Allie Learns About Music

 I have loved learning about so many different cultures in this class, and the music of their history. It's all been so interesting, and I feel so much more knowledgable about these groups of people, but it has led me to also wonder what more is there that I have no idea about? What else can I explore? This assignment was very exciting to me because I do actually enjoy listening to music of other diverse cultures, so I am excited to share what I already like, but even more excited to learn about the music I never knew! For the first culture, I wanted to explore my own! My family is Filipino, and it wouldn't be possible to discuss Filipino traditional music without talking about Tinikling. Tinikling is a traditional folk dance in the Philippines that involves dancers, male or female, stepping over two bamboo sticks while the sticks are clapped together to the beat of a rhythm by the people holding them and both ends. It's a very fun, lively, and very tricky dance that has be...

 For this entry, I decided to interview my best friend and biggest musical influence in life, my dad! My earliest memories of music come from him listening to it 24/7 as I grew up, and he showed me all the best music from any era. He immigrated here from the Philippines so I thought it would be cool to also learn about music from the perspective of someone who's been a part of different cultures. He's even had some cool music stories over the years that I asked him to share. I hope you have as much fun watching this as I did doing it! I think my dad is a fun storyteller with some interesting but also comical things to say, so enjoy!  I started by asking my dad a few introductory questions about music. Music is very important to him, even though he was slow to elaborate on it at first...lol. Like he said, he listens to it everyday, which I can attest to since anytime I'm home, he has music either blasting from speakers, playing in his headphones, or coming from his very exte...