https://padlet.com/bradiedavis/ky72srywo7uz One college student's interactions with a tradition that spans millenia en-us 2017-09-10 15:17:23 UTC 2025-11-24 02:36:11 UTC hello@padlet.com bradiedavis https://padlet.com/bradiedavis/ky72srywo7uz/wish/186156352 Music, to me, is only definable as expressing emotions, meaning, or beauty through the use of various instruments and the human voice. To me, there is no "real music," the return of which you might hear one long for as they listen to modern pop music, despite the fact that every generation before them has also longed for the "real music" of the past.  I would consider "my music" to range a broad spectrum from pop to alternative rock to Indie, including Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco, Marina and the Diamonds, Kesha, and Weezer. I occasionally listen to hip hop and rap, namely Childish Gambino and Watsky. However, for me, its almost disingenuous to name my favorite artists, considering that my approach to music tends to exist on a song-by-song basis, and some of the songs I appreciate the most, such as "Everybody's Dancing and I Want to Die," by Deaf Havana, are by artists whose libraries I've never explored beyond the one song. I listen to music in the background of almost everything I do, in the car, walking to class, doing homework and studying, and also in my leisure time. Listening to music is one of my greatest pleasures. I am quickly emotionally invested in songs, and find music to be one of the best ways to express strong feelings and emotions. Particularly emotional songs often lead me to listen to them on repeat for an extended period of time, just to absorb all of it that I possibly can.]]> 2017-09-10 15:18:47 UTC https://padlet.com/bradiedavis/ky72srywo7uz/wish/186156352 bradiedavis https://padlet.com/bradiedavis/ky72srywo7uz/wish/186157090 A Spotify playlist that I've been compiling for quite some time that includes most of the songs that have held my special attention in the past few years.]]> 2017-09-10 15:28:56 UTC https://padlet.com/bradiedavis/ky72srywo7uz/wish/186157090 bradiedavis https://padlet.com/bradiedavis/ky72srywo7uz/wish/186157411 July 25, 2015]]> 2017-09-10 15:32:37 UTC https://padlet.com/bradiedavis/ky72srywo7uz/wish/186157411 bradiedavis https://padlet.com/bradiedavis/ky72srywo7uz/wish/186157586 The first concert I ever went to was the Boys of Zummer Tour, featuring Fall Out Boy and Wiz Khalifa. I often consider it to be one of the most incredible nights of my life. I went with five of my friends and the experience of enjoying music with thousands of other people is one that I won't soon forget.]]> 2017-09-10 15:34:55 UTC https://padlet.com/bradiedavis/ky72srywo7uz/wish/186157586 bradiedavis https://padlet.com/bradiedavis/ky72srywo7uz/wish/186157692 I have also enjoyed performing. I learned to play the violin when I was eight and continued playing until I graduated high school. Starting in my junior year, I also joined my school's theatre department, where I performed in our productions of The Addams Family and Les Misérables. I also worked tech for our 2016 One Act Play entry, Amadeus.]]> 2017-09-10 15:36:45 UTC https://padlet.com/bradiedavis/ky72srywo7uz/wish/186157692 bradiedavis https://padlet.com/bradiedavis/ky72srywo7uz/wish/186158069 I worked on an abridged production of the play that inspired this movie, and through that experience discovered on of my favorite movies of all time.  Amadeus tells the story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and his contemporary the pious Antonio Salieri, who was jealous of his apparently god-given talent. Salieri seeks immortality through music, and works incredibly hard for his music to be remembered, only to be bested time and time again by Mozart. The music of Amadeus makes the movie. The score, written by a variety of classical composers (though it focuses for obvious reasons on Mozart), enhances the emotions of every scene. (Gif from giphy.com)]]> 2017-09-10 15:40:55 UTC https://padlet.com/bradiedavis/ky72srywo7uz/wish/186158069 bradiedavis https://padlet.com/bradiedavis/ky72srywo7uz/wish/186158947 2017-09-10 15:50:49 UTC https://padlet.com/bradiedavis/ky72srywo7uz/wish/186158947 bradiedavis https://padlet.com/bradiedavis/ky72srywo7uz/wish/186159048 Antonio Salieri in Amadeus (1984)]]> 2017-09-10 15:52:21 UTC https://padlet.com/bradiedavis/ky72srywo7uz/wish/186159048 bradiedavis https://padlet.com/bradiedavis/ky72srywo7uz/wish/186159163 I saw Weezer live in the summer of 2016 because they were performing with one of my all time favorite bands, Panic! at the Disco. Since then, I've discovered that they too are one of my all time favorite bands, and are the performers of what may be my favorite song of all time.]]> 2017-09-10 15:54:01 UTC https://padlet.com/bradiedavis/ky72srywo7uz/wish/186159163 bradiedavis https://padlet.com/bradiedavis/ky72srywo7uz/wish/186159777 2017-09-10 16:01:59 UTC https://padlet.com/bradiedavis/ky72srywo7uz/wish/186159777 bradiedavis https://padlet.com/bradiedavis/ky72srywo7uz/wish/186159831 William Shakespeare.]]> 2017-09-10 16:02:54 UTC https://padlet.com/bradiedavis/ky72srywo7uz/wish/186159831