2010년 12월 6일 월요일
2010년 12월 5일 일요일
2010년 11월 10일 수요일
Refelction 3
This pop culture topic is about the music. During studying this topic, I was very interested and expected about the music. At first, I read about the “I hate world music” by David Byrne. He claimed that western pop music is like the fast foods because he thought that western pop music is only for the business these days. There are a lot of music that is various and creative in the world. The music should come to understanding the each other so it can lead to develop the each nation’s music. Also, I learned the history of the music through “Same Old Song” by Lorraine Ali. She talked about the today’s music. She thinks that today’s music is vacuous. The today’s music is the results about accumulating the shock moment. The music targeted the kids to collapse their boundaries, after generation to generation, the expression level increased gradually to get attention. Thus, people accepted the music that expressed about sex and violence without the rejection.
Moreover, I prepared two presentations about the genre and the song that I choose. I studied about the Glam Rock. I liked the rock genre, so it was very good for me to study this genre. I learned the process of the developing rock genre through this chance and could find the singer who influences the Glam, Punk, and Grunge Rock. He was a David Bowie. I was very impressed about him because he faced the rock’s basic concept: resistance. It leaded the rock’s development. Second presentation was about the song analysis. I chose the Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, for I had an episode about this song. When I was kid, I watched the music video of this song. It was very scary for me to watch the music video. And then I did not like the Bohemian Rhapsody at that time. When I listened to this song again, I wanted to prepare this song. The most interesting in this song is the composition. This song mixed genre with ballad, hard rock, and opera. I was surprised that this song showed in 1970s.
Also, I watched the music videos Madonna and Lady GaGa. What I surprised about the Madonna was that she has made new concept each her new albums. She never selects the concept that she was already done again. Lady GaGa’s music video was fun to me even though this music video was obscene. The reason that I did not feel obscene the Lady GaGa’s video well is that the music video was very colorful and showed retro style.
In addition, I learned the history of the Hip-Hop. The Hip-Hop came from Jamaica that offered rhythm and Africa that provided the oral tradition that developed the rap. Hip-Hop was developed Bronx New York in 1970s. It mixed reggae, disco, and emceeing that expressed rhymes. The Hip-Hop is not the simply music genre, but it is the culture that has black people’s soul and legacy. For this reason, they have expressed their opinion about from their own life story to political opinion.
Finally, I liked National Public Radio because I could not have some information about the pop music these days. Through the NPR, I can listen to the music that I want and get the new songs in the NPR. It will be helpful for me to find the songs. This is my bumper sticker: My friend the Music.
Moreover, I prepared two presentations about the genre and the song that I choose. I studied about the Glam Rock. I liked the rock genre, so it was very good for me to study this genre. I learned the process of the developing rock genre through this chance and could find the singer who influences the Glam, Punk, and Grunge Rock. He was a David Bowie. I was very impressed about him because he faced the rock’s basic concept: resistance. It leaded the rock’s development. Second presentation was about the song analysis. I chose the Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, for I had an episode about this song. When I was kid, I watched the music video of this song. It was very scary for me to watch the music video. And then I did not like the Bohemian Rhapsody at that time. When I listened to this song again, I wanted to prepare this song. The most interesting in this song is the composition. This song mixed genre with ballad, hard rock, and opera. I was surprised that this song showed in 1970s.
Also, I watched the music videos Madonna and Lady GaGa. What I surprised about the Madonna was that she has made new concept each her new albums. She never selects the concept that she was already done again. Lady GaGa’s music video was fun to me even though this music video was obscene. The reason that I did not feel obscene the Lady GaGa’s video well is that the music video was very colorful and showed retro style.
In addition, I learned the history of the Hip-Hop. The Hip-Hop came from Jamaica that offered rhythm and Africa that provided the oral tradition that developed the rap. Hip-Hop was developed Bronx New York in 1970s. It mixed reggae, disco, and emceeing that expressed rhymes. The Hip-Hop is not the simply music genre, but it is the culture that has black people’s soul and legacy. For this reason, they have expressed their opinion about from their own life story to political opinion.
