Mozart Requiem 8:53 click here
Mozart (Just labeled Greatest Violin Piece) 10:01
I chose this because I assume this is what they were working on in the movie...not sure. It is very dark but I guess that would be obvious if it is for a death mass. I think I saw somewhere that it is in minor so that would go along with the darker notes. The dynamic changes really sort of make the song for me. I like that there are some vocals even though I have no idea what they are saying. They have what sounds like soprano and maybe baritone vocals together which adds interest. There were breaks so I am guessing they were different movements?? Not sure. This is not my style of music but I can see why his music has endured all this time. There are some polyphonic moments as well as homophonic. Final appraisal: dark but moving. If I was Saliari I may have tried to take credit for it too. ;)
Dean Martin Valare 3:02 click here
Dean Martin That's Amore 3:07 click here
Dean Martin Sway 2:42 click here
Frank Sinatra The Way You Look Tonight 3:20 click here
Frank Sinatra I've Got You Under My Skin 3:47 click here
Frank Sinatra Strangers In The Night 2:36 click here
Frank Sinatra Chicago 2:18 click here
So for this week I decided to go with two of my favs Frank and Dean. I love this era of music, I wish I could have seen them in Vegas in the day I am sure it was amazing ( well other than the horrible cloud of second hand smoke I am sure they left behind). I had a hard time deciding which song to talk about they are all great. I chose Chicago because it has such great instrumentation. Frank sings a few songs about Chicago and this is probably not the one you are thinking of, I am guessing you are thinking about My Kind of Town. This song must be 40's or 50's and I love the sound. It starts with brass and then becomes polyphonic with instruments and then homophonic when he sings. The instruments never overpower him but the horns really do a good job with the melody. Frank's voice has such a soothing tone color for me. I could listen to him all day. Dean Martin's That's Amore is another great one though. It has a really great Italian sound with the music. I can't identify all the instruments but I love it. They use imitation in the song with the background vocals.
Unfamiliar:
Mozart Requiem 8:53 click here
Mozart (Just labeled Greatest Violin Piece) 10:01
I chose this because I assume this is what they were working on in the movie...not sure. It is very dark but I guess that would be obvious if it is for a death mass. I think I saw somewhere that it is in minor so that would go along with the darker notes. The dynamic changes really sort of make the song for me. I like that there are some vocals even though I have no idea what they are saying. They have what sounds like soprano and maybe baritone vocals together which adds interest. There were breaks so I am guessing they were different movements?? Not sure. This is not my style of music but I can see why his music has endured all this time. There are some polyphonic moments as well as homophonic. Final appraisal: dark but moving. If I was Saliari I may have tried to take credit for it too. ;)
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Week 6
Familiar Music:
Kenny Chesney
Anything but Mine 5:28 click here
There Goes My Life 4:57 click here
Me and You 3:46 click here
No Shoes No Shirt No Problem 3:38( Very beachy feel, great song) click here
Please Come to Boston (Live) 4:21 click here
Out of all of Kenny Chesney's songs I think Anything but Mine is my favorite even though Me and You ( my first dance at my wedding) is pretty close. It starts out with guitar and then adds more texture with additional instruments and then his vocals. There is a dynamic change with the chorus as he gets louder each time. The sound of his voice is just so easy to listen to for me. There is a guitar solo around 4:25 that I like it has a good beat. I like the woo hoo's in the back ground every once in awhile too . :) The very end when he sings the last lines is my favorite part. It is like a different recorded kind of sound. I have seen Kenny in concert like five times. He is a great performer, and side note he is super tiny up close! :) Me and You starts of with piano and then him singing which is a nice homophonic texture and then builds into a polyphonic texture. If this song comes on at a wedding or even just the radio my husband better come running because he knows I want to dance ;) Also in Please Come to Boston around 2:48 it sounds like he is gonna say sing and then remember he needs to say cling. It is more obvious on the CD I have but it is a live recording so mistakes will happen. We talked about this in class this week, the perfection needed in music performance, and I have to say I still love him tiny mistake or not. I know he has some newer stuff but I like this older stuff the best.
