AC's Music Blog

       Indie-Rock music is a subgenre of music that originated in America from the 1970s-1980s. The word 'indie' is derived from 'independent', which was a way to describe record labels that operated independently from mainstream record companies. It is derived from post-punk and is a new take on alternative rock. But, when looking at indie rock today, we see a wide range of subgenres and styles. The main reason as to why I chose this particular genre is because I enjoy listening to artists and songs with from this genre.     To start off, we should take a deeper dive into the history and emergence of indie-rock. It started in the late 1960's and early 70's when well known bands such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones started to break away from commercial records to create their own independent labels. Then, in the 1970s, when punk rock emerged, bands in this genre were assigned to independent labels. When post-punk grew, indie rock slowly emerged. Post-...

     Gender plays a big role in a majority of different types of things. From occupations, athletics, politics and more, there is no doubt that gender has an effect. With that being said, when looking into music and how it interacts with gender we can see a strong connection.      For example, we see these gender roles in music in America pretty much every day. Women are known to play more soft and quiet music and are found to sing in genres like pop and country. On the other hand, men are more likely to sing and create music in the rock and rap industry. This also is seen in musical instruments as well. The trumpet is more dominated by men, while women play more of the violin, flute and piano. Not only is this seen in actual music, but we see a correlation with gender in the producer music industry as well. According to Statista, men dominate the producer industry with 97% compared to 2.8% of producers being female. This plays a major role in music because...

     Music has a big impact on all types of ceremonies, as no ceremony that you attend will be completely quiet. Personally, my favorite ceremony to attend, with the best music, is my church's Christmas Eve night service. I love Christmas and I love the music that is played during the season. It brings me joy and brings everyone together. During this service there is a variety of music and instruments being played, but everyone sings together from the hymns. Typically the service starts with a loud and triumphant song that introduces the choir, the different types of instruments being played, the pastor, and the acolytes... etc. There's a trumpet, bells, piano, many people singing and more. Usually this song is "Joy to the World" and it is very joyful and loud, which gets the sermon started. Throughout the service there's a change in songs such as "Silent Night" which happens during the candlelight service, and is very different from "Joy to the Wor...