GCE Mixtape

For my elecetive term I decided to take Mixtapes, where I learned all about different musical elements and styles. Our class was taught about the multiple historical periods of music and what their meaning was. Also, we learned about how today's music differs from music in the past. We went on many different FEs in this class. On one, our class went to sit in and observe on a music theory class at Columbia College. There, we were taught by the professor about Bebop Jazz, and listened to some of the students' presentations. For our next FE, we went to the Stoney Island Arts Bank, where we learned about its history and how it grew in Chicago. For our last FE, we went to the Electrical Audio Studios, where all of us got to look at a real recording studio. We also were taken inside the rooms where they record music. We were given the oppurtunity to play the instruments used by the bands and artists that record there. For our Action Project, we were asked to pick out 5 different songs to put together a playlist for the Pitchfork Music Festival and explain the reasoning behind your choices. I found this AP to be really fun, because I was given a lot of flexibility with what I was able to pick. I just wish that we were given some more time in class to complete them. Overall, it was an amazing experience being in the class and I got a lot out of it. I hope you enjoy my choices!

1. Galantis & Hook N Sling - Love On Me
2. Fitz and The Tantrums - HandClap
3. 여자친구 - 시간을 달려서
4. Caravan Palace - Black Betty
5. Lost Kings - Bad