Would you guess editor-in-chief, Hannah Beil, writes this issue as music echoes loudly in the background? Appropriate, right? Well, music ultimately sets the tone for almost every daily activity one schedules in for themselves. You walk into a retail store, music is on. You walk into a coffee shop, music is on. You walk into a gym, music is on. Honestly, the list continues for industries across the board. Attachment to tunes derives directly from the emotions humans put into their lyricism. Different genres permit for a variety of moods which can piece together the ups and downs life throws. One morning you may feel ready for spirited artists to lift you up and get you ready for your day ahead. Others you may look for a more emotional piece to find some sort of healing in the realization that you are not alone. Additional situations call for other kinds of EPs or albums. Most agree that may explain the long-term fixation with following artists who produce such songs.
Lullabies are simply the beginning to the wide world of offerings from a selection of the most talented people that roam Earth. A debate on whether you are inclined to succeed as an artist features the discussion that you are born with natural aptitude to notes, melodies, song-writing, chords, etc. or you adapt from your surroundings as you age, especially impactful when one grows up around consistency. Truly, there is no solid response to cure the everlasting divide, but UP did contract information that explains more deeply how a select few encase such vocals. Measurements of their vocal folds, mouth, throat, and nasal cavities contribute greatly to their destiny. Despite the genetic findings, humans naturally sense updated information for their tone and intensity of their voice to shape into a more intriguing sound. Steven Demorest, a music education professor at Northwestern University, published a study on the singing accuracy of kindergartners, sixth-graders, and college students. Evidently, he claims singing remains a result of aged exposure. Demorset vocalizes, “People tend to think of singing as a characteristic, either you have it or you don’t. We think it has a lot more to do with how much you do it.”
Cover star, Emma Geiser, knows how to properly introduce her lovely voice to all who are lucky enough to hear her. Immediately, the editor-in-chief dug into her past to understand how far the interest goes back. Geiser responds, “I have loved music for as long as I can remember! My mom told me that baby Emma obsessed over watching “Baby Mozart” and “Little Einsteins”, and it continued on from then. Some of my favorite memories from childhood are singing in the car with my family or belting out the words to every Disney and “Highschool Musical” movie I knew.” As seen from our feature herself, your influences play a significant role in altering your original perception of music. Productions directed for our childhood aims for an educational standpoint to aid such progress. Learning absolutely takes time, so starting at a young age only seems fitting for such a fast-paced world.
Young attractions to music never seemed too serious for Emma until her empty schedule in high school forced her to take chorus. Her honest thoughts: “It is funny because I would say my choice to take music more seriously was purely a schedule filler. I just happened to have one open period in my schedule freshman year of high school, so I decided to put chorus in that slot. The rest remains history. I became more and more infatuated as the years went by!” Surely unknowns, such as the model’s incomplete schedule, lead to hopeful arrangements. If you are currently worried about where you fit into the landscape of hidden talents, try something new. Take a pottery class, you may just be able to start a new collection of household items. Are you looking to figure out an athletic capability? Sign up for intramurals in a handful of sports to find your niche. The list of outlets never disappears, you just have to bring forth your presence. Remember no one is as focused on you as they are with themselves, so neglect the nerves and embrace all you have to offer. Asking questions is equally as important, just as Emma had to come to learn with her teacher. Chorus as a class proved completely opposite from random singing to her most beloved films and songs. She had to start with simple inquiries to eventually come to help others in the field.
Apple Music and Spotify are top two of our favorite streaming services. Not only do they allow users to create their own playlists, but they provide their hand-picked, categorized choices as well. Apple offers 60 million songs while Spotify recently hit 50 million available songs. Part of many’s routines, whether it is yearly, monthly, or daily, is making playlists for their assortment of moods or occasions. Picking a fitting playlist for an event is crucial to pleasing a crowd. The time it takes is always worth the end results of endless jamming. UP needed to get our cover star’s two sense on playlists by asking, “Do you think playlists express one’s multiple personalities?” Emma replies, “Oh absolutely! Making multiple playlists is such a creative outlet for me, and it really helps me accept and stay in touch with my emotions. Music fuels me, so having a different playlist for every mood helps me run away from an energy I feel at a certain moment.” She dwells also on the community it builds, ”I also really enjoy listening to other people’s playlist when I do not really want to be paying attention to how I’m feeling and just need an escape!” Following others on these platforms can offer a different point of view for you to encourage yourself with. We are able to adapt easily, so try to indulge in others music taste. Geiser tends to follow a pattern in curating her personal playlists. “Usually, I start a playlist when I listen to a few songs on repeat for a couple of days that are all the same vibe, and then I add them to a playlist with other similar songs. Sometimes I add random songs I’ve never heard before just to switch up what I am listening to.”
Long car rides call for an extensive playlist and snacks to munch on in between roaring your favorite song. The model emphasizes that it feels nearly impossible choosing a single song that she could consider her “go-to car jam”, but she references “Good Days” by SZA, Harry Styles, One Direction, or “Motion Sickness” by Phoebe Bridgers. Her Spotify was able to pinpoint those favorites for her when they sent out their yearly report for users. Somehow you have to pass time along your trip, for humans desire any format of entertainment. Sitting hours on end is not always easy, but music makes a time-consuming ride plausible.
When one approaches music, it never seems to mirror another human’s. Some poke fun at their own singing capabilities while others work tirelessly to perfect their tone, range, volume, etc.. Geiser is simply in the middle of the spectrum since she explains, “I sing because I love to sing and I try to emulate singers who perform in that way. I would absolutely love to be in a band, I think that would be so fun, especially because I can not play instruments.” She currently revels with her singing and finds interest in pursuing the passion if the circumstances permit. No boundaries are placed on her exact end-game since she holds a genuine place in her heart for music of any sort. Everything that goes into a performance makes her “feel at home”. To conclude she approaches music as a passion not an obligation. After a jaw-dropping performance in the car to the shooting location, her “passion” equally represents a note-worthy talent.