Finally, I liked National Public Radio because I could not have some information about the pop music these days. Through the NPR, I can listen to the music that I want and get the new songs in the NPR. It will be helpful for me to find the songs. This is my bumper sticker: My friend the Music.
2010년 11월 1일 월요일
2010년 10월 19일 화요일
2010년 10월 5일 화요일
World Music Festival
A Plan
Sep 30, 6:30PM
Chicago Cultural Center.
A summary ofwhat happened
Goran Ivanovic & Andreas Kapsalis(USA).
Guitar duo performed traditional guitar playing and played their own composition.
Pedro Moraes (Brazil)
He played the guitar with his band.
An explanation of why you chose this event
I watched guitar duo's perfomence. I was intersted in playing guitar, so I was concern about the perfomence. After that, I went to the second floor and see various the music instruments. I felt that some instruments was familiar with me, the other instruments was unfamiliar with me. A person who introduced these the instruments played the traditional Chinese instrument. It was exciting because I watched the instrument in the movie.
Finally, I saw the performence of the Brazil's guitarest. He played the
Brazil's music like smaba and salsa.
Web research about Musicians
Goran Ivanovic & Andreas Kapsalis
Guitar duo that not only celebrate the tradition of guitar performance of the old and the current rapport but also as composers they are a part of a movement in the states who’s aim is to build the new repertoire for the next generation of guitar players. Steel string ten finger tapping guitar prodigy Andreas Kapsalis, and nylon string classical guitarist Goran Ivanovic have fused their musical roots with modern, classical, world, jazz and beyond in this experimental duo.As they continue to create "buzz" throughout global music circles, these masterful musicians are also creating genres & musical styles that have yet to be named.
Pedro Moraes
Considered one of the most important composers and singers in the new Brazilian Popular Music scenario, Pedro Moraes´ career officially began 10 years ago with an unforseen episode of international acknowledgement. Mexican rising jazz star Magos Herrera, deeply influenced by brazilian classics, brought to wide audiences in her country two songs by Pedro, which led him to a short and successfull tour to Mexico City and New York. Upon returning to Brazil, Pedro became one of the leaders of a generation that´s been breaking grounds in brazilian songwriting, organizing and taking part in several collective projects, such as the “Brotherhood of Free Music”.
Never losing sight of his opus as a composer, Pedro started, in 2003, a very successful parallel career as a samba interpreter, springing from the traditional bohemian neighborhood of Lapa, Rio de Janeiro, to nation-wide touring, mostly with the ensemble “É com esse que eu vou”, with whom he recorded the acclaimed album “Samba do Baú” (the “Treasure-Chest Samba”), dedicated to previously unreleased songs by the greatest masters in the history of this most brazilian genre (Paulinho da Viola, Cartola, Nelson Sargento among others, with some of whom he had the opportunity of sharing vocals on studio and stage).
Since 2007, after recording his first solo album, Claroescuro, Pedro Moraes has been dedicating fully to promoting his music, with an intense schedule of concerts that has included Europe (England, Germany and Spain), Asia (India - Pedro is the first brazilian artist to have his CD released by an Indian label - and Sri Lanka) and some successful touring around Brazil, with outstanding response from audiences and press.
2010년 10월 3일 일요일
Refelction 2
What is the pop culture? What are the fads, trends, and icon? What does the pop culture connect with these things? Pop means thing that most people like, love, and recognize. Why the pop is important? The most people are influenced by the pop. I can provide examples such as singer, actor, and governor,etc. They are the icon, the star, and the idol. These things symbolize the representation that most people are able to recognize. The pop star or famous people lead us new trend or new vision that people really want. For example, Michael Jackson was lagendary singer in the music area. The reason that he became the legend was that he made people enthusiastically to his own music and dance. He was revered as a king of pop. Michael Jackson realized the power of his affection. So he tried to exert a lot of movements and compaigns. Through his songs, he left the messages that the environmental problem, children's right, human right, and war. Also, he said the hope that we could solve these problems and make better places of the world. He led the people to have the concern with the problems.
There was a person who had the effect on the people in the ancient time, he was a Shakespeare. Why his stories were loved by the most people for a long time? Of course, his stories had dramatic and tragic factors like a fiction, but also, his stories reflected people's life style, thinking, and culture to transcend the time. In hollywood, Shakespeare's stories were made many films which were mirrored modern society now a days.
