Music and Me

 Hi! I'm Brianna Tucker and I'm a sophomore student at Converse. I guess I could technically say that I started to learn my very first instrument at five and a half years old. During elementary school, I've started to pick up on learning violin while I continue with studying piano. 

I live in South Carolina for most of my life. But, I really enjoy traveling to other places around the US. But besides traveling, I enjoy reading, painting, drawing, sleeping, and drinking tea. I mostly love being a musician and an artist. 

The only time I look nice for a picture

Anyways, I love music. I always have and always will. And I do want to share that with you!

1. What I like right now:

Judging off of my Spotify list and YouTube history, I have many genres of music. Except country. There's one artist I really enjoy. Her name is Halsey. She debuted in 2014 and currently I'm in love with one of her most recent albums, "If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power" based off of her experiences of being a first time mother and pregnancy. It's a good album featuring different styles either going from pop to rock and I absolutely adore that. 

I really can't express how much I enjoy her works and what's next for her. I like to listen to anything with either a powerful message or music for fun. Her album also was released with a movie but sadly I wasn't able to watching it. And during hard times like these with the government and other problems, I always go with something I can feel rage with. 

2. Example of music that's deeply important to me:

I enjoy music. I'd say it's one of my most favorite things in the world, other than food. But most importantly, I love to play music. It's like eating ice cream except it's homemade. I also enjoy playing different piano songs or movements, like Mozart or Bach and some bits of Debussy. But, if there's one thing I will forever stay loyal to, I'm always emotionally connected to Ludwig Van Beethoven (my composition husband); His work speaks a lot to me. I always can picture different art pieces or even picturing myself playing for an audience. His Sonata No. 14 Op. 27 No.2 (AKA Moonlight Sonata) will always be considered a classic (pun intended) and I can't get enough of it. I enjoy playing the first and second movements. I would honestly need 3 hands to play the third movement. Obviously everyone knows the full sonata and there might be some that don't. Enjoy this performance :D!

3. Example of Music I don't really connect with:

Oh boy...This is pretty difficult to answer since I'm not shy when it comes to looking into the many kinds of music. This is pretty challenging since I don't necessarily have any negative opinions (obviously no one should but that's up to them) about anything. If I were to choose music from today's generation, I'm not a huge fan of "Say So" by Doja Cat. As much as I appreciate her talent and her music, I just don't get how that particular song is so popular across the globe but some of her newest work goes unnoticed and not talked much about. People will use "Say So" even though Doja is pretty tired of performing the song. Here's one of her live performances: