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1. The reaction I had to the class is I think its going to be a lot of readings and powerful listening. I also think that my strong opinions my change your mind on how u think of music and culture itself. Instead of just labeling everything all black and white
2. I feel this way because I’m a strong believe in diversity and not labeling something as in this case music. I don’t believe that music will change because of someone nationality or if African Americans put there touch on it. I believe that music come from cultures and from the heart. Everyone is different but I don’t believe that if someone had to change someone else music it would be more interesting or better.
call my crazy if u want!
1. I felt this song was interesting and unique when the men were harmonizing about tobacco and it was somewhat catchy.
2. I felt this was because the way they harmonized and the way there voices sounded was pretty cool.
The song was very interesting to me. I thought it was cool how the three of them sang together using different pitches to come together for one song. The backdrop of the song was shown through the vocabulary and particular sound of the instruments used. It was discussed earlier in the class that madrigals were almost sort of party songs. I feel like this because the song all takes place in a pub, includes swearing, and is all about tobacco.
Larhonda Anderson
Response to Madrigals
My reaction to the song is that it is kind of unique. This is my first time I have ever heard this kind of music and it is entertaining to say the least. I think it will take some getting used to. It didn’t really strike me as anything that I would or wouldn’t like. The singers were pretty skilled and kept my attention but other than that it didn’t really stand out to me in any other way.
My reaction to the song is that it brings back memories of high school when we did a madrigal dinner. It sounds more like the madrigal song than the song Saints did, in that version. Every time I hear an a cappella song that has the distinct note changes, it amazes me in that a voice can do that, that one doesn’t need an instrument to be able to sing the changes and hit the notes. Of course they probably practiced… What also stands out is the three of them sitting right next to each other and to be able to sing different words
My reaction to the video on YouTube we viewed during the class gave me a different look on how music would have or could have been. I feel it was more vocals than any music at all. It was more made up of men singing rather than any women, any music, or even high voices at all. Most of the video was men singing at different times. I feel they do sing about a lot of the same things we do today, for instance, they sing about loving tobacco as we also sing about things we love or habits we can’t kick. I feel it was interesting and very different. I’m not sure how I would have enjoyed the music at that time if music did not develop differently.
My reaction to the song was very indifferent. Although it is not the type of music I am used to listening to, I thought it was very entertaining. The way three guys where singing in a mostly high pitched voice, and only singing about tobacco showed me that the song was from a much older time period. This song to me was some what hard to understand what they were saying. I think this song represented the time peroid very well, because they were singing about tabacco which was very popular around this time peroid. I will by no means start listening to this type of music, but I don't think it was that bad.
We're off to a great start! I liked your reactions to the performance, harmony, etc. And I look forward to having my mind changed on how we think about music and culture itself. A lot of the time I learn as much from my students as they do from me. Sometimes even more!
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