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  Hi everyone, this is my last blog post! (probably ever, I don’t know when I would ever write another blog post.) I picked out some countries and cultures to look into and see what their music sounds like. I really enjoyed this and love hearing new things. I hope you all enjoy listening to these music selections! The first culture I picked to look into was Russia! Yes, this is very broad and I needed to narrow down my search a bit so I picked out some Russian folk music for you to listen to. I picked Russian Folk because I always wonder about Russia. It's a very big country and we did not really get around to it in class, so, It’s my first pick!  The most traditional russian folk music I could find normally consists of stringed instruments. I did some research into these and most of them had either 3 or 7  strings which I thought was very interesting! So, here is Russian Folk:  The next culture I picked out was India. I know we covered this one in class {I was allow...
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MUSIC AND FAMILY

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Hi Everyone, For this blog post, I wanted to interview my mom (I know, very predictable). My mom is really my best friend. I used to think it was lame to be "friends" with your mom, and then I realized my mom is awesome and is so for the girls. Which I think is a very good thing, considering I am exactly like her! My mom and I spent a lot of time in the car together when I was in high school. My parents sold my car because of a speeding ticket I almost got.... It’s a long story, for another time. Anyway, all the time in the car together, I had the aux, so my mom heard a lot of music I liked, and I only heard some of what she liked. My mom and I are pretty close, so I suspected I would know most of her answers already, but it was really fun to ask her all these questions and hear the stories connected to each of them. So here are the questions I asked my mom and her answers! What's your earliest memory of music? “ My sisters playing piano in the living room” What's you...
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 MUSIC AND MEMORY My first example for music and memory is from the artist Iron and Wine. The artist's name is Sam Beam, but his music is all posted under Iron and Wine! I love almost all of his music! He plays indie folk music and some long songs that lean more digital, and some songs that lean way into acoustic instrumentation. Most of his music mainly reminds me of summertime. The music just has a very warm feeling to it because of the mostly acoustic instruments and thick harmonies. Sam has one particular album that explicitly reminds me of fall time. The only way to explain it is if you wrapped falltime up in an album! This is one of Sam's brand new songs from an otherwise unreleased album! But the vibe is still standing strong! P.S. there is an official music video for this song, but I found it distracting from the very beautiful very poetic lyrics. The next song that really takes me back is Danke Schoen by Wayne Newton. This song really reminds me so much of Christmas ti...
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My Music and Me!

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Hi Everyone, I'm Ashley Patterson, and I am a music student at Converse! I have always loved music. When I was a young girl, I used to dance around my house with a Walkman and my favorite Oak Ridge Boys cassette tape! I started taking piano lessons on and off through middle school, and it wasn't until my first semester of college that I decided I wanted to pursue a music career. I had my first technical piano lesson halfway through my freshman year, and now here we are! Along with a love for classical piano music and all things pop, funk, and rock and roll, I also play guitar and sing my own songs. I have lived in Spartanburg my whole life, and as much as I love this town, I look forward to eventually living somewhere else one day. I love to travel and see new places. You can always count on me to be your "yes" woman! An example of something that I am super into right now: A song I have been absolutely loving right now is Latum Alterum (Ya Ya Ya) by the Steam Powered ...
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