 When I viewed this picture I immediately thought of the Black Lives Matter Movement. It reminded me of how police confrontation has been racially engaged. When I dug into the picture I looked at the peoples faces. While the woman's face shows no fear or regret, the two males faces look somewhat surprised and unsure. I used those two conflicting emotions in a light hearted christmas carol to create a feeling rather than a new melody. The woman's expression is illustrated by the normal melody played by the piano. I changed the melody from trumpets to a piano. I did this because trumpets sound triumphant and pianos sound more innocent and pure like the woman's expression. I added a bass line underneath the melody that is a half step under or below the melody but 2 octaves lower to create an uncertainty feel of confusion. I also added a tremolo on the melody with a quasi-marimba sound to create another uncertainty feel to represent the male s faces. I didn't necessarily make the music pleasing to the ear but I wanted to capture the feel of conflicting facial expressions, especially in this situation. I hope to convey the feel of innocence with conflicting biased first impressions. I want the listeners to feel uncertain about how the two lines constantly conflict. I used Garageband as my primary software for this project. I had many troubles getting my note flight midi file to garageband. I eventually just opened the midi file in finale and exported it from there. After I played for about an hour I started feeling a little bit more comfortable with the software. I had to use google and my friends many times to figure things out. I learned that exporting and importing can be confusing and that music can be more than a melody.
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