Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Day 7

We all like to listen to music. In today's blog, please talk about the meaning of music to you. What music do you like? Why? When do you use music for soothing and when for fun? What bands and singers do you listen to? How do you pick your music style?

30 comments:

shelbybatlemente said...

Music has a huge meaning in my life. I listen to music pretty much 24/7,and when im not im wishing I was. I can't live without it nor do I intend to live without it. As long as im alive it will be an everyday thing with me. I like a lot of different types of music. I like Rock,Pop,R & B, some Country,Alternative Rock,and some Christian music. I like all of these because it gives me variety in my life. If I don't want to listen to Pop one day I have many other choices to choose from. I listen to music for soothing purposes when im mad or upset about something. It helps me feel better when I don't have someone to talk to about it. I listen to music for fun all the time. The majority of music listening is done for fun with me. I like many different bands and singers. For example I like Rascall Flatts,Carrie Underwood,Taylor Swift,Rihanna,Disturbed,AFI,Eminem,Kevin Rudolf and many others. I don't really have a music style because I listen to pretty much everything. I just here songs either on the radio or youtube and if I like them then I check out the band. I like to have a variety of music styles so that way I don't get bored with having just one!!!

Alix Dickson said...

I love music. Without music everything would be so boring. I listen to music all the time when im driving, working out or just hanging out at home. I usually always have it on in the backround.
I pretty much like all kinds of music except country. I probably listen to rap the most though out of any kind. I dont really have a specififc band or singer i like to listen to. I dont know how i picked my music style i just it.

Janet said...

Music is a big impact in my life. i listen to music everyday, if its in school in da car or just walking i always have my ipod on me. i like many kinds of music in english and in spanish, rap, r&b and reggeton. Music helps me clear my mind, forget all the problems i have. Its could even help people relax. Sometimes i just listen to my ipod and fall asleep. music is funn at parties. you can dance to all type of music, with friends and family. I dont have favorite bands or singers. But i like to listen to lil wayne, chris brown, tobby love. if i like the song i just start listen to the artist thats how i choose.

Miranda Adams said...

music to me means a lot. it is what halps me calm down when im upset,or mad. i listen to all kinda it just depends on what kind of mood im in. It like helps me escape from reality. there is so many different kinds of music sometimes its hard to make a choise on what to listen to. But i know the best way to listen to it is in the car with the music up loud.

Anonymous said...

Cody Dykes

Music is basically my life. When i come home i sit on the computer and Liston to music for a hour or two. I Liston to all different kinds of music in different styles. My most favorite kind of music is hardcore, and some of my favorite bands are Solidarity, comeback kid, take it back!, for today, and saints never surrender. Iv been in many bands and played shows. I pick my music style based on the soul put behind the music. I hate music that is written for the soul purpose to make money. Music is for both soothing and fun, it's for general expression, you cant categorize it like that.

Shelby Zukoff said...

What bands and singers do you listen to?
Personally, I listen to just about every different kind of music out there. Rap, hip-hop, country<3, rock, metal, techno, blah blah blah. I used to just be into rap music, then other times I was only into metal and rock. My parents listen to country music, and I used to hate it. But when I met basically my second family last year, they all listened to country music and I ended up really getting in to it. Slowly, all the different genres molded together and now i'm possibly in love with all of them. I usually listen to slow acoustic songs when I want to calm down or i'm sad. Usually more rock songs then. Dancing around, bumpin in cars I listen to Rap. When I just wanna sing most likely you will find me jamming to country. I don't really have a way of selecting what I listen to. If it's a song that really has a deep meaning or just sounds good and has a good beat, i'll listen to it.

I listen to: Billy Currington, Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, Jimmy Wayne, Josh Gracin, Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum, Montgomery Gentry, Taylor Swift, Toby Keith, Trace Adkins, The Beatles, Queen, Mayday Parade, Led Zeppelin, Trapt, Before Thier Eyes, Smashing Pumpkins, The Spill Canvas, Cobra Starship, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Parade The Day, Papa Roach, Oasis, Nirvana, MSI, Lydia, Lady Gaga, Jimmy Eat World, The Fray, Escape the Fate, Circa Survive, Akon, Kid Rock, Kottonmouth Kings, 2 Pistols, The Game, Flo-Rida, Lil Wayne, Lil Jon, Jim Jones, Gorilla Zoe, Baby Bash, DMX, Maino, Tech N9ne, Pharrel, The Dream, Jamie Foxx, Ne-Yo, 50 Cent, Ying Yang Twins, Young Jeezy, Wyclef Jean, T.I., SUBLIME, David Banner, Three 6 Mafia, 3OH!3, Kanye West, Gucci Mane, Birdman, Pitbull, Rick Ross..... The list goes on and on. Will stop there.

