My Music Culture

 Hello there! My name is Quiana Suber. I grew up in a small, country town called Mountville (about 10 minutes from the city of Clinton, South Carolina). Music has been apart of my life since I was old enough to be apart of my church youth choir. I attend an African Methodist Episcopal Church located in Newberry, SC. We did a lot of fast tempo songs that were very energic. The more slower tempos sounded better for the adults 😂. The fundamentals of music I learned there helped shape my listening ear to music in general. 

Music to me means something that I can relate to. Although I am open to hearing new music of different cultures, the little things attract me. I love for the music to take me on a roller coaster of thought and enhance my view of the culture. I'd like to share with you bits of my music culture and see if you can join my wave of rhythm.

1. An example of music that is important to me. For as long as I have been alive, R&B, Hip-Hop, and Gospel have been my main three sources of music. It is most prominent in African American households. These pieces of music are important to me because they are apart of my history. I can remember back in elementary school when I would perform Michael Jackson on stage for talent shows. To be able to have music that expresses who you are is key to finding some self identity. My mother would blast Mary J. Blige CDs in her car everyday and for a moment I felt like a bad mother SHUT YO MOUTH. I say that to push the fact that music can make you identify as how you see yourself. 

1. An example of music that has helped me through the pandemic. The pandemic affected a lot of things for my normal day to day. I was a student athlete in high school and usually did not see my home upon hours on end because I would be busy from 9am-5pm. Once the pandemic hit back in March, I spent a lot of time at home by myself. As one does with leisure time, I watched a lifetime worth of movies and tv shows everyday. Some examples would be Boeheim Rhapsody, Dreamgirls, Walk the Line, etc. These movies have songs that I come to grow fond of. Queen opened up my quirky side which I really like actually. My friends I made here at Converse like to listen to mashups which I find very cool as well and will insert below.

1. An example of music I don't actually like.  I like most music in all honesty. I don't dislike any music because I am open to listen to everything. My girlfriend's sister listens to a lot of heavy metal music. It is kind of hard to get into because of the constant disjunct and changing dynamics. It also has heavily implied sexual hints throughout the music. Heavy metal is definitely for certain age groups. I appreciate the overall creativity the music has to offer. It's different which attracts me. I am sorry in advance if this offends my readers in some way!