Instrumental piece

Melanie, Amanda, Chrissy, Kenny

The music sounds like there would be a chase scene at night, and with the little sparatic notes at the beginning there are rain drops falling.

It would start off with a woman walking and she starts to notice slowly that there is someone behind her, gaining on her. She tries to speed up but it seems like no matter how fast she goes the person is always walking right behind her. As the music becomes more frantic, especially the vocals, the woman becomes more frantic, as she realizes she will not get away.

You wouldn't see what ever happened to the woman, but at the end, that last "bum" you would see the guy with a tasteful blood splat on his face/shirt area.

See with your Ears (Ellie and Laura)

We thought the music suggested a middle eastern setting. The beginning is really soft so maybe someone is hiding and sneaking up the protagonist. Right before a loud drum beat there was a moment of really sweet sappy music that could be romantic meeting. The loud drum beat made us think of the beginning of a conflict. The following measures would be the fight. In the struggle the antagonist gets the upper hand before the protagonist can gain footing in the battle. When the woman stops singing it leaves a cliff hanger.

See with your Ears

Kaitlyn Knapik, Erin Harding, Robin Kline, Katie Allison, Aarin Frazee

This song reminds us of the Indiana Jones movies. It sounds like a dramatic song that usually plays during one of Indiana's crazy adventures. The song begins slow as if he is just starting into a cave or area he is not suppose to be in and then the pitch goes up and gets more exciting as he gets further into the secret area. Indiana Jones is always trying to recover some sort of treasure and we feel this song fits perfectly. When the violins get loud it made us visualize that Jones had discovered where the secret treasure was hidden. Most of the time there are various traps Jones has to encounter. He gets through them with what looks like style and ease, therefore this music fits the scenario perfectly. Specifically, the woman singing opera made us think he was in a royal kingdom trying to retrieve a historical and royal object. The song faded off toward the end making us think he was successful or that he got captured.

Cheese (Todd, Greg, Ben, Kevin)

At the beginnig of this song our group sees a mouse sneaking up on another mouse stealing a piece of cheese. The mouse is creeping toward the cheese stealthily not making a noise what so ever. As the music changes we see the mouse stealing the cheese and running for his life with the main owner of the cheese chases after him. When the music changes we see the cheese being stolen back. Everytime the music changes we sense the other mouse taking the cheese back. On the hard beats of the music we see the mice dodging, hurdling and throwing objects at each other. This continues through out the entire song until at the end when the cheese falls down a deep hole and the mice watch horrified. This is how my group has visualized the song

Gabby / Kaitie / kyle / Kelsey (Musical Story)

Our group thought the musical selection was telling a story of a captive perhaps running away and hiding from a group of people in a highly crowded area. it seems to be taking place in the middle east somewhere in a major city. the people around are all performing normal daily functions such as shopping in the market place or going to different little stands in the square. the chase seems to be pretty high speed, and lots of things are being knocked over. it reaches a climax but the chase never seems to end.
another interpretation was that the scene was that of a group of mad scientists trying to make a scientfic breakthrough in the lab. all of the scientists are madly scribbling formulas and functions on the chalk boards. the break through could possibly be something that could e used for evil. the music seems like the expirament is for individual gain of the scientist rather than mankind as a whole.

See With Your Ears! Tecia & Tiffany.

Part One: We think it starts off with a man on the run through an old Egyptian pyramid. The sounds are creepy and intense giving off the impression of something big and scary chasing him and getting closer and closer. The sound then changes as though he ran into a room that was filled with a bunch of beautiful and mystical things of gold. The sound then changes as if something is not right. The room turned out to be a trap and he now has to find a way out before he is found by the mummy monster that is after him. We believe the music slows down again at the end because he finds his way out and is now safe on the outside world.

Part Two: When the music comes on it sounds like an intense Middle Eastern dance song with brought us to the conclusion that it was in an Egyptian pyramid. After a while the music calms down which gives the impression of something nice happening or being seen. It then speeds up again making us believe he’s trapped with nowhere to go because the sound is loud and forceful. Once he finds his way out the music calms down and becomes happy again.