Stefan Kegebein said...

Music plays a role in my everyday life. I can’t even image life without music. Even my parents have an ipod so really music is a huge part of our society. My favorite time to listen to music is before Hockey games. Music can pump you up and get you ready or focused for the game. I also listen to music if I had a rough day. Music can help clam me down and take my mind off things for a while. But mostly, I listen to music for fun. I listen to mostly rock and rap, but I try to listen to a variety of music. I don’t really know why. I guess it just appeals to me. I listen to Eminem, Linkin Park, Lil Wayne, and Young Jeezy. You pick your music style by just listening to the type of music that appeals to you.

Rob Sheetz said...

I believe music is a form of entertainment. I listen to most of all is the psychopathic records company which includes Insane clown posse, Twiztid, Blaze ya dead homie, Kottonmouth kings, Anybody killa and more. I also listen to many rappers, I would have to say those areas are my types of music. I listen to that type of music because I was raised around it my whole life. I usaully always listen to music to calm my nerves. I listen to music for fun when Im in a fun type of mood and mostly when I'm with my friends. I like the hip hop and rap music because that basically explains me. I choose my style of music by what I like and I have liked that style of music for years.

ben nicolay said...

We all like to listen to music. In today's blog, please talk about the meaning of music to you. What music do you like? Why? When do you use music for soothing and when for fun? What bands and singers do you listen to? How do you pick your music style?

Music plays a big role in my life. I'm not really musically inclined but I enjoy it. I generally listen to the 80's and some old/new rap. I find music soothing when Im in a bad mood or I just want to chill. I rock out when I want to have some fun. I wish I born in an earlier year to relive the 80's as a teen. It wouldve been sweet to go from concert to concert without it costing a ton of money. Also the bands wouldnt look like there about to die on stage. It just would have been a sweet atmosphere to be apart. I like the police, the cars, smashing pumpkings, metalicca,snoop dog, kottonmouth kings, and three 6 mafia. Thats just a variety of diffrent bands I like. If I put all the bands I like on here the list would go on forever. I guess my music style is the music that I enjoy. The beats tell you what your music style is.

jray said...

Music takes up a huge portion of my life. Growing up I have always been around different types and styles of music. It helps me relaxe and concentrate better by blocking out distractions around me. I listen to music when I do school work so I stay on track. I also use music for my enjoyment when I'm by myself. It helps pass time when it is boring and you have nothing to do. I listen mostly to rap and alternative music, but I also listen to every other kind of music from ska to heavy metal. Some of the bands that listen to the most often are Ice Cube, Tupac, 3oh!3, and Deltron 3030. I tend to like more upbeat and fast pace songs. I also like songs that start really fast and get right into the song.

ScOtW29 said...

What music do you like? Why? When do you use music for soothing and when for fun? What bands and singers do you listen to? How do you pick your music style?

Music means a lot to me. When im feeling down a lot of the time i just turn on some music and it takes my mind off of it. I like a variety of music. I like rock, hip hop, and some other stuff as well. I dont usually listen to music for soothing, but i like to listen to it to get me pumped up about something. I cant really think of anyone specifically that I like. If I had to choose I guess I would say Bone thugs, Lil Wayne, and a lot of classical rock artists. I like to listen to music that reminds me of something. It always brings back good memorys, and makes me feel better.

brandonlengyel said...

Music is pretty much the shit. It is a huge part of my life. I listen to music before games, sleeping, in my car, homework, and your class but not really. The music i like before games is rap and other than that to listen to aruond the hose reggae. Why i like this is because the rap gets me going and makes me play great in games and makes me fell more awake and more alive. Why i like reggae is that the different beats in the songs and the music makes me fell relaxed and focused. The groups that i usually listen to is lil wayne, cool kids, t.i., nappy roots, mgmt, bob marley, jimi hendrix, the waliers, etc. I first picked my music style of reggae since i have been to jamica like every year and thats like there cultures music thats how i picked that up. I picked up hiphop/rap from my sisters and my friends and i grew to like it. This is my music preferences.

Stephen Manvydas said...

I agree that EVERYONE in the world likes/loves music it just depends on its style. Music to me means alot, it could be all the difference in alot of things. Music can make a movie watchable and get the mood of the story rolling. It can give movies and videogames that dramatic feeling we strive for. My favorite type of music is rock/alternative. I personally listen to music for a variety of reason on of them is for the enjoyment. I also listen to music when im bored and need a good song to move my day along. Music can calm me down or give me that boost of energy that i need to get on with the day. I pick my style of music on my mood. If i want somthing loud i'll listen to some rock, if i want somthing bouncy i can listen to techno, or if i want something thats always different i can listen to alternative. My favorite band would have the be Nickleback.

