MINI-INTERVIEW
My Mini-interview
I had a lot of fun during this interview because it allowed me to fully understand how my sister Sara started singing. I remember her in many choir performances and on-stage theatre performances, but I never really knew how much they had an influence on her singing. When I asked her if she still listens to a lot of musicals now, her response was not something I expected. Instead of her going on about theatre performances and how much she still loves them to this day, pop music, EDM and rap came up. The reasoning behind the switch from basic Disney musicals to now pop, dance and EDM is probably due to her maturity level now, then when she was a little girl. Going to the gym was a huge positive change in her life, and the music that she listens to now, calms her down, allowing her to feel either in the zone ready to workout or just simply relaxed. Taking the Kodaly course in my second year as an undergraduate music education student, made me curious if that could be used when someone is trying to sing certain passages. After explaining Kodaly Musicianship to my sister, when I asked her if Kodaly should be used throughout music classrooms ranging from primary schools all the way up to universities she responded with a firm “yes”. Sara and I both believe that having something that can match sound to pitch and sound to symbol is very important for beginner students. It is a skill that all professional musicians should have as well. Not everyone has perfect pitch, but that does not mean that if you don’t know what that note sounds like on the staff in front of you, then you should just give up doing what you are passionate about. Seeing how connected Kodaly is with not just singers but instrumentalists around the world, I am glad that Western offers such a class, because knowing how to do Kodaly as undergraduate music educators definitely enhances our teaching ways when it comes to learning new material in our music classroom. I was never a fan of musicals or movies like Mama Mia and Hairspray, but my sister on the other hand loves those movies. The thing that I found interesting in this interview was when I asked Sara if being a camp councillor for teaching young kids how to sing, is something she would like to do in the future. I was happy to hear that she is interested in doing such things, so hopefully National Music Camp will have now two Jahanghiris, one for the instrument side of things, and the other for the vocal side of things. Overall this interview was a success. Sara was an awesome sport and I got to learn a lot more of why my sister is so passionate about singing. She allowed me to understand her soundscape, which is something that I will never forget.
I had a lot of fun during this interview because it allowed me to fully understand how my sister Sara started singing. I remember her in many choir performances and on-stage theatre performances, but I never really knew how much they had an influence on her singing. When I asked her if she still listens to a lot of musicals now, her response was not something I expected. Instead of her going on about theatre performances and how much she still loves them to this day, pop music, EDM and rap came up. The reasoning behind the switch from basic Disney musicals to now pop, dance and EDM is probably due to her maturity level now, then when she was a little girl. Going to the gym was a huge positive change in her life, and the music that she listens to now, calms her down, allowing her to feel either in the zone ready to workout or just simply relaxed. Taking the Kodaly course in my second year as an undergraduate music education student, made me curious if that could be used when someone is trying to sing certain passages. After explaining Kodaly Musicianship to my sister, when I asked her if Kodaly should be used throughout music classrooms ranging from primary schools all the way up to universities she responded with a firm “yes”. Sara and I both believe that having something that can match sound to pitch and sound to symbol is very important for beginner students. It is a skill that all professional musicians should have as well. Not everyone has perfect pitch, but that does not mean that if you don’t know what that note sounds like on the staff in front of you, then you should just give up doing what you are passionate about. Seeing how connected Kodaly is with not just singers but instrumentalists around the world, I am glad that Western offers such a class, because knowing how to do Kodaly as undergraduate music educators definitely enhances our teaching ways when it comes to learning new material in our music classroom. I was never a fan of musicals or movies like Mama Mia and Hairspray, but my sister on the other hand loves those movies. The thing that I found interesting in this interview was when I asked Sara if being a camp councillor for teaching young kids how to sing, is something she would like to do in the future. I was happy to hear that she is interested in doing such things, so hopefully National Music Camp will have now two Jahanghiris, one for the instrument side of things, and the other for the vocal side of things. Overall this interview was a success. Sara was an awesome sport and I got to learn a lot more of why my sister is so passionate about singing. She allowed me to understand her soundscape, which is something that I will never forget.