The fads made me remind my childhood. When I researched the fads, I could find many things to spend the time with my childhood like toys, comic books, cartoons, games, and characters. This was a Aha moment. And I was very glad that I and my classmates were able to share with the fads that remineded my childhood.
I want to say this bumper sticker "Meet my childhood again".
There was a person who had the effect on the people in the ancient time, he was a Shakespeare. Why his stories were loved by the most people for a long time? Of course, his stories had dramatic and tragic factors like a fiction, but also, his stories reflected people's life style, thinking, and culture to transcend the time. In hollywood, Shakespeare's stories were made many films which were mirrored modern society now a days.
The fads made me remind my childhood. When I researched the fads, I could find many things to spend the time with my childhood like toys, comic books, cartoons, games, and characters. This was a Aha moment. And I was very glad that I and my classmates were able to share with the fads that remineded my childhood.
I want to say this bumper sticker "Meet my childhood again".
2010년 9월 15일 수요일
Reflection
My first imprssion of this pop culture class was a quiet difficult class because I did not join this class at first week. However, this class gave me an opportunity that I could think about my identity, the culture, and the race. The chances that I thought of my indentity were tha avatar and the glog. When I made my avatar, I wanted an animal image like a tiger. I wanted to show Korean traditional imaginary animal 'Haetae' that symbolized to repel the evil and protect the people. But there was no image that I wanted. I had to change my plan. Therefor, I made my avatar 'Mr. Hell'. I wanted my avatar to be very fun and humorous. I think my avartar make well on my purpose. Also, my glog showed about living in the U.S. life that I experienced for 8 months. There were 4 pictures; the first picture that I went to the Dallas to meet my cousin; the second picture with my friends; the third picture that I visited baseball field; the fourth picture that was Korean traditonal foods. I felt intersted in the avatar and the glog.
Before I came here, I had never thought about the race and the culture. Korea has one race and one ethnicity. After thinking about these topics, what I reminded at first was adopted Korean children to the U.S. I had two questions. One thing was that 'What is their indentity as Korean or American?', the other thing was 'how to define their identity?' These cnsiderations leaded me my on conclusion. The culture identity is not decieded by the race, but it is decided by where do I grow up, what do I speak languages, and what do I experience which life styles,etc. While I studied these topics, I had 'Aha' moment. Ancient Greek recognized as Greek's people if foreigners accepted Greek's culture such as Greek's customs, Greek's language, and so on, not to distingushed the people's skin color. It was very impressed with me. I had judged people depended on their skin color when I was a young. I think we should take the exaple of the ancient Greek's attitude.
During learining the divisity of the culture, I do not simply study for the culture, it is a chance to grow myself. I had lived for 26 years in Korea, so I had gone through only Korean culture. Of course, I learned about America culture in Korea. But it is different just 'knowing the culture' from 'realizing the culture'. Through the experience that I realized, I hope that I can have a step in advance.
Before I came here, I had never thought about the race and the culture. Korea has one race and one ethnicity. After thinking about these topics, what I reminded at first was adopted Korean children to the U.S. I had two questions. One thing was that 'What is their indentity as Korean or American?', the other thing was 'how to define their identity?' These cnsiderations leaded me my on conclusion. The culture identity is not decieded by the race, but it is decided by where do I grow up, what do I speak languages, and what do I experience which life styles,etc. While I studied these topics, I had 'Aha' moment. Ancient Greek recognized as Greek's people if foreigners accepted Greek's culture such as Greek's customs, Greek's language, and so on, not to distingushed the people's skin color. It was very impressed with me. I had judged people depended on their skin color when I was a young. I think we should take the exaple of the ancient Greek's attitude.
During learining the divisity of the culture, I do not simply study for the culture, it is a chance to grow myself. I had lived for 26 years in Korea, so I had gone through only Korean culture. Of course, I learned about America culture in Korea. But it is different just 'knowing the culture' from 'realizing the culture'. Through the experience that I realized, I hope that I can have a step in advance.
2010년 9월 14일 화요일
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