Anonymous said...

I think people like music for amny reasons. They like to relax and other things. The type of music i like is rap and hip hop. I like the thought they put into it to get every line and word right. I like to use it when im oding home work. It helps me really concentrate on what my main goal is and what i am trying to accopmlish. I usually listen to things liek the game tupac biggie and people like that. They really infulence me in my life to strive for my dream. They tell you no matter where your from it can work. I pick it from really whatever sounds best. If i like it then ill probaly listen to it no matter what.

Anonymous said...

This is an extremly ironic blog for tonight because i just put my new speakers in my truck today because my old ones were terrible. Anyways...when it comes to music i listen to two main types. each ones of these types serves its own purpose. The first one is rap/Hip hop. Now everyone always saying that that kind of music sucks and recently it does. But the old stuff is good. The old myusic has a good flow and beat which is mostly all i listen to anyway. Because throughout the winter i use that beat to help focus on snowboarding and get me into a rythem. The second kind is reggae. Now i listen to reggae for the same reasons just a different season. Istead of snowboarding in winter i listen tro it during wakeboarding in the summer. Sure ill listen to almost everything but mainly i will be listening to those two items dependsing on the time of the year. When i get really focused on a song while snowboarding it changes my whole style. Because once that perfect song for the moment comes on i forget about everything else around me and its just me, the snow and my board. I know it sounds kind of gay but there is a huge difference in my riding on the days that i dont have music. Usually i listen to stuff that most people probably dont know. Like for instance right now i am listening to a song by a rapper named Black ELement, and at the same time i am downloading a song by Damion Marley and another one by Moby. My music also reflects my mood and i lost my ipod and am furious because now all the music i listen to daily is gone and im really starting to tweak out beacuse it helps take away a lot of stress.

Unknown said...

Houghtaling

Music heps me cut the mundanity In my life to a minimum. It helps me concentrate and relax. I really have no mental preset to any particular genre or style, however my most favorite include oldies and rock. I usually listen when I'm about to go to sleep, when I'm reading and of course when I'm driving. Some of my favorite artists are elton john, system of a down, the white stripes, mudvayne, korn and billy Joel. I also listen to a lot of comedy because it gets me thinking. My music choice generally depends on what I'm doing at the time and how I feel. Overall, I feel I have an open mind about music and I generally like everything.

Lil Southkr3w said...

musick is a big thing in my life. I listen to to rap musick. my favorite rapper i would have to say it is lil wayne. lil wayne is the best rapper alive. i also listen to chamillionaire and other great rappers. i think i only have one style of musick. I listen to musick when im riding the bus in the mornings. i also listen to musick when i do home work and class work. when im playin a video game i like to listen to musick it gets me a better feeling to do better. i pick my stly of musick by the rapper and just rapp musick.

Alan Hernandez

Austen Anderson said...

Music means a lot to me. different types of music are for different moods. like slower music is for when you are down, and up tempo music is for when your happy. i like pretty much any type of music. ive just always listened to any kind, it doesnt really matter, but mainly depends on my mood. i use music when im down to kinds keep me from getting in any worse of a mood. i pick my music style by my mood, and i could be listening to rock one day, and rap or pop the next. it mainly depends on my mood.

Plaz said...

Music is my life! I like Rap, Hip Hop, and R&B. There is some rock i like but not a lot. I like everything about Rap. It's just that feel good stuff. It doesn't matter what mood I'm in i just listen to music all day. I also write music incase you didn't know. If i'm sad i can do some good sad songs and when i'm in a good mood i do some stuff you can move with. I like a lot of rappers but i don't like the songs that are gushy and all love type haha. If the music has a good beat and a good flow with a up beat flow then i like it. Hard to explain but that's how it is.

BrittanyBarron said...

