Music Analysis: Merengue Tipico

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Music Template Cesar Liriano Kaplan University HU300 –10 Art and Humanities: 20th Century and Beyond Robert Vaughan 8/21/13 I was born in a country side of the Dominican Republic, in a small town located in the north side. The music that the people used to normally listen to is call Merengue Tipico and sometimes romantic music. However, in any celebration or reunion the Merengue Tipico was the main one because it is for dancing and we really had a good time. As I grew up, I started to listen to other types of music but the Merengue was in my veins because I grew up listening and dancing it. 1. What music do you associate with childhood? How did/does this music make you feel? How do your choices reflect your childhood experiences? Include…show more content…
In the city people did not used to listen to Merengue Tipico or any music that was listened in the country side. It was a big change for me But I realized that I could listen to other types of music as long as they have rhythm, a music that I could dance because When I heard a foreign music like Madonna or Michael Jackson, even when I had no idea what they were saying, I dance it and listen to it because I liked how it sounded. I remember a song of Madonna, La Isla Bonita, and Ray of Light. I remember when I sing La Isla Bonita and I only repeated the a few words that are in Spanish in the song, but at least I knew exactly when to say it. Now the Ray Of Light made me sweat a lot because even when I have no idea what she was saying, I really love the…show more content…
Every time I want a moment of peace or relaxation, I always listen to religious music because it is like forgetting everything for a moment. According to Janaro and Altshuler( the art of being human July 4, 2011) “ rhythm in music as in poetry, it is an alteration between stress and unstress. That is why, when I was about 12 years old, I tried to get into the chorus of the church that I used to go, but I was a really bad singer and I could not make it. However, when I came to the United States, I tried again and at this time I made it. I even participated in evens to raised money for the church. That was a wonderful experience for me because I learned how to play the Guira, the Tambora Drum, and a little bit the Drums, I have always love the sound of those instrument and I had the opportunity to learn how to play it. There is an artist that has many songs that really can get anyone out of this world, his name is Pablo Castro I love most of his songs, one of the song that I love is Angeles (angels) which talk about the angels coming down and god being next to us. The message is beautiful and it has a lot of

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