Hailey's Music Exploration Blog

  How Deep is the Ocean   Irving Berlin I chose to analyze the song, "How Deep is the Ocean" that we also listened to in class on September 20th. This piece was composed by Irving Berlin and sang by Bing Crosby. This song came out in 1932 and was a very popular song in this time. One thing that stuck out to me about the piece was the background music and dynamics throughout the song. Dynamics were not included in most songs at this time and I liked how Bing Crosby sang with the dynamics to match the background music! This piece has an 'ABAC' refrain pattern which was partly unique in this time period as most refrain patterns at this time used the 'AABA' pattern. Overall, I think the musicality of the piece was new and different than other songs at the time which helped it become such a popular song! Another thing that stuck out to me about this song was the lyrics. I liked how much emotion the performer included throughout the whole piece but especially the pa...

 East St. Louis Toodle-Oo" Duke Ellington This Duke Ellington song came out in 1927, which is within the time period we have been studying recently in class. I was part of the jazz band and concert band in high school and had heard his name before so I decided to give it a listen!  This song has many instruments throughout but has no lyrics which is cool, in my opinion! I was a trumpet player in my band and this songs starts with a trumpet solo with a 'mute' in. A trumpet mute is something that is placed inside the bell of the horn to change the sound and gives a cool effect especially in jazz music! Throughout the piece, many different instruments solo with an improv feel to them, and make up their solo as they go along through the song. I enjoyed listening to the different notes and rhythms in their solos.  I picture this song being played on main street of Disneyland or even in a new movie or dance group. This is an upbeat song with a jazz or swing feel to it. If I had...

  HAILEY SPRAKER Popular Music in America 1020-01 Hello everyone! I would like to share some information about my favorite music artist with you. I have been a big country music fan for quite a while now and my all time favorite artist is Thomas Rhett. He has lots of country songs about relationships, family, working, and just life that everyone can relate to. Overall he is a great artist and produces some fun music to listen to! I look forward to hearing your favorite artists and thoughts on different music genres. :)