So this is my perfect blog. I have been singing since beofre i could talk. Music means everything to me. This is a speech that i worte about for a choir concert at Chirstmas..."
The textbook definition of music is the science or art of ordering tones or sounds in succession, in a combination and temporal relationships to produce a composition having unity and continuity. It is also a blend of harmony and Melodies that create a harmonized sound. That might all fine and dandy, but I have my own definition. My definition is a blend of sounds and rhythms that produced feelings we can explain or control. What else could make a grown man weep or a sick child smile? Whether it be from a flute, a violin, or a voice. Music changes the way we view things, the way we view people and places. Choir, is a way to teach music and the feelings it can’t create. Choir is more than a class, it is a life lessons. It teaches social skills, comprehension, trust, and courage. Choir has changed my life. It has brought me out of my shell; it has raised my confidence and made me believe in myself. So music may be a ordering of tones and sounds, but in reality music is a life altering experience that will make you believe in things that you never thought possible.' i read it fornt of the audidence and had a very large responds. this is what music mean to me. I really like every form of music.
Everything from ACDC and Bon Jovi, to We the Kings and OneRepublic, to Chris Brown and Jordin Sparks. Not to metion going old school with Nsync and Backstreet Boys.Then there is that whole musical obssenion. Oh and there are new bands: The Cab, Jack's Mannequin, Framing Hanley, The Academy Is, The Ataris, Escape The Fate, Kardia, Pillar of Atunum. Frequency 54. I have really gotten into more of the more hard core rock music i guess over the past year. But i an still be listening to 5o cent on my ipod one mintue, The Used the next and ABBa after that. Idon't pick my music style it just comes to me. If i hear a song i like I just like it. It doesn't matter who its by or what type. I don't think that just because of our race, social backround or gender should influence the music like. (Wow this is really long)

jessecovill said...

To me music is a way to express how you are and fell, like if you’re really pissed off and want to vent, just go online and listen to some heaver music than what you would normally listen to. The type of music that I like is broken down into a few different genres, first I love nu metal, second is rock, third is the alternative types of music. I like nu metal because of the energy that you would get just from listening to these bands on my ipod, its crazy intense. I like rock mostly because me dad mostly listens to it and I was exposed to rock at a young age and it kinda stuck with me. And Alternative music because I need some random good music to work to. When don’t I use music for fun… fun to me means plugin in my headphones and zoning out for a few minutes of musical works of art. I would usually use music for soothing when I just fell like relaxing; I wouldn’t want to listen to a head banging song when I fell like sleeping. The bands I like are as follows, Slipknot, Alien Ant Farm, Atreyu, Breaking Benjamin, Green Day, Disturbed, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Drowning Pool, Framing Hanley, good Charlotte, killswitch Engage, KoRn, and, Linkin Park. I don’t know how I pick my music style, It just happens and I apparently like what’s going on.

Kevin Hughes said...

I like music because it's something done for the sake of itself. When you make music, you don't play it to get to the end of a composition, just like how you don't dance to get to a specific point in a room. Music to me is one of the purest forms of expression, and that's why it's my favorite medium. I probably take it too far, since I have over 800 albums, 10,000 tracks and 400 bands on my iPod and i've listened to all of them. I like a lot of different genres, but most of what I like is labeled as Post-Rock, IDM, Indie Rock, Lo-fi, Ambient, Minimal, Twee, Folk Punk, Glitch, Shoegaze, Free Jazz, etc. A lot of what I listen to seems to contradict with everything else, but I feel like I have an underlying basis for everything I like, and no matter what the genre is I'll find something I like in if I look deep enough (except mainstream rap and country). My taste in music is sort of alienating, because almost nobody else in school likes the same music as I do. But that also doesn't bother me, because I would hate to have to listen to anything on the radio.

Alex V said...

I listen to music all the time whereever i go. I listen to music all the time when im driving, working out or just hanging out at home. I like to listen to play music when im playing basketball or just driving in my car. My favorite types of music are rap and rock and country. My favorite rapper is the game or young yeezy. My favorite country singer is toby ketih. I like to have a variety of music styles so that way I don't get bored with having just one.

Anonymous said...

