Throughout my life, music has been an essential part of my identity and my music taste and has aided in the to shaping of both my social and academic life. Through being introduced to many diverse musical styles and genres in various social settings such as music education, musical theatre, and concerts, my music taste has greatly diverged and diversified from that of my childhood music taste and that of my peers. My music taste has also been affected by various influential people in my life including friends, family, teachers, and exposure to different genres via various social media sites such as soundcloud, spotify and youtube. The medley of musical styles and genres that I have entertained over the years has allowed me to develop an appreciation
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Last semester I took the class Music 220, Selected Musical Cultures of the World, which introduced me to many diverse musical cultures, some of which I was familiar with, but many which I was not. These introduced me to many non-western elements which were variable from the western elements that I was used to. This class made me very open minded to new non-Western music, which I continuously listen to on various social media websites such as Twitter, Youtube, and Soundcloud. Also, last summer, I saw the Beyoncé: The Formation World Tour, which was one of the most wholesome and inclusive multimedia musical experience that I have ever encountered. This concert further reaffirmed the power that carefully chosen lyrics can have on how someone interprets and emotionally reacts to a piece of music. This concert was a powerful sensory experience and beyond overwhelming, and affected the way I view other concert …show more content…
Music has provided me with a basis to express my emotions, not only through listening and viewing, but also through various performances such as learning flute and piano, and various types of choral music. These musical experiences provided me with a social bonding activity to bring me closer to the peers in my various friend groups and helped me through several difficult experiences through my life. Over time, my music taste has progressed from daily viewings of the children’s musical, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, to bands like Panic! At the Disco and pop music, with many other genres and choral music
Last semester I took the class Music 220, Selected Musical Cultures of the World, which introduced me to many diverse musical cultures, some of which I was familiar with, but many which I was not. These introduced me to many non-western elements which were variable from the western elements that I was used to. This class made me very open minded to new non-Western music, which I continuously listen to on various social media websites such as Twitter, Youtube, and Soundcloud. Also, last summer, I saw the Beyoncé: The Formation World Tour, which was one of the most wholesome and inclusive multimedia musical experience that I have ever encountered. This concert further reaffirmed the power that carefully chosen lyrics can have on how someone interprets and emotionally reacts to a piece of music. This concert was a powerful sensory experience and beyond overwhelming, and affected the way I view other concert …show more content…
Music has provided me with a basis to express my emotions, not only through listening and viewing, but also through various performances such as learning flute and piano, and various types of choral music. These musical experiences provided me with a social bonding activity to bring me closer to the peers in my various friend groups and helped me through several difficult experiences through my life. Over time, my music taste has progressed from daily viewings of the children’s musical, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, to bands like Panic! At the Disco and pop music, with many other genres and choral music