MOVIE MUSIC - BROOKE, JULIE, DREW & BETH

The music makes us think that it starts off with someone being kidnapped trying to get away. The person she's trying to get away from is sleeping. She has to be quiet. Then suddenly the predator's eyes spring open. They make eye contact and the women starts running. She's leaves through the back door and she's in the woods. She's lost. It sounds like she might be having a flashback. Then the scene is her running more and faster. The predator is calm and begins his look for her. He is asking around. It ends with her running and maybe not having anywhere else to run to. He doesn't catch her yet, but she seems doomed. It's definitely a a cliff hanger.

It seemed like a game of cat and mouse.

More like a trailer rather then the end of a movie.

See with your Ears (150 words/GROUP)

For today's blog post, we will use words (verbal) to describe what sounds (auditory) allow us to see (visual).

This assignment has two parts (at least 150 words):

Part 1: LISTEN to the instrumental musical selection posted to VISTA/BLACKBOARD. Try to imagine a scene as a you listen. Describe the setting based on the music and sounds that you hear. What does it look like? What do you suppose is happening? Are there people there? If so, what are they doing? Be as descriptive and creative as possible. Listen to the entire selection - as the dynamics of the music change, perhaps your imagined scene should change as well.

Part 2: EXPLAIN the reasoning behind your scenario/storyline/charcters/etc. You must connect your essay to the music – what is it about the sound and music that led you to see/write what you did?

MTV/BuddyHolly

There is no denying the fact that MTV changed the way we view music. MTV established the fact that it is more enjoyable to see what you're hearing because it includes more senses. Now, don't get me wrong, when my ipod plays a good shuffle, my day is complete, but I enjoy seeing the music videos of my songs. My reasoning is mostly because when I see the video, the message of the song that the artist is trying to established is trying to establish is made more clear and brought to life. When I listen to music, I listen to the lyrics and view the story in my head. I analyze the lyrics and try to figure out what the lyricist is trying to say. Often times, when I see a video, it makes me like the song more than I originally did. I see a different interpretation. Also, sometimes when I see a video that I don't like as much, it makes me not like the song as much. Music videos are part of what makes or breaks a song. That is why they keep getting more and more unique and outrageous. The more original a video is, the more people are going to be interested in the song. In a sense, the video helps sell a song and artists give the people what they want.
Similarly, Buddy Holly's band did the same thing. In a town where their type of music thrived and the culture was like theirs, they had sell out shows. The hotel accommodations were better and a fraction of the price of the place they stayed in New York. In Washington, they were able play their songs and get a positive reaction with ease. However, once in New York they couldn't please the crowd enough to stop the "boos." When The Crickets started playing music that wasn't theirs, but was the genre that the audience enjoyed, they proved that they would do whatever it took to get the approval. Professional artists have to do that if they want to make it big. Playing the type of music that a large audience will enjoy is the job of every artist out there. They can like a song all they want, but in the end, its up to the audience to decide.

MTV

This article is pretty interesting, and i see it being kind of ironic considering the name of the program is Music Television and they rarely play any music. The last ten times i flipped the channel to MTV there was some stupid reality show that had absolutely no point.I think watching that program melts peoples brains.What they portray as reality is blown way out of proportion and it is created solely for entertainment.I think it gives people a false sense of security,most teens want to be what MTV says is cool. The ceos of MTV should change the name to RFTV, ridiculously fake television.When my kids grow up i definately am going to forbid them to watch that channel.

MTV/HOLLY/POPVIEW

the MTV video was quite a flashback for me. I remember when i was younger MTV was all music videos. Now there is mostly reality television and corney celebrity shows. Its actually leaning towards VH1 nowadays. It was awesome waking up for school to calming music videos back to back in th mornings.

