Perspective

 A person's perspective can affect how people can interpret music and even if they like it or don't like it. For example, one person might not like a certain genre of music and view a song that is classified under it as bad or whatever, which shows bias towards different types of music. Some people might also have different perspective on what the song conveys by its lyrics and melody. Thinking that it conveys sadness or that it conveys happiness. Another perspective is how people view what the meaning of music is in its entirety. Some view it as a for of medium while others view it as an art. People appreciate music for different reasons. Some for its tecnicality, while others for its beauty. Everyone has different perspectives on certain subjects and music is no exception.

-Trevor

Guest Writer

 I think music is in many diffrent forms and styles that describe many problems, stories, and life. One of my favorite music artist is Tupac Shakur he was the worlds greatest rapper that will ever live. His life ended in music. He rapped about life in the hood, death in the streets and  his life. He did not only rap words he told stories not the type of stories you hear today, but real hard time in the hood and streets. Tupac was not just any rapper he wrote poems on life and lived through his music, getting shot did not  stop him it made him better and a legened.
                                                                                                           -Jeffrey Mathis

Led Zeppelin-Stairway to Heaven

 Led Zeppelin is arguably the best band ever and Stairway to Heaven being arguably the best rock song. The guitar is amazing in this and so are the vocals, they really come out alive and speak to me. I'm sure that many of you might feel the same way as I do. It's a really awe-inspiring song. and many musicians feel the same way. Here, have a listen if you haven't already :)

-Trevor

Poe's Style

Annabel Lee

by Edgar Allan Poe
(published 1849)

  

It was many and many a year ago,
   In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
   By the name of ANNABEL LEE;--
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
   Than to love and be loved by me.
She was a child and I was a child,
   In this kingdom by the sea,
But we loved with a love that was more than love--
   I and my Annabel Lee--
With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven
   Coveted her and me.

And this was the reason that, long ago,
   In this kingdom by the sea,
A wind blew out of a cloud by night
   Chilling my Annabel Lee;
So that her high-born kinsman came
   And bore her away from me,
To shut her up in a sepulchre
   In this kingdom by the sea.

The angels, not half so happy in Heaven,
   Went envying her and me:--
Yes! that was the reason (as all men know,
   In this kingdom by the sea)
That the wind came out of a cloud, chilling
   And killing my Annabel Lee.

But our love it was stronger by far than the love
   Of those who were older than we--
   Of many far wiser than we-
And neither the angels in Heaven above,
   Nor the demons down under the sea,
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
   Of the beautiful Annabel Lee:--

For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams
   Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And the stars never rise but I see the bright eyes
   Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
Of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride,
   In her sepulchre there by the sea--
   In her tomb by the side of the sea.

 Edgar Allen Poe's style of writing is a more dark and somewhat Gothic style of writing. in the poem Annabel Lee, Poe uses more darker description to help emphasize the story and how it all went down. The story involves death which is usually a more sad issue. He makes it all so grim in his writings which I find intreguing.
:)

-Trevor

Imitation Writing

As I descend further down the dark, twisting corridor, I find myself shrouded in darkness. The evergrowing shadows consuming me as I hear a faint knocking sound from a distance. As I move closer the knocks become more loud while progressing through the darkness. I keep hearing more noises and I begin to think that I am hallucinating. Finally, I come across an old, beaten door where sounds of knocking are eminating from. I open the door and to my suprise a tree branch is knocking on the door and the door led back to the way I had gotten into that dungeon.

I typed this up to show 3 elements of Poe's style. The first element is the whole gothic theme of the stories and is shown by using darkness, shadows, etc. The second element is mystery or suspense which is shown with the knocking. The third element is the element of suprise. Showing with the tree branch while the reader might think of a person or monster due to the dark and mysterious nature of the story.

-Trevor

Edgar Allen Poe

  An author that serves as a mentor for me would have to be Edgar Allen Poe. Mainly because of his style of writing. It's a more dark and somewhat Gothic style of writing which I tend to gravitate towards, because i'm interested in that kind of stuff. Anyways, I thought I might share an excerpt of one of his works. In The Raven one part goes "And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door, that I scarce was sure I heard you - here I opened wide the door - darkness there and nothing more." which shows how Poe describes how dark and depressing it is. This influences my view of reading and even other things like music.

-Trevor

Strange Feelings

Recently I have been feeling kind of wierd and odd lately. How this relates to music is that these feeling I could use to help me instead of hurt me. I'm talking about more ideas for songwriting and meaningful lyrics. Expression is a huge part in music which means expressing feelings is helpful for songwriting which is beneficial for me being a musician and all. Thanks for listening.

-Trevor