Music is extremely close to me. Considering I was named after Johannes-Sebastian Bach, I've generally been very close to it. My mom and dad sparked my interest in music at a very young age, I remember them taking me to my first opera when I was about three. Since then, I was hooked. I learned how to play the piano after that, though the lesson thing never really caught on. The teachers were generally cranky old assholes who didn't know diddly-squat and gave me boring music. After the lessons, I basically taught myself. After that, I learned the drums, saxophone and clarinet. So, music is basically my life in more ways than one. Now for the type of music I like, it's generally different from most people's. First, I HATE the BS that comes out of the 'States these days. Most rap is crap as are the rest of the artists from this country. Barely any make music because they have talent, most make music for money. I don't appreciate that, so I don't support them. I go for barely-known artists like Feist, Enur, Of Montreal, K'naan, Rufus Wainwright. Stuff that's different. Also, the music I listen to needs to have a point to it. American music is all sex, shooting, drugs and sex. It gets boring after a while. K'naan's music has meaning, he doesn't go on and one about sex unless there's a point to be made about it. Next, I like Baroque period and Classical period music. Mozart, Bizet, Berlioz, Bach, Liszt and Handel are some of my favourites. Their music speaks of true talent, of music for beauty, not music for money. Lastly, I love a lot of foreign music. Arabic, Hungarian, British... It's all good to me. It's my way of experiencing other cultures and traveling the world for free. When I need to be relaxed, I generally listen to stuff by Dido, Feist or Sade. Jazzy, slower tunes that are more mellow and speak to me. For listening for fun, I turn my iPod onto shuffle and listen to everything. Except country. (*Shudders*). My favourite band would definitely have to be Dido, Feist, anything John Williams, Benny Benassi, and Helio Sequence. Other band I like are Imogen Heap, Sade, Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk-Road Ensemble and In-Grid. For my music style, I pick what I feel like that day, but I stick to my basic principles. The song needs to have meaning that's deeper than having sex with this girl, then that girl; and the music needs to be from an artist that's somehow different than the mainstream. While I do have some mainstream, I don't like those songs nearly as much as I do my "alternative" genres. Really, I find myself liking any type of music, as long as there's a point to it. Music needs to tell me something or speak to me in some way, if it doesn't then I don't want to listen to it.

JakeCastner said...

Music definitely helps me relax. If i have had a bad day, the right music can help me get into a better mood. Music makes any situation better, and releases endorphyns in the brain. I like pretty much all music. Right now i am listening to reggae, but at times i will listen to rap, rock, big band, and anything else that sounds good. I like Slightly Stoopid, which is what is playing, Bob Marley, Pink Floyd, Zeppelin, Biggie Smalls, Tupac, Witchdoctor, and Three Six Mafia. That's not all, though. I like Tenacious D, Tom Waits, Steely Dan, The Roots, Rage Against the Machine, Outkast, Public Enemy, and NWA. If it is good jams, i am listening to it. I pick my music based on what is good, what flows, and what is quality music

JakeCastner said...

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Anonymous said...

Mr Kay, I didn't see this blog when I logged on at 4pm yesterday (tuesday)

Hopefully you believe me.

I love all kinds of music. Hardcore, Jazz, Classical, Rock, Post-Hardcore, etc. I love all these kinds of music because they all give me a good image in my mind and some of it gets me pumped up. And the hardcore shows are really fun to go to. I use soothing music when I'm working or driving with my parents. I use it for fun when I'm doing karoke with friends or just listening to it at leisure. I choose my musical style based on the creativity and whether it sounds "right" to me or not. I like music with unique vocalists and nice sounding guitars. I like music with emotion and energy behind it, stuff that's memorable. Music is such an important part in my life.

Panos said...

Music is very impotant in the way I live my life, to me music is not just someone singin' but most of the time it's something talking to me about my life. I used to listen to a lot of music like rap and alternative but i'm changing and know I like listening to Christian music. The reason i like Christian music is because a lot of the things i listen to deal directly with my life and the situiations with my life. Whenever i am really pissed off at something or someone i usually turn to music because it always lifts my spirits up, i also just listen for fun when i'm in my car on my way to work or whenever even thought sometimes I just like thet peace and quietness. My favorite two singers I listen to are Matthew West and Jeremy Camp, Brandon Heath is also petty good. I pick my music style on how i'm feeling at thet time i'm listening to music and who is with me.

Anonymous said...

Music is the most important tangible aspect of my life. I am an active musician, playing the guitar, the drums, the harmonica, the piano, and I sing. If I'm not writing my own material or recording my album, I'm listening to music. I listen to music that corresponds to my mood at the time of listening. If I just want to chill and relax, I'll put on some Boards of Canada. If I'm just looking for a fun riff to hear or if I'm angry then I listen to metal. Oddly enough, whenever I do my homework I listen to rap. Not shit rap like Soulja Boy, but real hip hop like Tupac Shakur. I listen to soothing music each night before I sleep in order to help me sleep; to me, if I song has words then it is not soothing. Piano compositions and instrumental pieces are soothing. I listen to music for fun ALL the time. Whenever I don't have any background music on, I feel like something is out of place. My favorite artist is Modest Mouse and my favorite musician is Buckethead. I don't really know how I pick my musical style; all music is good except for shit like the Jonas Brothers, which isn't music. It's an executive decision.

christina newman said...

I listen to all kinds of music. It mostly depends on what friend’s I’m with to what kind of music that I listen to. Some of my friends like rap and hip-hop and others like rock and some even like country. It also depends on what mood I’m in to listen to. I like to listen to music it keeps me in a good mood. When you’re in a bad day just listening to music can put you into a great mood. I like many singers and band I don’t really have a favorite.