The Pop view article talks alot about how MTV used to be before it morphed into its modern state. it talks about how MTV influenced a new culture of music videos and dancing. it also goes on to explain how visuals with music are obviously more popular and pleasing than audio alone. MTV was basically a radio station with visual images. i really agree with the statement made in the article saying that MTV "made a generation comfortable with moving to the beat."this article really talks about how different music genres and parts of industry were developed and made popular. Rock music for example influenced fashion trends in society. this also brought along critics as well.

the buddy holly peice was interesting because it showed how looks can get in the way of your message and purpose of being heard. looks should necessarily be considered most important, is the point i think the peice is trying to get at, but instead the words and message should be.

MTV/Buddy Holly Dowling

I agree with what most people are saying about how much MTV has changed over the years. I noticed also how much more music was actually being played back then compared to now on the channel that calls itself music tv. I think there are many reasons for this. Back then mtv made music visual and it was the first time that people had access to things like music videos. So then the channel was very popular for putting images with songs. Today however thats not a unique way to run a tv station, and would most likely bore people. Why sit around and wait for the videos you want to come on when you can just download them to your ipod or watch them on youtube? I think it makes perfect sense that mtv has drastically changed the way they run their station. mtv had to adapt to the fact that music videos are accesible in many different forms today and they will not keep an audience simply by playing music. Meanwhile their reality shows keep millions of viewers. I think mtv still has a right to be the music station because they expose bands or songs ive never heard of a lot of them time and get me interested in new music. For ezample on their shows when a song is playing they list the name of the song at the bottom of the screen, i dont know many channels which do that, and i think it is a clever way to keep their name as the music channel.

The reading on Buddy Holly shows that the access people have to records create high expectations from audiences who then see musicians live. People want them to sound the same, but usually a recording from a studio is going to sound different, better or worse, than a live show.

MTV (Kevin)

Watching the first MTV broadcast was pretty weird. I thought it was cool how they used something that happened around that time, the moon landing, and used it in their opening to bring people in and make MTV seem like they are know all around. It was also cool to see that when MTV first started they stuck to their name and played music, not like the MTV today that is filled with reality shows. And when they weren't playing music they were talking about news related to music and everything else related to music, not how to "fist pump." It was also funny that when everyone spoke they said something about MTV being in stereo and how its no-stop music. I wish MTV still did this, instead of playing music from 3:00am to about 9:00am. While MTV was changing they still had a show or two that played music. TRL was one of these shows. I would watch this everyday after school when it was still on. That way I could do my homework while listening to music, instead of going to find my CD player. Now that we have iPods and MTV is ruined I just listen to my iPod while i do it. I think MTV moving away from music was a terrible choice. They no longer focus on music at all, its now a TV station that is for teenage girls so they can watch Teen Mom and Jersey Shore. But after moving to Kent I found MTV U, which I didn't have back home, and it actually plays music and I stick to that now.

MTV

I thought it waas really funny, on a couple levels, to look at the premier of MTV.

First off, they actually played music. I remember when I was little they were always playing music, then they began to slowly change into reality tv. I find it quite frustrating that a channel called Music Television hardly plays music. The only musical show they have is TRL if they even still play that, I don't know. You would think that TRL, being their only musical show, would be awesome and jam packed with music. It's not. They don't even play the whole song when they show the video, not to mention the quality of their music choices. If I were to be placed on this earth with no former knowledge of MTV I would assume that they would play all kinds of music spanning every genre popular and obscure. The music they do play is unforgivable.

Also I thought it was funny that everyone had say something about it being in stereo, that's just a given these days. It's cool to see how much MTV started though. Now big bands are expected to have music videos, it would seem weird if a band didn't have any.

Overall, I am severely disappointed in the direction MTV went. It could have been such a cool station. With a category as broad as music, they could have done so much, but the 'real world' came out and destroyed any integrity they would ever have.

