Sounds from around the globe

  One thing I found interesting was the native american instruments specifically the drums. The main thing I find interesting about the instruments is that they are made, and craved organically. I feel like nowadays most musical instruments can be formulated by the computer. But in making their own instruments I feel like it creates a deeper more personal connection to the material. In this video you can see the process of making an authentic native american flute. You can really see the attention to detail, and how important it is to pay attention to those details to get the best quality out of the flute. Secondly, a thing I found interesting was how their music is all in vocables. A lot of the time when someone listens to music they often connect to that music through the words. However, in native american music most of the time there are no one words to connect to it is simply the music itself that forms the connection between it and the people. You can see in the passion on the...

Hi, my name is Nia Jackson. I’m from Cincinnati Ohio, and my main reason for coming to converse was to be on the Acrobatics and Tumbling team. Other than that I am a part of the Women’s College, and I also plan on being a part of the Black Student Union here at converse.  Although I am not a music student here, music is a big part of my family life at home, even though my parents were never big in the arts. I have three older brothers, who all are pursuing music as a profession. My oldest brother play the drums, and he moved overseas to singapore about 10 years ago to be a part of a band. He also works a lot in production on music as well.  My second oldest brother is a trained opera singer. He has his master in vocal performance, and teaching. At the moment he works at a college in Chicago and teaches private vocal lessons. Aside from that he also has performed in many groups. Next year he will be attending the University of Illinois to get his masters in teaching I believe. ...