Essays on Music

The world has many cultures trending nowadays, most of them help on shaping “the world”, what I mean is that many of these culture flow in our lives and bring impacts to our society, maybe also economic markets. One in that many cultures are becoming…

Introduction You’re ordering a cup of bubble milk tea in Taiwan as K-pop girl group Twice’s newest album blares from the speakers overhead. Your Russian friend uploads a video on YouTube of her joining a K-pop Random Dance Challenge in Public held in Vietnam. In…

Introduction In 2018, I went back to Thailand for a couple of months. It had been five years since I had been back, and during my time there, I noticed how much Bangkok has evolved and changed. Previous trips to Thailand were filled with memories…

The in-class jazz concert was a delightful experience. I enjoyed seeing how much fun the students were having while playing music. The instruments which took part of it were the bass, drums, piano, trombone, and tenor saxophone. The drums mostly caught my attention, the drummer…

For the Jazz/World concert, I went to the one here at FHSU on November 21st. It was an easy choice, since I live near campus and my roommate actually plays in the Jazz band. The wardrobe choice is much different than the typical formal wear…

The concert that I watched on YouTube is a metal music festival called Wacken Open Air and it takes place every summer in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The festival that I saw is from 2016 and it had big performers such as Iron Maiden, Blind Guardian, Testament,…

Throughout the song, If I Die Young, the poem, The Lady of Shalott, and the book, Le Morte d’Arthur, there were many likes and differences. Throughout all three, Elaine wants to marry Sir Lancelot, but he’s in love with Queen Guinevere, and Sir Lancelot won’t…

The Romantic Era was a time in music when there was tons of change throughout the 1850s until the 1920s in the theory and compositional practice of music. Many composers made their work with freedom, experimentation, and creativity more than the composers of older times….

One of the most popular methods to listen to music today is through streaming services such as Apple Music or Spotify. Our society has progressed from physical media purchases such as vinyl, cassette, and CD sales, to digital variants. As we all know it, streaming…

Introduction Music is always around us whether or not we tend to adore it. It has become a tool for relieving stress and tension and has become a part of our life. People tend to use it as a tool to relax and is a…