"Smetana: The Moldau, from My Country"

After listening to "Smetana: The Moldau, from My Country" in class, I decided to do my blog on it. I found this music to be both relaxing and peaceful. My favorite parts are the river theme and the peasant dance. When I first heard the song, I didn't realize the river theme but listening to it over and over, I now understand every part (the listening guide is a big help). Even though this song is almost fourteen minutes long, it doesn't seem that long because you feel like you are listening to a really good story. Hope you all enjoy this song.

"Beethoven"

This week I chose to write about Ludwig van Beethoven because I think he is just such a great composer. His compositions are written in minor keys and I think that helps the audience understand the song better. Beethoven was intelligent since childhood which made him the known composer he is. This song has different pitches and is really catchy. I hope you like this and can enjoy such a classical composer who is truly amazing!

A capella Cover of Maroon 5 Payphone

Since we just finished the unit on a capella, I decided to do an a capella cover of Maroon 5. The song I chose is "Payphone" because it relates to a lot of what I have been going through in the past two months. This song has so much meaning to it and love the vocals of the girl singing. I thought one of the guys would be rapping but I was surprised when she started to rap. I love how she goes from rapping to singing and makes it a smooth transition. The part I really liked about the cover was that they cut the cursing out because Maroon 5 and Wiz Khalifa cursed a lot in the original song. Hope you enjoy this song and the cover!

Celia Cruz

I chose to talk about Celia Cruz this week because I am puerto rican (although Cruz is cuban). I love the beats in all hispanic music and this reminds me of growing up as a kid and going with my parents to casual parties where the adults would be dancing salsa and it amazed me. I always wanted to dance like them; the people would just be dancing non stop and from that moment I knew I loved to dance. I currently take Zumba classes, which involve salsa so this is the music I usually dance to and love. Celia has a voice that blends in with the beat as most hispanic musicians do. Hope you enjoy this video and really listen to the beat because it is mesmerizing.