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Exam Post 2
(https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/chasing-coral-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/id1287199205 Please watch the following trailer...


Exam Post 1
Spotify Playlist of Songs In Order https://open.spotify.com/user/mg_wanna_be/playlist/5UAiWOxe4bEYPFugNKR0PD All of the different topics...
Story of the Blues
The Story of the Blues is a documentary about the origins of the genre of blues and soul. This type of music has a history similar to...
Music is Next to Godliness
As we have discussed so many times in this class, the importance of the accessibility of music is paramount. We have said that this...


Songs of Freedom
Music in the civil rights movement played a role I never knew. I am sure that almost anyone reading this will be familiar with the civil...
Music As A History Book
One of our first conversation threads in this course was on the topic of music and our families, and before that, we had a discussion...
The Many Interpretations of Amazing Grace
This song has travelled across the world and taken deep root in America. Written in England in the 1770s, John Newton wrote this piece...


Ma Rainey: The Mother of the Blues
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Rainey) The legendary Ma Rainey, born Gertrude Pridgett, was from Russel county Alabama and born in...
Old Country Influences Today
The first country songs share a common theme of telling a story. With roots following those of folk and blues, many of the first country...
My Family & Music
My family has a mixed relationship with music. My grandfather and aunt were and are musicians and singers. I am a singer. My brother...
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