As I looked at all 30 songs that I have on my computer, and around maybe 50 CD’s that are left from my mom’s, dad’s, along with the rest of my family that lives here; I have come to the conclusion that I couldn’t come with a genre that I prefer. If you were to look at my 80 GB Ipod with I think about 7000 songs you would still not be able to define which music I prefer. Actually come to think of it, you might think I really like techno. Now let me explain real quickly. The music I have and always have has been gathered from many friends and relatives. I normally and quite frequently give my friends my Ipod and tell them to put all their music onto it and make their music a playlist. I do this to keep an open mind and to get more of an insight to the people I associate to. So the reason to why I say you might think I really like techno is because one of my friends had about 1700 songs of techno on his computer. So unfortunately when I listen to my Ipod, approximately every 6 songs is a techno song. I don’t mind that much because I do like it, it is just that there is so much of it on there. So I guess I could say that as I accumulate friends I accumulate music. The music I listen to has only changed from my toddler years to now only due to the expansion of my world. I only listened to the music that my brother had for a really long time till I started getting music from friends, which was around middle school.
In my reading of the book “Music and Culture” by Anna Tomasino, I am finding that I am annoyed by music. It is pretty funny for why this is so. I am not annoyed by the music itself but by the content that I am reading about music. I like music, there is no doubt about that, I am just tired or hearing all of this harping about how music couldn’t be understood about unless you are “the gifted listener,” or about how the “Right wing control freaks” are keeping us down. Some ridiculous rant like that. Look, I am doing it myself. I just could not connect with the first chapter. Melissa Etheridge had my attention until she had said herself that she had done many things, including her music, to just get attention. Because of my upbringing and hearing that quite often, I just couldn’t tolerate that statement, it changed my perspective completely. I can respect talent and doing something you love, but to take it that kind of place, just bewilders me. Using music to express yourself is a good thing, not using music to get attention at any cost. Unfortunately I can’t completely back my previous statements because there are many songs that I like that take music to this place I speak of. so I find myself caught in a vicious circle of criticism. I say this because I get it from anybody due to the fact I don’t choose a side so I am in this grey area when it comes to music. Now out of the different types of entries in chapter one I feel like the personal essay by Quindlen was the most appealing. That one shows completely the feeling of how music affects the person. That is there to move you physically and emotionally. That was by far my favorite one. The rest seemed too formal, and/or seemed like they were there to talk about something other than music. I don’t know how to fully explain what I mean. Toure’s article just seemed like a book report. It was too dull.
Hi Idk, I love the way you said about how music in down times speaks. Music which did have a different meaning at one time can give another life breathing moment in another time. When you are feeling down, lonely, miss your beloved ones there you have it all with your music. I agree the substance of music can be understood with all the instruments that produce the wholesome meaning and effect. Without that it is indeed poet. When we read or hear poet it doesn’t give that high emotion and inspiration as music does. I think the high pitch; the symphony has a great place in our mind. Even infants feel the relaxation effect of it. When someone analyzes each and every aspect of music, he may loss the interest to it. As you mentioned, it ascribed itself as poetry. But look the wholeness of it through its rhythm, sonata, and lyrics. It has worth of meaning. In some instances you may encounter lines you may not understand or agree with, but in some sense you accept its wholeness. Go for it and listen for each and every line with its accompanying ally. It takes you somewhere you never got the understanding.
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