First Blog Post

 Background/History The movie I chose for the music and fictive dream is  Hairspray, it is an American musical, based on the 1988 John Waters' cult classic. It tells a story of main character, Tracy Turnblad, a girl with big hair and an even bigger hear, who has only one dream; which is to be the lead singer. But there is only one problem, she doesn't fit in the description of being the lead singer, she was "different". But in the end, Tracy wins everyone over with her personality and talent, showing everyone that there is more to you than just looks. She grew a following and fans. Hairspray highlighted so much diversity from cultures to body types to "popular clicks" ect.  Hairspray was one of those movies you remember watching for the first time and wish you can watch again. It was first released in 2007, and quickly became popular because of the musical.  The song "Big, Blond, and Beautiful" is performed by the character, "motormouth" ...

  Robyn Rihanna Fenty was born February 20, 1988, she is a Barbadian singer, songwriter, businesswoman, and actress. Rihanna is the second-best-selling female music artist of all time and the highest-certified female artist.  Although, Rihanna is known for her talent in writing her own music but she also performs/record music written by other songwriters such as: "Roll It Gal" 2007 -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlvuLXDRuCc  "Disturbia" 2008 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1mU6h4Xdxc "Only Girl in the World" 2010 -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa14VNsdSYM All songs have been huge hits! There are many more songs that Rihanna performed that she didn't write that has hugely impact the world by the talent of the song writer and the talent of the performance.  We need Rihanna as an artist because she has positively influenced many women with her great music and success in the business world. Rihanna started her musical career at the age of 15 per...

 Music of the Inupiaq Language and Music - Northwest Alaska  The music created by the Alaska Native people in Northwest Alaska is a combination of the inupiaq language and the beat of traditional drums. Also known as eskimo dancing. The eskimo dancing is a traditional inuit style dancing form usually performed to songs in the Native language, with dances choreographed for specific songs. The Alaska Native People use the music to tell stories of subsistence harvesting, showing the strength of the people, and often times some song/dances belong to a family.  The picture below is the native drums made with stretched seal skin and wooden frame. The music is made by hitting the drums and singing in the native language.  The two different types of musical selection I chose to describe eskimo dance music is repetitive patterns and tempo. The drum beat of eskimo dance music is created by repetitive patterns, the tempo stays the same and then when the song is finished they si...