Final Music Essay
Bradley Conway
Tuesday - (6:30-9:15PM) As the weeks dwindled down, and the semester was all but over, I can tell you that there will be certain things that I can take with me once I move on to my next semester from out music cultures class. Unfortunately, it was only every Tuesday, so it wasn't like any other normal class where we would come three days a week. I guess that's a night class for you though! Our music class was fun, interesting, and off the charts sometime's, which is a good thing. What some teachers don't realize is that you have to put a little enthusiasm in your lecture's. I can say that there were a lot of laughs, learning, and we were able to experience different music of many cultures that we covered in our class. The one piece of music that sticks out to me was the "Ghost Dance" music, where people would go out into a field, and just record the music out there. Anything that has to do with speaking to the spirit is very interesting, and that's one thing that I will take from my class. I will learn to open up more, and appreciate all of the music in this world. Even if I don't like it, I will be glad to say that I have listened to "this specific genre" if I'm ever around anywhere that is curious about it. I can say, "Oh yea, I remember in my music cultures class, that we listened to a piece of music that fit in this specific genre, and we learned about the background, and what instruments were used during this time, and if people still listen to this music today." Not only will I take all that information in, and remember in forever, but I will remember all of the little laughs. Like how we couldn't figure out the computer a lot of times, and how awesome our teacher was for giving us a break, or letting us out early for class. I will always remember that my teacher absolutely loved Pink Floyd, and how she said