MTV

It was a very sad thing that I actually did not watch MTV as kid or really ever on a regular basis. My family had basic cable consisting of three channels and MTV was definitely not one of them. So i can not talk from experience of watching MTV because I probably have seen it a total of three times. Although I do hear a lot about it so I understand it somewhat. I do understand that MTV has changed drastically over the years, going from playing a lot more music more frequently to not playing music as much. That is upsetting because I love music a lot. It was also interesting to see the first video on MTV. Video Killed the radio star is a great song and i listen to it sometimes when my mp3 player is on shuffle. It is definitely a classic. That video though was so much different then how videos are made today. I thought it was neat to see the difference in quality, and the props and stuff they use to make the video. Another thing i thought was interesting was how they based things off of looks for most musicians. In my opinion i think that is very wrong because of the fact that music is mostly about sound. The definition of music being

an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color." Even though you can describe music in looks music is not all about looks. But sadly in today's society most things are about looks. All in all, MTV has definitely changed a lot over the years. I really wished I could have got it on my tv when i was younger... :(

Buddy Holly/MTV

The buddy holly article was very interesting. They were put in uncomfortable situations such as playing at the apollo. I know that this had to be nerve wrecking because the apollo theater has a ruthless audience. Its not like the audience that will give a curteous applause if the performance wasnt so great. Its an audience that will have no problem in booing if the performance is not up to par. I feel that they even though they were under alot of stress, such as following very detailed instructions that they were given, along with anxiety about the performances that they were going to distribute, they performed impressively. They didn't give up even though the audience didn't take their first performance well. They tried and kept trying until the audience gave them the acknowlegement that they wanted. I'm a musician myself. I couldn't imagine performing at the apollo because getting booed and/or critized witll hurt my feelings and possibly discourage me. Looking at the MTV video I realize that alot has changed over the years. On MTV nowadays you will find shows such as 16 and Pregnant, or Rob and Big, or Yo Mama and many other shows that have nothing to do with music. Not only MTV but also BET is the same way. They both used to be channels focused on nothing but music but for some reason it has changed and is less focused on music but more focused on reality television.

MTV

I never actually realized how much MTV has changed but after watching the MTV video I really noticed a lot of changes. Ever since I was a little kid I have always watching MTV and it used to be one of my favorite channels. Back in the days it used to be videos being played almost the whole time. Today, there is barely any music videos playing and if they are it is in the early morning. It is pretty pointless to have them playing in the early morning because for real who is going to wake up and watch them in the early morning? Most people that watch TV early in the morning either have the news on or cartoons for their children. Looking at MTV today there are many changes. There is not only one channel anymore there is now MTV and MTV2 which each have different shows on them. Mostly all the air time is taken up by shows and not music videos. The one main thing that built up MTV was TRL and they canceled that a few years ago and the only yearly event is the music awards. The content shown on it and the language has also changed dramatically. Music videos today are completely different from the ones shown in the video especially with how people dress and the dancing. The one thing that I learned from this video was how they got the whole moon man for MTV. I never knew why it was always shown, but from the beginning of the video with the space shuttle and the man on the moon with the MTV flag I now understand it.

mtv week 7

Buddy Holly & The Black tour- While reading this article I could not believe how detailed the instructions were that everyone had to follow. I thought it was kind of weird how it was pretty much spelled out how everyone was supposed to do everything. It did kind of confuse me exactly who this was being told to and who was the one giving the directions. I feel as if any other celebrity today were to come down with laryngitis and someone else had to sing for them, the concert would either get cancelled or the fans would not be accepting of someone else singing for them. I was completely shocked when I got to the part of how little his expenses were. To many of us I do not thing many would actually consider them expenses. Now I am not an expert on how much hotel rooms cost, but if I were to guess I would think today $76 would get you a dirty hotel room, not a whole week for four people. MTV's First Broadcast- Watching this video the first thing that came to my mind was, what happened to Music Television? Despite mine and other's addictions for reality TV, where is the music of MTV. Playing music videos at 4 am when no one is awake is not the definition of what my older brothers tell me MTV used to be about. The next thing I thought about was how surprising the lack of quality is. Yes I understand it was made in the 80's, but being born in '92 I am used to quality TV. It is also different to see how the videos appeared. Today many music videos seem to tell stories instead of being about the music like this video seemed to be. MTV Turns 10- Pop Goes the World- I would have to agree that MTV did bring about the importance of image, but I don't think I would agree with it being more important over sound. Without the music I do not really think that the videos would make that much sense and some of them would be sort of strange if you just saw the videos. I think seeing the music video's help explain the meanings of the songs because it helps explain the story the song was trying to tell. At the same time I have seen music videos that take the video in a total opposite direction than I thought the song was supposed to mean. With the idea that MTV brought out some racy music videos, I would put the blame more on the artist than MTV. Many stars like Miley Cyrus, have lost fans due to the racy video content they have unleashed.

