Alternative Rock

Sal is an easygoing classmate with nice hair who seems to have unique taste in and an emotional connection to music. I was fortunate enough to meet Sal through our music class, during a fateful moment where the class was to partner up and work together in an assignment. Sal is a alternate rock enthusiast as he finds it to be a great outlet to enhance and influence his mood.

My classmate describes music as a way for him to bring his feelings to life; in other words, he uses specific songs to capitalize on his mood and perhaps help himself cheer up or continue to dwell in his sadness. Sal told me that he finds music to be “a form of expression where [he] can cope with feelings or feel a certain way”, and he is able to live a more fulfilling

Alternative rock has been an up and coming genre that is easily overlooked, but still a prominent type of music that leaves its mark in the industry today. Often referred to as Indie rock, the genre is full of new and unique concepts that defy traditional rock patterns. The styles that we hear will slowly make it in the mainstream soon because it is a great style of music that can be fresh and easily appreciated. “Ragged guitar riffs, ferocious decibel levels, and unpredictable song structures were its trademarks, but the sounds—from the percussively headlong to the distorted and depressive—proliferated as fast as the labels for them”, said Deboran Cohen. Cohen describes exactly how I feel about alternative rock, how the sounds vary significantly but they come together to make something

This song denotes a lot of change due to the different phases of the song. It contrasts in ideas and themes. The themes are revisited with a new layer which indicates the same concepts within different scenarios. For example, the same melody that is shown in the beginning of the song is present towards the end of the song but is presented in a different key. When Whitacre says, “Something about the crisp autumn air and the subtle change in light always makes me a little sentimental”, he talks about the changes that are very apparent in the song. In my perspective the ending of the song is a resolution to all the various ideas and melodies; although all of the presented concepts initially may have differed, the song blends the unfamiliarity of all the unique elements and presents it as one theme at the end of the song. I don’t know what Sal is going through, but I feel as if the ending of the song would be an appropriate way for him to find tranquility at the end of his path just like the thematic structure of “October”.

All in all, I think that Sal has a very interesting and relatable taste in music. His music I think is very reflective on how life can be. (add more stuff) Conducting an ethnographic paper was very refreshing as I was able to understand music that I do not usually listen to. I would extend this by listening more music and understand the main artists that my partner listens to. I would like to know