Heather's Adventures in Music from Different Cultures

To begin...      There are a few aspects of Native American culture that I learned throughout elementary and middle school. I got a few of the more graphic descriptions in APUSH, but the common theme all through my experience with learning about native culture in school is that it's mainly about the European findings. I had never seen the dances or really heard any of their songs. So when I figured out there were a lot of things I had no idea about I decided to take a deeper look into the music culture of native Americans. Native American Indigenous Flute ( šiyótȟaŋka)      Now we briefly discussed that there was a flute used in native music, but never really went further than that. After assuming there were just drums and shakers this really caught my interest. A simple Google search pulled up a variety of articles from Wikipedia and people trying to sell flutes, which wasn't what I was looking for. So when I found a cultural magazine talking abo...

     I'd like to start out by saying I struggle a lot with anxiety and depression and a lot of my music choices will definitely reflect that. They might seem just plain weird or stupid, but for whatever reason they help me calm myself down, and even help me be a little happier sometimes. I've had some weird influences for my music choices, but here's my musical culture at this moment in time :) Leela (Leelee Bean) Leels enjoying a snack Leels and Me on a "venture" Smokey (Smokalicious) Now let's begin:      Right now in my life is full of all kinds of changes. I've had my fair share of comfort songs, movies, and shows, but now on top of trying to soothe my anxiety I also have to focus. As a result, I like listening to more calming music. This typically winds up being a slow song from a movie, indie music, or music from a video game (specifically Zelda). Since I have a very busy homework schedule in addition to workouts, cleaning, and trying to talk to my l...