Magdelina's Music

This week's theme, of course, is music. It's coming at a really opportune time for me, actually, because I recently acquired an iPod! I know I'm a little late in the game.... It's a but of a long story, but the point is that I have one now! I'm having lots of fun finding all the music I want to put on it. =]

My freshman English teacher once said that people who don't like music end up being, like, terrorists. (I'm sure there was much more to the story than that, but this was the gist of it, as I remember.) Now, he was a little crazy, but I think he's got a point. Music is a universal language that, I think, helps us all keep in touch with our thoughts. Without music, I know I would go crazy, and I have a feeling that lots of others would agree with me.
We may have epic arguments about whether country is a respectable genre or if rapping counts as singing, but music is one of those things that no matter where you are or who you're with, it's there. Music is an incredible important part of any culture. Think about it -- we even have a national anthem. A song that represents our country. We don't have a book, or play, or movie to do that. Just a song. We don't let just anything represent our country, so the fact that we chose a song means a lot.

And the Awesome Thing this week is: GLEE!
I'm sorry if you hate this show, but I love it so much. I know, the plot can be ridiculous and the writing is sometimes not so good, but when they sing.... It gives me chills. When I saw the first episode and they sang Don't Stop Believing, I was hooked. Hearing them sing like they do makes me want to pursue music as a career. As my friend told me once, I want to do that, give people those feelings. I usually don't like fluff, but Glee isn't fluffy in the usual way. It's silly, but that what I like. It's happy and optimistic. Sometimes that all I want. =] Oh, and some good singing.

Anyway, I kind of play the piano, but mostly I sing. Music has always been a big part of my life, and I hope it stays that way. I do want to be able to write songs someday. I don't think I'm good enough on the piano to do that yet. But I'm definitely a music nerd. Sometimes when I have a song stuck in my head I'll try and figure our the sol fege. (That's the do re mi syllables that you put on notes according to the key signature. It helps when sightreading and it's a total nerd thing.) And that's why I do in my head when I'm bored.... =P

Questions answered!
1.) Can I say electric violin? Because I'm going to. Yeah, electric violin. I'm really partial to the ukulele, though it's not really badass....
2.) I'm really bad at this question.... I don't see tons of movies.... But I suppose I'll have to say the theme of Psycho because it's the first thing that comes to mind.
3.) Either Derek and the Dominos' Layla or Journey's Don't Stop Believing. Or Glee's cover of it. =]

And questions for Thursday:
1.) If you could be a part of any band, past or present, which would you chose and why?
2.) What obscure instrument do you wish was more widely used. (For instance, a melodica or a kazoo or a xylophone.)
3.) What song do you blast when no one's home?