NielsonMusic

 For this weeks post I decided to write on the song “Long John”. This song was sung by slaves and anyone else being used for manual labor in south. While you are playing the song, the first thing you may notice is the beat that they sing to. This is an easy beat to replicate during any form of work. Whether it is while building fence or while constructing the railroad. I believe in the song it is made to replicate the sound of hammers hitting the rail road ties. I believe that this started a trend for songs in the south. Not only would it give them something to sing about while working but they found ways to talk about escaping slavery without anyone knowing. The next thing I noticed in the song is the call and response method of writing music. This method is effective at getting a message stuck in your head. It is also an easy way to sing if you haven’t heard a song before as you just say what the person before you said. There really only needs to be one person that knows what the...

 For this blog I chose to write on the song “La Negra” by the Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan. While listening this song it is impossible to either not smile or tap your foot. Whether it is from pure amusement or your love for the Mariachi past, it is a fun song to listen to. Mariachi is known to have a very fast paced sound to it, even though this is the case most of the time, you can still hear the highs and lows of the song. This type of music is mainly played at parties or get togethers in Hispanic countries. I feel like it might be fun to incorporate something like this into the average American culture as well. Just like a lot of songs, the music speeds up and slows down based on what the music wants you to feel. With Mariachi you are happy and upbeat one second and the next, they might be playing at a slower pace to make you feel sad or down. I feel like the reason I like Mariachi is because of this slowing and speeding of music. It is one of the most basic ways to change emot...

 My name is Kyden Nielson, I am from Monroe UT. I spend most of my time either of the mountain hunting and fishing or at the airport flying airplanes. I like pretty much any kind of music.