When I first began reading the assignment I was I little thrown off. The only instrument I could think of at the time was a guitar. I thought it was more of a “masculine” instrument, but then I thought about Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus who also play the guitar very well. As I kept reading, I saw the questions about choir and music and what different people listen to on the radio.
In middle school I was required to take some sort of music class, so I took choir. The majority of the girls were sopranos. This shouldn’t be surprising to anyone considering that a soprano has the job of singing in the highest pitch. Being in middle school only a select few boys could reach the low notes of a base. Most of the boys were in the alto section with some of the girls as well. I was an alto because I didn’t like to sing and wasn’t too good at it, so my stubborn middle school self talked the lyrics and sometimes would just move my mouth and act like I was singing.
Moving on to the other thing that was said about the radio and what different people listen to. When I thought about this I was thinking about different genres and what guys listen to over what girls listen to. The guys that I hang out with typically listen to Hip Hop and Rap. They listen to artist like NBA Youngboy, Trippe Red, and Lil Baby. Unfortunately, I don’t think a lot of girls listen to the same genre as guys do. Don’t get me wrong there are some girls out there that can hang with the guys and listen to their music, but majority of the girls I hang out with listen to country or pop. They tend to listen to artist like Noah Cyrus, Ariana Grade, and Ella Mai.
Overall I believe girls and guys music experiences are different. It maybe a stereotypical topic, but I think its just how society is. I’m not saying girls can’t play the drums and guys can’t play the piano, but I feel like guys would rather hit something rather that poke something.
Lucy's Music of Diverse Cultures 