A Teen's Personal Guide to Music on the Web

Personal Musical Interests I have been exposed to many different genres of music from my brothers and my mother Country from my mother, Rock from my younger brother, and Rap/Hip Hop from my older brother This has led to my appreciation for all music genres I started playing the tuba in middle school but switched to the alto saxophone (which I still play) after I moved to a school that didn’t have access to a tuba I listen to all different kinds of music on Pandora, and change stations in relation to my mood and what I am doing at the time

3 Favorite Groups/Composers

Stevie Wonder Current favorite artist Favorite album: Songs in the Key of Life Main genres are: Soul Pop R&B Funk Jazz Some top hits are: Superstition, Sir Duke, Isn’t She Lovely, and As Like to listen to his music when I am just chilling at home http://www.steviewonder.net/

Earth Wind & Fire Current favorite band Favorite song: September Main genres are: Soul Pop R&B Funk Jazz Rock Disco Like this music when I am in a good mood and want to listen to some songs http://www.earthwindandfire.com/

D.R.A.M. Favorite song: Broccoli Favorite album: Big Baby D.R.A.M. Main genres are: Hip hop Trap Contemporary R&B Some top hits are: Broccoli, Cash Machine, Cha Cha, and Cute I listen to the D.R.A.M. Pandora station when I go on walks or when I am with friends http://myalbum.bigbabydram.com/

Music From Different Cultures

German Folk Music Very upbeat and lively Interesting choices in instrumentation Fun music to listen to German Folk Music Video

French Music Very moving emotional music Can bring a tear to your eye Extremely complex and intricate Link to emotional music

Creating Music With A Computer

App 1: Figure App 2: Ninja Jamm Website 1: Soundtrap - An app to create electronic loops using drums, bass and lead melodies, with no prior knowledge required Link To App Store Info App 2: Ninja Jamm - You can buy “packs” of sounds from individual artists, then remix or create new tunes as you like. Link To App Store Info Website 1: Soundtrap - It allows you to start, edit and collaborate on your recordings wherever you are. https://www.soundtrap.com/ Website 2: AudioTool - In-browser cloud-based music editing software with its own publishing system https://www.audiotool.com/

In Summation

I had previously never known about the apps and website and I can anticipate using them soon The plethora of royalty-free tracks and built in publishing systems can be very useful if I want to get an easy way to make music Insight into other cultures has broadened my horizons of music to listen to