20% time project- the sound of music
Hi, my name is Tori. the 20% time project i have created is based upon the history of something used daily. Music. Music sounds simple right? This is not the case, even though music is simple seeming there is a lot that goes into its production. Music has been evolving for millions of years! this is what I'm discussing today.
Sure, I accomplished my goal of learning more about the history of music and writing better songs but what i got out of it was so much greater. I got so much more out of this because I gave my all with finding the facts then gaining that knowledge. This knowledge not only taught me the history of music, but it also allowed me to find new ways to write songs. Music has evolved so much from animal made instruments in early B.C times to now in the 2000's with the over glamorized auto tune and instruments made of more complex materials. I have learned and grown with this project in different ways.
There is still so much more I want to learn and still a lot to learn since music styles are still changing. I have had challenges with this project like i expected would happen with me either not finding enough information or not knowing what to write about in general. Those challenges were not easy but were successfully overcome by branching off from other posts in my blog. My biggest accomplishments were learning about the early styles and history of music, and learning about how instruments were first made, and how they have changed since then. I consider these accomplishments even though I didn't find out every single thing I wanted to learn, but i still found out a lot.
I found out new information about some genres, eras of music, and styles of music. I also found out new information about instruments that I didn't know before. I also learned some facts about singers in music history that made such a huge impact on the way music is today. One more thing I learned abut was how music doesn't just affect humans but also affects animals when i did my post on how different genres of music affected them. My final thoughts are that even though this project is being wrapped up there is still a lot more to learn and explore. Even with the difficulties I has I was still able to discover more than what i originally knew bwfore
Monday, May 11, 2015
Friday, May 1, 2015
the making of the project on the poster board has been a bit challenging trying to find what would work font and picture wise and what wouldn't. some photos were too small and the first font was too small. trying to put cds on the board wasn't challenging at all though. its been fairly easy work wise but the hard part was finding time to work on it while i had a busy week with choir.
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Musicians who changed the history of music
1. Billie Holiday- She was one of the first African American women and one of the first among the other jazz musicians to make it big.
2. Elvis Presley- He was one of the early musicians to make Rock and Roll very respectable.
3. B B King- He was ranked as #6 out of 100 greatest guitarists by The Rolling Stones magazine and was a blues musician who was also a part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
4. Elton John- He was a rock musician but was very talented at several things like writing songs, acting, and played the piano.
5. Bob Dylan- He was a rock and roll musician but was known more as a poet for his lyrics
6. Beatles- The first boy band that rocked the world and was known as the most popular Rock and Roll band in history.
1. Billie Holiday- She was one of the first African American women and one of the first among the other jazz musicians to make it big.
2. Elvis Presley- He was one of the early musicians to make Rock and Roll very respectable.
3. B B King- He was ranked as #6 out of 100 greatest guitarists by The Rolling Stones magazine and was a blues musician who was also a part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
4. Elton John- He was a rock musician but was very talented at several things like writing songs, acting, and played the piano.
5. Bob Dylan- He was a rock and roll musician but was known more as a poet for his lyrics
6. Beatles- The first boy band that rocked the world and was known as the most popular Rock and Roll band in history.
Friday, April 10, 2015
Today I'm doing songs that weren't popular when it was originally made but blew up when a cover was made
1. Torn by Natalie Imbruglia was a #1 hit in 1997 but, it wasn't originally her song. Torn was first recorded by an alternative band called Ednaswap in 1995 which wasn't as big of a sensation.
2. Girls Just Want To Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper wasn't a #1 hit but it was a #2 hit in 1983 but, again it wasn't her song originally. This classic 80's song was originally written and sung by Robert Hazard in 1979 just a few years before the cover was produced. This song is a tough one to talk about since the original version wasn't actually released it was only recorded as a demo.
3. R.E.S.P.E.C.T by Aretha Franklin in 1967 was as much as a sensation then as it is now since it talks about female empowerment. With the song being directed into that path it instantly became more of a chart topping hit than the original version recorded by Otis Redding in 1965.
4. I Love Rock 'N' Roll by Joan Jett and The Blackhearts *easily one of my favorite tunes* in 1981 was a #1 hit for seven weeks and was certified platinum. Unlike the others, in this case both the cover and the original by Arrows in 1975 got fairly equal attention. After the original was recorded the song got the band Arrows a tv appearance on the show 45 which led the band to getting their own tv show.
