Sally Peters MUS 200 Blog

  Role of the Performer - Rihanna:  Rihanna began her musical career in 2003 when she was just 15 years old living in Saint Michael, Barbados. She later moved to the United States in 2004 to record demos and then signed with Def Jam Records in 2005. Rihanna rose to true fame in 2007 with many global hits.  Rihanna has won nine GRAMMY awards, and sold over 60 million albums worldwide.  Two of Rihanna’s most iconic songs/performances:  Umbrella by Rihanna featuring Jay-Z, released on March 29, 2007, as the lead single from her album Good Girl Gone Bad Rihanna - Umbrella (Orange Version) (Official Music Video) ft. JAŸ-Z Umbrella is an R&B pop song that is one of Rihannas most famous songs. In this song, the timbre of Rihanna’s voice is so powerful and the rhythmic “ella, ella” portions really draw the listener in. The confident delivery of the song and production style really makes this song feel very hyped up in a good way. (This song always makes me think ...

I chose to make a video presentation for this assignment, the link is below!  This is the video presentation link:  Mariachi Presentation Links to the youtube video songs:  Cielito Lindo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezVpSH8PzZE&list=RDezVpSH8PzZE&start_radio=1 Estos Celos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x07SLQtlypo&list=RDx07SLQtlypo&start_radio=1 Works Cited Dorobek, Philomena. “The History and Cultural Significance of Mariachi.” Fox Cities Performing Arts Center , 3 April 2024, https://foxcitiespac.com/general/the-history-and-cultural-significance-of-mariachi/ . Accessed 19 March 2026. “Mariachi.” Wikipedia , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariachi . Accessed 19 March 2026. Reid, Kenneth A., and Adriana Alcántara. “Hispanic Outlook.” Hispanic Outlook , https://www.hispanicoutlook.com/articles/6909-binational-cultural-heritage . Accessed 19 March 2026.  

  The Evolution of Music Videos  Music videos are a way for artists to further tell the story of their song and add context and character to their songs.  Point A:  The first ever piece of art that resembles a music video is from 1894. Sheet music publishers named Edward B. Marks and Joe Stern hired an electrician, George Thomas, to promote their song, “The Little Lost Child” Through imagery and light to project images to go along with the song. This is largely considered the first ever music video.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTCBtMPvuKQ . The rhythm of “The Little Lost Child” is steady and fairly simple. This is very typical of the time and I think that the rhythm supports the storytelling of the song very well. The rhythm, lyrics, and “music video” all work together to tell a story to the audience. The images are moving at a slower pace than in more modern music videos.  This song is not exactly my favorite but I am glad to have the images to add co...