Kathrin's Musical Identity

As Kathrin grew up, she had many musical impressions from her surroundings and hobbies. Some of them I will get into in the main points of this essay. In this essay I will be looking at Kathrin’s musical identity’s evolution out from the traditions she was raised with, and acquired through her life and also the sense of how the musical influences affected her then and now. I will also be looking at different repertoires as examples to further my explanations and evidence to how Kathrin was influenced, as well as what she discovers her musical identity to be now. I want to mention two compositions I will be using with detailed references later on; within some specific musical activities she was introduced to as a child. As well as TV or radio influence. I will provide an explanation for how these contribute to a deeper understanding of the subject of this essay. The first compositions being: Om Namah Shivaya and Jai Jai Shiv Shambho, the songs with an artist named Rishi Nitya Pragya on YouTube with the Art of living as a channel name, a song from Art of living. Which is an organization founded in India, by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. The second composition being Lullaby by the cure a band that is big in the …show more content…
Kathrin, her mother, and godmother would go to something called Satsang hosted by Art of living like I mentioned before founded by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in India. This influence was not music Kathrin choose in the way of finding out about it on her own in her teens, it was introduced to by her mother. Kathrin happened to enjoy it, and find an interest in it because of the interest that was created musically, as she always had an interest in singing and playing instruments. This made it more prominent. Why? Well, she was allowed to participate in the Satsong, as it was a form of participatory music. Some of the songs are still a part of the music she chooses to enjoy