Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Mix Tape Reflection
So I did made my mix tape for my mom because I remembered her telling me that I should make one for her some time ago. I've made mix cds before but I had never thought about organization before. They didn't have any common theme either. I would just throw a bunch of songs that I liked onto a cd so I could listen to them in my car. I knew my mom likes certain artists so I didn't follow the one-song-per-artist "criteria." So my criterion for song selection were that they had to be certain artists that she likes, and that they were oldies and ballads which are the type of songs that she likes to listen to. I tried to make the cd flow with more sentimental-like songs followed by more upbeat songs to give it a sort of rhythm so that the songs didn't all sound the same. I didn't do my liner notes for individual songs but for the whole cd because a lot my songs were pretty similar. I think they help to kind of get the listener in a certain mood to listen to the songs, which gives it more meaning. The assignment really demonstrated that creativity can come in any form. It allowed us to show our creativity in yet another form.
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I like the idea of aligning your song and order choices to the likes of your receiver, it definitely makes the end product more effective.
That is for sure. One thing this class has taught me is that t express creativity doesn't jsut revolve around an aspect of writing or coming up with ideas. Creativity can come in how you arrange your day, study for an exam, or of course making a mix cd.
I agree with your comment on liner notes. I think it makes everything more personable and more meaningful in the end.
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