MTV

I love MTV it is now off the air but as a kid i would watch it all the time and listen to the music videos in the morning. I cant believe that it might cost more to make the whole video over how much the album makes. the videos are so visual and they put pictures into our mind about the songs. it also talked about body music which i never really thought about but when people are dancing they are using body language. music videos were very popular and today still somewhat are but MTV has gone off the air. i didnt no that they compared themselves to an art gallery, but they said it is not art. but i believe dancing and singing can because art is how you express yourself. when watching the blast off of MTV it made me think it came out when i was born it looked so old back then. it has inproved alot over time. the music vedios were much different from now. they didn't focus on profanity they focused more on the singing. i also never noticed the lyrics to video killed the radio star. i still think radio is a big part but technology has advanced. telvison gave us the gift to sight and sound. It was very interesting watching this clip. I got to hear a lot of videos i have never heard of before. in the reading it showed me that if song is good appearance doesn't matter. i love music it is a big part of my life. i love songs i can relate too. music how ever is based on looks, because when watching the singer eye appeal is good to. sorry this is so random. lastely performance of a song is key too.

MTV/Buddy

When watching the first video on MTV it reminded me that MTV at one point in history actually played music. Even though this video was way before my time it still reminded me of when I was younger. When I was younger my older sister and I would always watch TRL and all the other random shows related to music (ex. Say What Karaoke) but, through the years it has changed. In the video it talks about how it is the first channel that will play music 24/7, when did this idea fade away? Now whenever you turn to MTV it's all shows and documentaries that have nothing to do with music. I can vouch for a lot of other people and say that the old MTV needs to comeback. I also realized a few other things while watching this short clip. It's amazing how far special effects and technology has come in the last thirty years. When reading the article about MTV turning 10 I never thought about someone's looks having to be good in order to be a musician. For me I don't believe this should happen because music is based on sound not looks, but I guess it is true that you can't change someone's looks but you can change how they sound in the studio. While reading this story it opened my eyes to a big part of music history that I wasn't around for.

While reading "Buddy Holly and the "black tour,"" it showed me that if a song is good appearance doesn't matter. In the story everywhere he went they weren't the same skin color but because of how good they were and preformed it didn't matter. This taught me that we shouldn't judge musicians on how they look we should judge them on how they sound and preform.

MTV(Kyle Baker)

Before watching the clip and reading "as Mtv turns 10" I really didn't think of the longterm effects that it had on music. Obviously MTV was a big movement but you don't realize that it changed not only how people listened to music but how they started to create new music. I agree with what is said about dance and pop music by Jon Pareles. Pop music had a huge resurgence due to the fact it weighs heavily on dance. MTV made music more visual which helped progress the advancement of modern dance. It also enables the audience to get a feel for the beat. It also made music so much bigger of an industry because people weren't only listening to the music but they were now able to see it. This increased the entertainment value to music which lead to more and more artists making music videos. I believe that without MTV today that musicians wouldn't make nearly the money they do. I think that it also had some negative repercussions as well. I can remember being 9 years old and MTV would play spring break which was a bunch of college kids dancing around without clothes listening to for the most part hip hop music. In retrospect i look back and realize that I probably shouldn't have been exposed to the stuff i was because of MTV. MTV makes it more excess able for kids to see what is going on in the entertainment world.

