Awa Traore
Eng 298
Sounds in DH
“How we understand music genres” is about how every noise at once word map was created. It gets into great depth as to how Glenn McDonald the creator fit all music genres in the world onto a word map. They used a music intelligence platform to recognize the difference among genres. The data in the article is very well organized. At the beginning of the article they explained how the intelligence platform reacted when it was asked to show the 10 hottest artists commonly described with the word rock. However, the results weren’t as expected. The computer made up its own list based on just two words hotness and rock but, that result wasn’t the one expected. Then they used a music map that helped the computer answer more specifically to the request that was made. The article argues the conception of Rock music what I may think fall under the rock genre another person may argue different. Also how rock is the biggest and most central genre. “How we understand music Genres” teaches the readers how many different genres of music are out there and what kind of music fall under a specific genre. It also helps you explore all types music and even when you want to explore a certain type of genre and you click the arrows next to it it directs you to all the similar type of music related to that specific genre which was really interesting. I learned of genres I didn’t even know exist. Also clicking any genre and hearing what song represents it was mind blowing I really enjoyed exploring “every noise at once” I spent about 20 minutes clicking exploring that page.
The Virtual St. Paul’s cathedral project is a digital recreation of worship and preaching at St. Paul’s cathedral in the early modern London this site shows a visual model of St. Paul’s and recreation of Easter Sunday 1624. The websites provide several navigational categories educational, contextual essay, discussion of demon sermons and preaching, and an overview of the evidence and sources for the virtual reconstruction. The virtual St. Paul’s cathedral agues that early modern sermons should treated as events. Basically making you feel as if you are right there for the sermons without physically being there. This website is very unique I found it interesting how they even had the weather of different days when a sermon was held and very specific as to the exact time it occurred. This site shows how technology as evolved so much during these past decades they recreated something from since 1624 into a modern digital site that’s easier to understand and navigate through.
Sadad Mohammad
Hey Awa,
How cool is it that technology allows us to be in a place, at a time that we weren’t even around? It’s cool how you mentioned weather, it makes me feel as though the experience of the whole cathedral is what makes it memorable. Sounds, smells, and setting really do influence how we feel about an event.
The genres in the music site was great though. I like you learned about a lot of them!
-Sadad
Samirath Gnabode
Hey Awa, I agree mostly with your analysis of the Paul’s Cathedral site . It’s interesting how this site is knowledgeable, easier to use and allows the use of visual elements. If you were asked to choose between both site which ones would it be and why?
Brandon Sookhoo
Awa
I’m curious to know why results weren’t expected. If so what did you expect to be the result and how does it compare to what you saw.
Also why do you think the change of weather dynamic was implemented into Virtual St. Paul’s Cathedral ? What is the purpose of it does it change the outcome of the sermon ?
Andie Silva (she/her)
I would like to see you infuse more of yourself and your own impressions into the posts, Awa! Like your peers above, I’m left wondering what led to your opinion of the sites (about, for instance, why you think the computer got confused when making the sound lists, or why you singled out weather in the section about St. Paul’s).