My Life Full Of Music

 THIS SONG. I don't know why but I absolutely love the tune of this song and the beat and chord progression and just everything. It literally transports me into a movie from the 40s. It definitely would fit in the style of some of my favorite songs. The singers voice reminds me a lot of another singers voice that I really like. Her name is Margaret Whiting and she sounds a lot like Helen Frost in this piece. I also love the clarinet parts towards the beginning that gives a little flair to that particular instrument, which isn't really a big thing nowadays. I also like that there seems to be two different tracks, at least in the version I heard. One track is more muffled (maybe the original) and then the other instruments come in with a little more power and clearer tone. But I really love the contrast between the two.  I really admire the use of lyrics when Helen sings: " Here I slide again, about to take that ride again.  Starry-eyed again, takin' a chance on love....

 This week I listened to the phenomenal stylings of Bing Crosby and Irving Berlin. They have always been some of my favorites since growing up. I remember listening to all of Irving's songs in 'White Christmas' and 'Holiday Inn' and Bing would just croon away. I think they made a great duo (Irving writing and Bing singing).  This song definitely conveys one of my favorite genres of music. This particular song conveyed a beautiful and intimate emotion of love and despair if that love was lost. I think this is a definite shift from the past music we heard because the songs of this era and this song in particular is less about dancing and more about conveying someone's emotion for someone else. I think it would be a song you would play on your own or with a loved one. The lyrics are all questions but also answer themselves with each other, which sounds confusing, but it makes sense while listening to it. The music is slow and I would categorize it as a ballad for s...

For this weeks listening blog, I chose to listen to Stephen Foster's "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair". As I listened to the song, I was surprised that I heard only a melody on the piano/guitar and vocals without a solid beat. It was surprising in comparison to the past songs we had heard. The other songs had a lot of bass and rhythm involved, but this song doesn't have drums or pounding bass, it just has melody and light instrumental back track. The emotions I would think this song would envoke is love and peace. This is achieved with the poetic and loving lyrics, as well as in the pretty and light flute and guitar (or in other versions it's just the piano). The chord progression is also very positive and resolves pretty quick. This piece fits a lot into the genre of music I like. It reminds me of a lot of the singer/song-writer stuff that I listen to and like to write. It also contains just vocals and a few instruments and that falls into the kind of music I en...

 Hey Y'all! I'm Natalie, you can call me Nat! I love music more than anything! My whole family is pretty into music and we tend to sing at our house a LOT. Since I was 13, I really love to writing and performing songs. My favorite artists (at this moment-because it changes almost every day) are Maggie Rogers and Adele. I mostly listen to ballad-style music, but I'm not tied down to one genre and I generally like most music (except screamo, I haven't really been able to get into that). I love to hear other people's favorite songs/artists because it helps me broaden my current music library! I'm excited for this class and what I'm going to learn from it!       Here's a picture of Adele from a concert and the album cover of my favorite Maggie Rogers album                                                      ...

 My Life Full of MUSIC! This blog will mostly be my postings of music I listen to and opinions I have about certain songs, eras of music, and artists! Feel free to comment and add your own views!