5. The iconic Hound Dog by Elvis Presley was even a cover. The Elvis Presley version was recorded in 1956 and spent 11 weeks as a successful crossover on the top of the country, pop, and R&B charts. This song was originally written for and recorded by Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton in 1953 which wasn't as successful, but did stay seven weeks as #1 on the R&B charts.
6. I Want Candy by Bow Wow Wow in 1982 was a hit song and the music video for the song received lots of airplay and rotation during the early days of MTV but sadly the original by The Strangeloves in 1965 didn't get as much attention.
1. Torn by Natalie Imbruglia was a #1 hit in 1997 but, it wasn't originally her song. Torn was first recorded by an alternative band called Ednaswap in 1995 which wasn't as big of a sensation.
2. Girls Just Want To Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper wasn't a #1 hit but it was a #2 hit in 1983 but, again it wasn't her song originally. This classic 80's song was originally written and sung by Robert Hazard in 1979 just a few years before the cover was produced. This song is a tough one to talk about since the original version wasn't actually released it was only recorded as a demo.
3. R.E.S.P.E.C.T by Aretha Franklin in 1967 was as much as a sensation then as it is now since it talks about female empowerment. With the song being directed into that path it instantly became more of a chart topping hit than the original version recorded by Otis Redding in 1965.
4. I Love Rock 'N' Roll by Joan Jett and The Blackhearts *easily one of my favorite tunes* in 1981 was a #1 hit for seven weeks and was certified platinum. Unlike the others, in this case both the cover and the original by Arrows in 1975 got fairly equal attention. After the original was recorded the song got the band Arrows a tv appearance on the show 45 which led the band to getting their own tv show.
5. The iconic Hound Dog by Elvis Presley was even a cover. The Elvis Presley version was recorded in 1956 and spent 11 weeks as a successful crossover on the top of the country, pop, and R&B charts. This song was originally written for and recorded by Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton in 1953 which wasn't as successful, but did stay seven weeks as #1 on the R&B charts.
6. I Want Candy by Bow Wow Wow in 1982 was a hit song and the music video for the song received lots of airplay and rotation during the early days of MTV but sadly the original by The Strangeloves in 1965 didn't get as much attention.
Friday, February 6, 2015
im going to do a small post about music used in tribal beliefs, dances, rituals, ect. first im going to start with drums. drums are one of the most important instrument in most native american tribes. several oral traditions state that drumbeats is the earth's heartbeat. drums are often accompanied by human voices and the people who actually play the drums are called singers instead of drummers due to close relation. another instrument that is used is the flute which is used for a variety of occasions and are all tuned differently according to the tribe. Shaman's drums and rattles are used in tribes to cure physical and mental ailments. even though native americans do actually use instruments in most of their music they rarely play just instrumental pieces since they consider singing the most important part of music
Stereotypes in music
there are several stereotypes related to music and i know there are probably tons out there but for now im struggling finding some. i have been having difficulty finding at least one website that had what im looking for. this isnt my first time struggling for the history on national anthems it took me 2 20% time days to finish it. even though i am having some difficulties i do hope to find at least something on the subject of stereotyping in different music genres but until then im leaving with this. i hope to find something else to work on and or research but that possibly wont happen until i get around this road block. i might one day post one or two of my songs that i have written on here but for now i rather keep those private. until next time im leaving it as is.
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Today i am doing the history behind a group of 10 national anthems.
1. United States "the star spangled banner" the writer of the star spangled banner Francis Scott Key was 35 years old when he was on a british fleet ship trying to persuade the british to release his friend which he succeeded in but they both had to remain on this ship since they knew the British plan. On September 14th in a clearing of the fog he saw the American flag (which was originally created by Betsy Ross) instead of the British Union Jack. that led him to write "in the dawn's early light" and thus the star spangled banner was born.
2. United Kingdom "God Save The Queen" The song is reportedly borrowed from the french. both the words and music have gone under changes since the 18th century but since no official verse has ever been approved only the first 3 strophes have been used today
3. France: "La Marseillaise" The song was first under the name of "Chant de guerre aux armées des frontières" until the Parisians gave it its official name. It was declared the National Anthem July 14th 1795 until it was banned under the empire. After the July revolt of 1830 it was adopted under the 3rd republic in 1879 and is still the national anthem today.
4. Canada: "Oh Canada!"Calixa Lavallee was considered " Canada's national musician" and was asked to compose music to a poem written by Judge Adolphe-Basile Routhier. There was a national competition being held for a national hymn to have its first performance. Théodore Robitaille asked Judge Adolphe-Basil Routhier to write a hymn and Calixa Lavallee to write the music for it. At the first performance it was sung in french and didnt leave a lasting impression until years later when school children sang it in 1901 when Duke and Duchess of cornwall toured Canada. Five years later Whaley and Royce in Toronto Canada published it and it became official.
