Chris`s Creative Music Journey

Instruments, rhythm and vocables in Hip Hop Hip-hop is a genre of music that originated in the United States in the 1970s. It is characterized by a strong, rhythmic beat and a rapping vocal track. The genre has evolved over time and now includes a variety of sub-genres, such as gangster rap, conscious rap, and trap music. The instrumental components of hip-hop music typically include drum machines, turntables, synthesizers, and samplers. The vocal styles in hip-hop are diverse and can range from spoken word to singing to rapping. The lyrics in hip-hop are often socially conscious and address issues such as poverty, racism, and police brutality. They can also be about personal experiences, relationships, or simply having fun. What earlier music genres fed into Hip Hop? Hip hop music has its roots in several earlier music genres, including funk, blues, jazz, and rhythm and blues recordings from the 60s, 50s, and earlier .  The genre was born in the summer of 1973 at a ...

Hello fellow Bloggers and welcome to Today`s blog on how gender stereotypes played a major role in music and how it’s evolved over the years. In my personal experience, I played the flute in the middle school and high school band. Every person who played the flute was a female. Playing flute was labeled as almost an all-girls instrument. So, do these stereotypes still affect us now in music? Back in the 1800s women’s positions prohibited them from performing music in public. The place of a woman was at home. When a woman gained a certain skill in playing an instrument, they would be called poison. These women were not welcomed nicely since women could only sing opera and play certain instruments. When society sees a woman, they are uncomfortable, and they are mocked for taking a male transvestite. As a result, many women in the jazz world missed many opportunities. In the video below there is a person named Dolly Jones and in  1926 she made history by becoming the first female...