David Bowie

David Bowie was very muc inspired by the Velvet Underground. The sound they had and the way they presented it drew attention to David. David Bowie took some ideas from the Velvet Underground but made it his style. David Bowie was the person who put some glamour in the rock!

My generation / wild thing

When listening to my generation I get a feeling that they are a kind of familiy. They sing about themselves and a group who are just like them which makes them all together. This is the way they see their generation so don't think it is destructive. When people express their feelings even when they might me negative or done in a way many people disagree with it shouldn't be destructive because they are just expressing what they feel, there is freedom of opinion. Expressing feelings also is a part of art, that is why I think this music could is art. They have their own style, their own story they want to tell, that is art. This is the same for Wild thing, it's a song about what he wants to tell. What they both do is ruining their instruments and stage but that would be their way of expressing as well. Some people may find it destructive, but I don't because if this is what they want to do, they should just do it. So I think both songs are art, most songs are art to me since there is a story being told most of the times!

Klassiek & Unplugged

Klassiek & Unplugged was a quite good experience for me. I had joined 80DB once and that was the best music experience I have ever had. Klassiek & Unplugged reminded me of the time I had at 80DB. Which made me want to subscribe myself and friends for 80DB but we failed to do so.

Our performance on Klassiek & Unplugged was not the best wel could to I think. I guess it was because of the nerves and the whole new experience for some people. When falling into Andrew's part I think we went wrong the most. It was pretty dificult, so I do understand why that happened. But I liked the fact that we kept trying to get it right again. I think we really stood there as a group who were all doing their best.

The practicing before the performacen was very good. Though, it was a bit messy with the people around. But I think it is important that er have warmed up our voices and also getting a bit of confidence about the performance. Overall, I am, and everybody is an experience richer!

Playing test

In November we held a playing test where we had to grade our peers. After judging and grading my classmates I had some thoughts i'd like to share. I found it very interesting to see how my classmates performed. The performances were slightly different from each other which made it more interesting to listen to. I also found it interesting to see how people had been practicing their part and then finally put all the parts together to create the right rythm. Normally I listen to a song when the rythm attracts me, and the lyrics as well. But this time I had to pay close attention to if they were making mistakes and whether it sounds good.



I liked grading other groups because it makes you participate to the performances; it makes you want to listen. But it was difficult though. Because I wanted to give my classmates the best grades, but doing that wouldn't be fair. So I think the grades I gave were fair, because I payed a lot of attention to that whilst also giving good grades because I wanted to. I think that I got that back from my classmates because our group was judged honestly to my opinion.



The rubric we use worked well to my opinion. I don't think it wasn't complete on any aspects. Also it was easy to use, the levels were quite clear. I think it was the best rubric ever! Maybe because my group made it..

Music I can't live without

Imagine yourself stranded on a desert and you could only take 5 songs along.. The five songs that are your favorite would be taken. I will tell you which five songs I would listen when I would be on a desert, the five songs I can't live without.

1. Kiss me thru the phone - Souljaboy
A friend of mine sent me this song, the first time I heard this song I fell in love with it. I just love the rithm and the beat. And not only that, but the lyrics I like as well! It is the most listened song in my iTuns! There is not really a special meaning behind it, but the song always cheers me up.

2. Liefde maakt me sterk (love makes me strong) - Dizziej, Gillex & Ruli
This song means a lot to me. Ruli is a good friend of mine, and Gillex/Justin as well. Ruli sent me this song which he made himselve. Nobody has this song and it is not on youtube so for me it is really special that he sent it to me. The lyrics of the song make me really strong, and it made me feel better when I felt down.

3. I'm yours - The Script
The Script is a band that I like a lot. I like almost all the songs that they made. But this one, this one is very sensible. It is written about, that not everything about him is perfect but that he knows about it and still thinks he should be "yours". What I like that much is that he is not embarrassed to say that he is yours although he does not think he is perfect voor her. I think that is beautiful.

4. Do you remember - Jay Sean
A friend of mine sent me this song. The first time I heard, I fell in love with it immediatly. The beat really grabbed my attention and this made me listen to the song many times. Then i was told to listen really good to the lyrics, which improved the song even more. When I listen to the song I get happy and energetic. Also I imagine about things that happened or I would like to happen when I'm listening to the lyrics.

5. I remember - Keyshia Cole
This song remembers me of when I felt heart broken. The lyrics are exactly how I felt back then and this makes me remind of all that happened. I think that the lyrics catch most people's attention because I think everybody can see themselves in it. The songs of Keyshia Cole really mean something to me, I really like what she writes and how she puts her emotions into her songs.

Why do we have music?

Music is something we can't live without, to my opinion. Every person has emotions, which they express most of the time. A way to express your emotions is to write them down. Which can be made to lyrics for a song. Because, if you listen to the lyrics of songs, almost all the songs are about feelings and emotions.

Playing instruments is also a way of expressing your feelings, if you are very mad, you might play a song which is very busy and up-tempo. But when you're down, you might play a very slow song. Whilst playing an instrument you forget everything, it's you and you're music. For me that's a feeling that makes you happy.

But noy only playing and making lyrics is part of expressing your emotions. Listening is also a expressing your emotions. When you are very sad you'll probably listen to very slow songs and listen to the lyrics and kind of think about whether the lyrics match your feeling.

I think music is very important because it makes you feel happy or helps you when you're sad. But also you can express you're emotions by playing or listening to music.

My Music

When I was young, I started playing music. It seemed cool to me to play a music instrument. I chose the piano, because I found it the most beautiful instrument at that time. I was six years old when I had my first piano lesson. I was immediatly fascinated by playing the piano. But after 5 years of playing I had enough of the piano, so I quit. By playing the piano, I learned how to read notes. That was something I wanted to achieve by playing the piano.

Music is something I love to listen to. When I'm at home I immediatly turn on the radio, when I turn on my computer, I first start up iTunes and I wake up the first thing I do is put on my iPod! I mostly listen to music I just put on my iPod, so it differs what kind of music I listen to. I listen to R&B, HipHop, House but also music that is very calm, mostly ballads. For when I go to sleep for example, I listen to the Beatles and to the slow songs of Michael Jackson.

Experiences I have had with music are not many. When I played piano I had to perform twice a year for a audience of about 100 people. And further I have joined 80DB once! That was a great experience. Mila Werner, Renée van Eck, Julia de Bruijn and I sang accidentaly in love from the Counting Crows.

So far this was it!

Christine