People call me weird because I enjoy listening to many types of music including Classical, Classic Rock, and Pop. I tend to ignore them because I don't think anyone should be limited to listen and enjoy one music type. What I do is listen to one type per day. Like today for example; today feels like the kind of day to rock out to some Journey or Kansas.
I think people should be open to all kinds of music. Each individual song tells it's own story. Some songs have an important message/lesson in them that can be learned. Different types of music can also make you feel different emotions. For example; if your listening to a slow contemporary song, you may feel relaxed. If you're listening to an upbeat rock song, it might make you want to dance.
As you can see, liking all different types of music is okay. If people make fun of you for it, oh well. They don't know what they're missing.
Friday, March 13, 2015
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Time For Modern Composers: Eric Whitacre & Ola Gjelio
Lately, I've been getting into music that involves stuff such as choirs, concert bands, and orchestras. This type of music is called Classical music. I'm attracted to this type of music because a lot of different things can go on in these pieces of music. My favorite composers are Eric Whitacre and Ola Gjelio and here's why.
I'll talk about Eric Whitacre first. I absolutely love every single piece I have heard by Eric Whitacre from The Seal Lullaby to Lux Aurumque. His choral pieces take me to that happy place inside of my mind. You can really tell that he takes pride in his music by how he writes it. Singing a piece written by Eric Whitacre would make me fell honored as performer because he is highly respected in the Choral industry. I would do anything in my power to sing one of his pieces perfectly.
Next, I'll talk about Ola Gjelio. I got the opportunity to perform one of his pieces at an honors festival last year. The piece was called The Ground. It was my favorite piece that we sang out of our five selections. It was the song that brought out my inner emotions and made me tear up at how beautiful it was. When I sang this song, you could tell I was singing it with everything I had in me.
As you can tell, both Eric Whitacre and Ola Gjelio have a big impact on my choral career. If I ever got the chance to meet one or both of them, I would let them know how much they have impacted my life. They are part of the reason I want to become a music educator when I get older.
I'll talk about Eric Whitacre first. I absolutely love every single piece I have heard by Eric Whitacre from The Seal Lullaby to Lux Aurumque. His choral pieces take me to that happy place inside of my mind. You can really tell that he takes pride in his music by how he writes it. Singing a piece written by Eric Whitacre would make me fell honored as performer because he is highly respected in the Choral industry. I would do anything in my power to sing one of his pieces perfectly.
Next, I'll talk about Ola Gjelio. I got the opportunity to perform one of his pieces at an honors festival last year. The piece was called The Ground. It was my favorite piece that we sang out of our five selections. It was the song that brought out my inner emotions and made me tear up at how beautiful it was. When I sang this song, you could tell I was singing it with everything I had in me.
As you can tell, both Eric Whitacre and Ola Gjelio have a big impact on my choral career. If I ever got the chance to meet one or both of them, I would let them know how much they have impacted my life. They are part of the reason I want to become a music educator when I get older.
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