Music (Buddy Holly, MTV)

I cannot believe how much MTV has changed from when it first started. After watching the video clip of “Video Killed the Radio Star”, I realized that MTV isn’t really like that anymore. I do not know the last time that I turned MTV on saw music videos. Now, the only shows that you will find on there are reality shows and anything that has to do with drama. It is wild to me how much MTV has changed even since I was younger. I remember sitting and watching the TV for hours because I loved watching the music.

I do agree that music is based a lot on looks. I think that if you are a good looking decent singer, then you will make it in the music industry. One example that I can think of is Katy Perry. She is newer to the business, but she has become a huge star. When you hear her sing on her album she sounds amazing and has the best voice ever. When you hear her sing live it is not the same as the album. If you have ever seen her on TV she always dresses in a very eccentric way and her outfits are a huge deal. I think that when you are an artist in the music industry, that your voice should be the number one thing on the list of must-haves.

MTV;BUddY H0llY -- JK

I thought the reading about Buddy Holly was very interesting. I found it completely crazy that they had to go through so much for a show and that they didn’t have people to do it for them. Nowadays, I feel like if you are performing live you’ve already made it big. Back then, that’s how they made it big. They needed to get their name out there to show what they could do. I also found it crazy that once they had a hit their show didn’t get better, people actually booed them. I would think it would be the complete opposite. This showed that back then all you needed was a good sound and you were in. Now you need to look perfect, perform and have a good label or you won’t get anywhere. It also matters less to actually sound good.

First of all after seeing MTV and how it started and how it is now it blows my mind. MTV stands for Music Television and nowadays it's hard to find a time when MTV isn't consumed with Reality shows. Honestly to think of MTV as just music videos all day everyday seems crazy, but that's what MTV was all about.

I completely agree that music has become more about looks. The best example that I can give would be Britney Spears. Although she does put out catchy songs, her voice isn’t the best, and she’s been known to not actually sing at her concerts. It’s understandable considering she dances like a mad women throughout her entire concert, but they really she call it what it is and not hide it. She’s a great performer, but not the best singer.

buddy holly/mtv

I thought that the Buddy Holly article was really good and seemed like something that new coming artist should read. It just reminds people that even if you don't get the outcome you want you shouldn't give up. I loved Buddy Holly's quote towards the end "Ah, the hell with it, let's give 'em Bo Diddley." it shows he wasn't going to stop his career because they had a bad night, he was going to make the most out of it and just try even harder. Obviously they made the right decision to not give up because they became famous. This also shows you that even famous people have hardships and they had to start from the bottom at some point. It was interesting to get a look at the bands first experiences when they were just average people trying to get there name out there.

I enjoyed the MTV clip because it makes you think about how singers used to be measured solely on their singing abilities. Once MTV came out, you have to be have way more than just a good voice to make it big. Since people see you performing the song, now much more comes into play. First you have to be really attractive, then have good style, then be able to dance and entertain, then have famous friends to be featured in the video, then finally have a good voice. Voices can be altered so easily now that it becomes one of the last things a singer should be worried about when they're making a video. Now we focus more on the person's appearance and how entertaining their video is. I think MTV definitely helped start the whole idea of "sex sells". Let's face it, more people are going to be interested in seeing a young artist that looks good dancing in a skimpy outfit rather than some old unattractive artist in a turtle neck sweater. The more attractive an artist is, the more money they get because more people will want to buy things with their face on it, they'll want to watch whatever their featured on, buy their albums, and they'll want to be more like them. MTV has definitely changed over the past 30 years and has grown to a much bigger thing than just music videos, in fact there's hardly any music videos shown anymore. Unless you watch it really late at night until 7 a.m, you won't usually find videos. It's now taken over by reality t.v. and random shows. Although I do watch MTV, I can definitely see it's negative influence on our youth, it promotes a lot of bad stuff. At the same time though, it does give new artists a chance to get their name out there, and it entertains us. Teenagers would be rebellious regardless if MTV was invented or not it's just a stage everyone goes through at this point in their lives. MTV might not be helping but it's not the sole cause so people need to lighten up a bit about it. You don't want to see people dancing half naked? change the channel, problem solved.

