Music and Rituals

Music is very dependent from ritual to ritual. For example, music at a birthday party would not be the same music used for a wedding, and so on the music used at a graduation would be different as well. In my life I have, of course, experienced birthday parties, weddings, and graduation and the music is differs for each event.

 At my birthday parties, I do not necessarily have all current music(mostly because I don't know the words or I don't like it), but I also include older music that I have started listening to. For my birthday parties, I have music from the current days and from early 2000s, 80s, and 90s. I'll put artist such as, Justin Bieber, Maroon 5, Journey, Michael Jackson, and others. However, music at birthday parties can also depend on the person's age. For a baby birthday party, you would play more baby songs like lullaby's, patty cake, and well-known kid show theme songs. As they get older they will form their own likes and dislikes of music styles, and normally those are what gets played at birthday parties. 

Music for weddings are completely different from any birthday party. Weddings songs are, typically, more slow, about love, and meant for slow dancing. With my experience with weddings is a little chaotic. With my aunt's wedding, I was involved of making a playlist of songs for the reception, but my aunt was extremely picky when it came to the music. She wanted mostly all the music to set a 50s scene for her wedding. Her music was made by people that I had never heard of, and for me I did not like the songs. Her favorite song that she had on the playlist was "I Only Have Eyes For You". I distinctly remember this because all she told me for about 6 months was, "Maggie, I have to have 'I Only Have Eyes for You' on the playlist of songs even if it's the only song we have on there." 

Another ritual that has been very important in my life was my high school graduation. There was a ton of planning, stress, and sports leading up to the time I officially graduated. At the graduation, the music that was played the whole time was the typical walking-down-the-aisle music. It is much different from the music in the previous events. I can remember almost everyone in my class complaining about how they were falling asleep and how it was so annoying that it would not stop (and I won't lie, I was one of them:)). At the end of the day, we all will remember graduating, throwing our caps in the air, and the terrible graduation music. 

My Music Culture!

 Hey guys! I'm so excited to tell and show y'all my favorite and not-so-favorite genres and songs of music. Music is such a huge part of me; I am always listening to some kind of music. Songs, no matter what it is about, can make me feel the emotion of it. However, I cannot listen to sad and energetic songs all the time because sometimes I'm in a sad or a very happy mood. I have been involved in chorus groups since I was in middle school, and now that I am in college and not in a singing group, music has made an even more of an imprint into my life. 

1. My current favorite kind of music is 2000s pop music, more specifically Maroon 5. They are my all-time favorite band! Their music is different than anyone else's music that I've heard. It reminds me of alternative rock sometimes and pop. The album, Songs About Jane, is my go-to; and the song, She Will Be Loved is my favorite! I can find myself keep rediscovering them over and over. I don't always listen to 2000s music, but when I do I absolutely love it!

2. As I said above, music is a huge part of my life. The kind of music that is most important to me is acapella Christmas songs. The Christmas time makes me feel happy, reminds of family, and that nothing could go wrong. The group Pentatonix is the perfect band for an acapella Christmas song! The version of The Drummer Boy and Mary Did You Know are my favorite songs that they have covered. The song Drummer boy is my father's favorite song, and my mother loves anything Pentatonix covers. I cherish and love spending time with my parents, they are my life(other than softball). I love that one of my favorite groups is also one of my parents' favorite too!

3. The genre of music that I absolutely cannot connect with is classical music. I do not understand the idea and concept of classical music. It makes want to(and sometimes) fall asleep. I do think that the instruments a part of the music can sound beautiful individually. However, when all the instruments are together the music gets boring. I know experiments have taken place that support the idea that classical music improves the amount and quality of school work, but that is the exact opposite for me. The violin music that covers popular music of today reminds me of classical music in a way, and this I can connect to. I love listening to it and trying to guess which popular song it is!