Friday, February 27, 2009

My Least Favorite Things

My least favorite music would have to be rap or techno, or just anything that really involves screaming or doesn’t have a good beat. Specifically, it would be bands/artists such as Ne-Yo, Kanye West, or other artists like them. They don’t usually have the good beats that I like, and it seems that sometimes the rappers will just rap about pointless stuff and sometimes you don’t even know what they’re saying. They don’t seem to make any sense sometimes, either, which is another reason why I don’t like this type of music. I don’t like consuming this music that much, but sometimes if my brother is listening to it, then I’ll put up with it, because usually a few of the songs aren’t as bad as others. Sometimes when I listen to that music, I’ll be humming it, but then I’d think to myself why am I humming it, and I’ll stop. I don’t use this music at all in my daily life, because it doesn’t help me at all with anything. It doesn’t help me study, and it doesn’t help me with anything else. There isn’t any music in these genres that really has a good beat, and it just seems like the artists just don’t really know what they’re saying sometimes. So, to conclude, the music that I really don’t like is techno, or rap, and for various reasons, but the one reason that ties it all together is just because it really isn’t my type of music.

Thursday, February 19, 2009

My favorite things

My favorite music would have to be either rock or pop. They have good beats, and there are so many good bands that play that type of music, like Bon Jovi, Nickelback, and many others. With rock, though, I don’t like really hard rock, like Metallica or a band like them. The bands I like would be Bon Jovi, Simple Plan, and Nickelback. Their songs have a good beat, and the songs seem to really tell a story really well. I really like listening to the music because the bands make a good effort to make great songs, and it really seems to have a big impact on the way they make music. The music also has a way of making the song stick in your head, because sometimes when I’m walking home from school, I’ll be humming a song that I know. Some of my other favorite music would be something that would have a good beat, and that you can relate to. The music from the movie Camp Rock, for example, has a good beat, and the songs were something that I could relate to, or say I know someone who has been there. Even sometimes, It’s just because it’s the kind of music that I listen to. I use this music in my daily life when I’m studying for tests sometimes, it helps me to think and study a little easier, or even sometimes before I leave for school, it helps me to get ready for the school day, and it helps me to think a little harder on assignments.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

What is music?

My personal definition of music is something that you can listen and relate to. Most of the time, music will tell a story either that you can say you’ve been there before, or you can relate to. Music to me is probably something that has a good beat and you can kind of relate to, like what music does most of the time. For me when I think about music, I also think about whether it has a good beat or not. Most of the time, if it doesn’t have a good beat; I don’t really listen to it as much. To others, it might mean something different, or it can mean the same thing, but in the end, it all comes down to relation to your life. Someone else might even think that some of the songs that I listen to, they don’t like it. I use music in my daily life when I’m in Band class, practicing my oboe at home, or even in Music Tech class. It helps me to get through the day, and sometimes when I listen to a CD before school, it even helps me to think about what I need to remember to do in my classes. I might even listen to music while I’m studying for a test, and it helps so that I can just relax and study easier. Sometimes if I don’t listen to music, I may not do as well on a test, so it really helps just to calm me down; especially if I’m listening to a good song. So, to conclude, Music is something that helps you relate to things, and everyone might have their own definition of music, but to me it’s just something that helps me in my life