Experience the Sound: Pep Rally Experience

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Experience the Sound
“College is an everlasting memory that one will always cherish.” Many alumni have quoted these words to undergraduates in all different forms, whether they were speaking slang to connect to the younger folks or if they were speaking intellectually with vast vocabulary. However, any way these words were delivered, these words triggered in many minds, except mine. Howard University’s homecoming was October 22nd thru the 27th, 2013. A day after my eighteenth birthday was proclaimed to be turn up time for Howard’s students as well as graduates, celebrities, and especially local District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia residents. Everyone was thrilled for this “once in a lifetime” opportunity. Well, the 22nd thru the 27th represented this college student’s turn down time. I could not get myself excited enough to be involved in the entire melee. Homecoming is another excuse to pay Howard University money. Even though I did not attend nor pay expenses for Yardfest, the fashion shows, the R&B concerts, or gyrate at the after parties, I did bring myself to attend the annual free pep rally after Freshman Seminar on October 22, 2013. Fortunately, what made pep rally worthwhile was the music that was blasting to the pleasure of the listening audience’s ears.
To begin, Howard’s marching band was the opening act. The stands were overflowing with Howard students anxious for what was in store. Instead of having a band who just simply plays music, Howard has a band that gives a concert. The drum majors are the backbones to the band because if they were not fully engaged in the commotion, the rest of the band would have fed off their vibe, which would have led to a weak participation level in the stands. Even though the ba...

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...w a days have no meaning to it, this is true, but the artist know exactly what they are doing. It is all about money when it comes to the industry. They know listeners do not care about what artist have to say, the listeners want a beat that they can dance to and a catchy hook they can recite loudly in public.
Music is the way to one’s heart and souls. Music allows you to pretend as though you are a different person. Hip-hop music, especially, is the rhythm that speaks for urban people. “Like Black America, we’re close to knit still too fractious for one leader (Toure, page 290).” Music will always claim that there is a number one artist for this season, but it is up to the listener to choose which artist they rather listen to. Music is too diverse to have one leader when there is so many categories and so many different groups that prefer one genre over the other.

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