Week 8 listening project

I've been dreading doing any more listening projects posts. My last post was pretty negative because I am becoming frustrated with trying to hear new things in a song that I've listened to 1000 times. So here goes 1001.

I can hear the urgency of this song through the dissonant chords, the rushed feeling of the chorus, and abruptness of the guitar. The bass drum has a driving beat throughout the song. As the song heads toward the chorus, layers of instruments are added to the bass drum and guitar. At the chorus, there is a tambourine, static, synthesizer, and background singers. She uses verse, chorus, verse, chorus, coda format.

I guess you can hear new things after 1001 listenings.

Week 7 listening project

I think at this point in the listening project, I am becoming resentful of trying to dissect the same song week after week. I still like the song, but there is only so much to hear.

I have trouble applying the lessons from class to a song because I don't agree with many of the writers' notions of music. The classroom challenge each week seems to be choosing a position on what music is or isn't. Each week, I think music is both.

Some songs are pretty. Some songs help me with my own internal stuggles. Some songs move me to learn more about the singer or songwriter. Some songs move me to dance, sing, or cry. So this week, my song is both.