Unfamiliar:
Pink Floyd
Shine on You Crazy Diamond 13:41 click here
Louder than Words 4:43 click here
Okay, so I hate Pink Floyd in general. I have not heard anything of theirs that I don't change the station as soon as it comes on. My husband is big on classic rock and after we had a radio disagreement about it on the way home I decided to see what they had to offer other than the stuff that is always on the radio. I chose this because it was close to the fifteen minutes and I new I would have to listen to parts more than once to pick different things out. This starts of with a thick texture I think but it is from whatever the harmony sound is, that's what gets your attention. The guitar that accompanies it is a much more pleasant sound. Around 4 min the sound changes so I am guessing that part 2 is starting. This is a five part song which I think goes along with the movements we were talking about in class. It seems to be keeping some of the same four guitar notes into this section. Around 6:40 seems to be another change so maybe the 3rd part. Around 8:50 they started to sing. I would say the texture was polyphonic when is was just instruments and then homophonic and polyphonic at times with the vocals. Around 11:20 they added some sax which was okay I guess. I can't really identify the 5 parts for sure. Have to say I didn't like this at all. There is something about the sound or style of Pink Floyd that I just can't tolerate. This was a long 13-15 min for me. I listened to another song to make sure I got my time in and that was painful as well. :) Not a fan but to each his own I guess.
Kenny Chesney
Anything but Mine 5:28 click here
There Goes My Life 4:57 click here
Me and You 3:46 click here
No Shoes No Shirt No Problem 3:38( Very beachy feel, great song) click here
Please Come to Boston (Live) 4:21 click here
Out of all of Kenny Chesney's songs I think Anything but Mine is my favorite even though Me and You ( my first dance at my wedding) is pretty close. It starts out with guitar and then adds more texture with additional instruments and then his vocals. There is a dynamic change with the chorus as he gets louder each time. The sound of his voice is just so easy to listen to for me. There is a guitar solo around 4:25 that I like it has a good beat. I like the woo hoo's in the back ground every once in awhile too . :) The very end when he sings the last lines is my favorite part. It is like a different recorded kind of sound. I have seen Kenny in concert like five times. He is a great performer, and side note he is super tiny up close! :) Me and You starts of with piano and then him singing which is a nice homophonic texture and then builds into a polyphonic texture. If this song comes on at a wedding or even just the radio my husband better come running because he knows I want to dance ;) Also in Please Come to Boston around 2:48 it sounds like he is gonna say sing and then remember he needs to say cling. It is more obvious on the CD I have but it is a live recording so mistakes will happen. We talked about this in class this week, the perfection needed in music performance, and I have to say I still love him tiny mistake or not. I know he has some newer stuff but I like this older stuff the best.
Unfamiliar:
Pink Floyd
Shine on You Crazy Diamond 13:41 click here
Louder than Words 4:43 click here
Okay, so I hate Pink Floyd in general. I have not heard anything of theirs that I don't change the station as soon as it comes on. My husband is big on classic rock and after we had a radio disagreement about it on the way home I decided to see what they had to offer other than the stuff that is always on the radio. I chose this because it was close to the fifteen minutes and I new I would have to listen to parts more than once to pick different things out. This starts of with a thick texture I think but it is from whatever the harmony sound is, that's what gets your attention. The guitar that accompanies it is a much more pleasant sound. Around 4 min the sound changes so I am guessing that part 2 is starting. This is a five part song which I think goes along with the movements we were talking about in class. It seems to be keeping some of the same four guitar notes into this section. Around 6:40 seems to be another change so maybe the 3rd part. Around 8:50 they started to sing. I would say the texture was polyphonic when is was just instruments and then homophonic and polyphonic at times with the vocals. Around 11:20 they added some sax which was okay I guess. I can't really identify the 5 parts for sure. Have to say I didn't like this at all. There is something about the sound or style of Pink Floyd that I just can't tolerate. This was a long 13-15 min for me. I listened to another song to make sure I got my time in and that was painful as well. :) Not a fan but to each his own I guess.
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