MTV and Buddy Holly

When I started the Buddy Holly article I noted that the word "flight" was in the first sentence so I assumed it was about his death considering that what most "Buddy Holly" articles are about. This was instead about the beginning of his career, something I'd never really looked into before. I think it's really interesting that Buddy Holly, like Chuck Berry, defied racial boundaries by playing at The Apollo.

I really enjoyed MTV's first broadcast and the article about MTV's 10th anniversary. I love pop culture so MTV is something that I find very interesting. I knew that "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles was the first music video on MTV but I had no idea that Pat Benatar's "Precious Time" was the second. The first video I saw on MTV happened to be "Mmm Bop" by Hanson.
The New York Times article had a negative opinion of MTV saying "It's a circumscribed sphere where youth, pleasure, noise, fashion, mild rebelliousness and consumption are all connected -- a concentrated version of commercial television pitched at a young audience that, judging by MTV's advertising, is fueled by sugar, burgers and chips. Anyone who took MTV literally would be nearly as warped as someone who believed soap operas were documentaries." But MTV is so much more than that. MTV was the catalyst to what pop culture is today. In my opinion MTV has furthered generational identity and has allowed music another medium. Image has alway been apart of music history hence, Elvis Presley's "swingin'" hips, The Beatles hair cuts, Johnny Cash's identity as the "Man in Black". All MTV did was spread pop culture's image to a broader audience. It mentioned how MTV favors "pretty people" and excluded "Wood Goblins" by Tad from their line up because Tad was too ugly. Tad isn't uglier then Boy George. The difference is "Wood Goblins" is a terrible song and a creepy video while "Karma Chameleon" is catchy. Although MTV today isn't as focused on music as it used to be it still serves as a platform for new musical icons.

Buddy Holly / MTV

The Buddy Holly reading I thought was really neat. He had a really wonderful story about how him and his band had first started out. When they were talking about all the weird things that they had to bring with them and their itinerary I thought that that was kind of odd, but I believe other than that it's pretty cool to show how rough it actually is to start a band.

That was a cool clip of how MTV had gotten started. MTV now is defiantly not how it was back then. Now we have shows such as Teen Mom, The Hills, Jersey Shore and so much more on there like they didn't have back then. It was interesting to see how much MTV has changed. MTV does play music videos but not all the time. It mainly shows reality TV and not enough music in my opinion. MTV stands for music television station and now with all of those reality shows it has become less and less music. I strongly believe that they have way to many reality shows on MTV and not enough music to call it music television anymore and the real and true name, music television has kind of deteriorated and has become more and more TV. I believe that music in every aspect has changed over the years with out a doubt and alot of people have been changed by music and of how powerful music can be. To me music is a beautiful thing and without my music I would probably not be able to live ! I thought this clip and artical was very cool and it has without a doubt changed .

MTV (BG)

this weeks reading i thought was interesting. Although i started to question some of the things i listen to and how some of the kids in Disney got into the business either because their parents were already involoved like Miley Cyrus or because they had extrodanry talent like siging or playing an insterment or even acting. Watching the vedio really shows how far music vedios have come and the music. todays techology has come so far that it can take a crappy music vedio with a singer that cant sing or dance, and make them look and sound amazing. so when watching the vedio, or even making vedios, it dosent come down to how you sound anymore, its all about image, and how you look. while reading Buddy Holly and the black tour i found it interesting and cool to read about a band just starting out and how they overcame certain struggles. To play at the Apolo is an amazing acomplishment in my personal opinion, i personally dont think i could do it cause i would be so shaken with nerves. Being a dancer and performing on a stage in front of a ton of pepole, i know the audiance can be really harsh sometimes, and you need to know how to win them back on the spot to keep the show going, this band was in a little bit different enviorment but the concept is still the same. The Buddy Holly reading was kind of contridicting to the MTV vedio. With Buddy Holly it wasnt all just about the looks, it was about the way they performed and sounded, where today it seems to be all about the looks, glitz and glamore.