5. Australia: "Advance Australia Fair" The song was first written n 1878 by Peter Dodds McCormick was made the national anthem April 11th 1984 replaced the former national anthem "God Save The Queen" which is still used at occasions that are attended by members of the Royal Family.
6. Germany: "Deutschlandied" The song was composed in 1797 by Franz Joseph Haydn but was originally for The National Anthem of Austria until world war II. ( August 11th 1922)
7. Denmark: "Der er et yndigt land" The song was adopted in 1844 as the national anthem with only the first third fifth and last verses used and is not the only national anthem being used.
8. Japan: "Kimigayo"The song got its melody by The first bandmaster of the Japanese army John William Fenton in 1860 but wasnt officially used as the national anthem until August 9th 1999
9. China:"March of the Volunteers" The song was written in 1935 and was officially used when the communist took power in 1949. during china's cultural revolution it was forbidden to be sung when Mao zedong was in power and was replaced by "the east is red" until Mao's death. After he died the original national anthem was restored but with different words until 1982.
10. New Zealand: "God defend New Zealand" The song was written by Thomas Bracken in 1878 but wasnt officially used until 1977.
ive done pretty well with working on music and learning more about it. the only bad thing is im not sure what to do after this. i've covered about everything that i can think of at the moment. i might try to do a blog about tribal traditions that include music or ancient beliefs that include music in some shape or form. I also might try to include stereotypes about the different genres of music.
1. United States "the star spangled banner" the writer of the star spangled banner Francis Scott Key was 35 years old when he was on a british fleet ship trying to persuade the british to release his friend which he succeeded in but they both had to remain on this ship since they knew the British plan. On September 14th in a clearing of the fog he saw the American flag (which was originally created by Betsy Ross) instead of the British Union Jack. that led him to write "in the dawn's early light" and thus the star spangled banner was born.
2. United Kingdom "God Save The Queen" The song is reportedly borrowed from the french. both the words and music have gone under changes since the 18th century but since no official verse has ever been approved only the first 3 strophes have been used today
3. France: "La Marseillaise" The song was first under the name of "Chant de guerre aux armées des frontières" until the Parisians gave it its official name. It was declared the National Anthem July 14th 1795 until it was banned under the empire. After the July revolt of 1830 it was adopted under the 3rd republic in 1879 and is still the national anthem today.
4. Canada: "Oh Canada!"Calixa Lavallee was considered " Canada's national musician" and was asked to compose music to a poem written by Judge Adolphe-Basile Routhier. There was a national competition being held for a national hymn to have its first performance. Théodore Robitaille asked Judge Adolphe-Basil Routhier to write a hymn and Calixa Lavallee to write the music for it. At the first performance it was sung in french and didnt leave a lasting impression until years later when school children sang it in 1901 when Duke and Duchess of cornwall toured Canada. Five years later Whaley and Royce in Toronto Canada published it and it became official.
5. Australia: "Advance Australia Fair" The song was first written n 1878 by Peter Dodds McCormick was made the national anthem April 11th 1984 replaced the former national anthem "God Save The Queen" which is still used at occasions that are attended by members of the Royal Family.
6. Germany: "Deutschlandied" The song was composed in 1797 by Franz Joseph Haydn but was originally for The National Anthem of Austria until world war II. ( August 11th 1922)
7. Denmark: "Der er et yndigt land" The song was adopted in 1844 as the national anthem with only the first third fifth and last verses used and is not the only national anthem being used.
8. Japan: "Kimigayo"The song got its melody by The first bandmaster of the Japanese army John William Fenton in 1860 but wasnt officially used as the national anthem until August 9th 1999
9. China:"March of the Volunteers" The song was written in 1935 and was officially used when the communist took power in 1949. during china's cultural revolution it was forbidden to be sung when Mao zedong was in power and was replaced by "the east is red" until Mao's death. After he died the original national anthem was restored but with different words until 1982.
10. New Zealand: "God defend New Zealand" The song was written by Thomas Bracken in 1878 but wasnt officially used until 1977.
ive done pretty well with working on music and learning more about it. the only bad thing is im not sure what to do after this. i've covered about everything that i can think of at the moment. i might try to do a blog about tribal traditions that include music or ancient beliefs that include music in some shape or form. I also might try to include stereotypes about the different genres of music.
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