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Buddy Holly and the black tour - I thought this reading was interesting. It was kind of neat to listen to a first hand experience of a band when it was just starting out. I would personally be terrified to play at the Apolo. I grew up watching the Late night at the Apolo and I have seen how harsh the audiences can be. I am sure it is completely different environment now compared to what it was for the Crickets, but I still do not think that I could ever personally do it.

MTV - Honestly, watching this video made me laugh. It was like looking into a time machiene. Looking at the hairstyles and the outfits and everything else just makes me giggle a little bit. It was cool to see the effects and how they are nothing compared to the type of effects we enjoy today. The random 10 to 20 second gap after "video killed the radio star" really showed me how techonology is so different then what it is today. I think that the fact the MTV symbol that flashed the different designs, was interesting because of the fact most of those random styles are what is so popular today. (zebra, leopard, neon colors, etc.) What really makes me laugh is that most of these styles are coming back today. Girls are trying to add as much volume to their hair as possible, colored jeans that are tight are coming back, the awkward cut shirts that hang over one shoulder and so on. It is interesting to see what the style used to be, and how people do not even realize that they are creating their own version of it today.

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After reading the MTV article, it made me question the artists that I listen to. The ending line of the article asked, "do we like music because it looks good or sounds good?" This is a good concept to debate, because there are a lot of singer/songwriters in the spot light that really shouldn't be. They either got into the career because there parents were involved(Miley Cyrus),or they were actors gone musicians(Disney's Stars. Do we like them because they look good or because they have talent? When the article mentioned music videos it said that the videos are what shaped peoples careers to what they are today. For example, Madonna amplified image over sound. Her videos brought in millions of dollars therefore, making her a successful artist. Take Lady Gaga for another example. Is she talented or just so unique(some would say crazy)that it draws people in? MTV was accused of turning down a hard rocking guitarist by the name "Tad" they claimed he was to ugly to make a music video and to be successful. Again this is all pertaining to image. So in reality, are artists successful souly based on talent, or is it because they are easy on the eyes?

While reading about Buddy Holly and the black tour it explained that when they first performed people where not expecting 4 white faces, in grey suits to emerge from behind the curtian. The Crickets had to win the audience over with thier music. This is somewhat contridictory to the MTV article, but if The Crickets image was initially what the audience thought, they would have been loved right off the bat. A quote was "They might be white, but they give blacks a run for thier money" Buddy Holly was good at what he did. Which gained the respect of the audiences everywhere.

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The blogging for this week was one of my favorites. The video for the first MTV show was very interesting. While watching the two videos they showed, I couldn’t help but notice how far music videos have come. The old music videos were very simplistic and showed very little special effects. It made me realize just how far music videos have come. I also noticed the hosts for the show mention that this was the first show that was going to play music videos 24/7. With changing times, MTV now has many other shows along with the video countdown. With all this video music talk, I was waiting for something to talk about looks interfering with music. The article, As MTV Turns Ten, Pop Goes The World, talked about this. They talked about looks and music videos compared to the sound of the music. Personally, I don’t care how amazing a music video is, if I absolutely hate the song. People were complaining about the looks of people getting in the way of the actual sound of the music. I think that the music video is just an add on to the song, not what you should associate the song with. The statement, “Anyone who took MTV literally would be nearly as warped as someone who believed soap operas were documentaries”, was very funny to me because it was basically saying that people are over reacting about the music videos. I believe that people should appreciate the videos more than just criticize them.