Oge Gbanite
Convergence
10/8/2015
Proposal for Final Project
The phrase “you
are what you eat” has been used as a way to encourage people to eat healthy and
refrain from foods filled with saturated fats, sugar, and sodium because these
foods cause medical issues. The phrase
“you are what you listen to” is foreign to many ears, when music glorifying
“a$$” drugs, money, and narcissism do not cause happiness, joy and, peace; and
instead the pollution of the mind is accepted and sought after. People enjoy
listening to crap that is not conducive to sustaining a positive mindset, or
living a lifestyle of joy, happiness and peace.
Music has been in
existence since the beginning of human contact. We see it as a way to
communicate with ourselves, one another, and oftentimes a higher being. Music
is a form of entertainment and usually made for our enjoyment, but it also can
take people to a deeper level, a level deeper than the shallow waters that are
the attainment of worldly possessions. In this world of fruitless and frugal
entertainment, so shallow that the lyrics often resemble nursery rhymes and the
videos resemble strip shows, why haven’t people gone back to the enlightening
music of their forefathers?
Before
music transformed from worship to the secular music we hear today, the majority
worshipped to get closer to the God they believed created them, they worshipped
to give glory to something higher, and although imperfections existed, why has
that music suddenly become such a pariah? Why is it only people consider Jesus
freaks are deemed the only ones weird enough to enjoy such music?
Worship
music has transformed into something that is not only wholesome, and family
friendly, but also upbeat and uplifting. It is not the boring, “ooooh’s” sung by male
opera singers, and older ladies, and played on the organ. It is not only the
gospel music that is only for black people and resembles old slave songs filled
freedom from oppression and going home. It is freedom, and it speaks life to
all ages and all generations. Is there enough representation in the media of
Christian musicians who choose to represent Jesus rather than their lusts, and
choose to refrain from cursing rather than saying ‘Nigga’ in every sentence?
Why is it more appealing to shake your butt and dress scandalously, rather than
jump and dance and remain morally sound in appearance and beliefs?
My
project will be a serious of blog posts documenting the reason for this shift
from worship to secular, and why the shift has remained intact for so long. I
want to incorporate music into the blog, and possibly travel to different
worship concerts where the people are not trying to cater to the older
generations, but instead are people who love God, and still have fun. I will
use video, and camera, and words to express the shift that worship music has
used to converge into something that everyone can listen to. There is a Worship
movement on YouTube. Christians are not the old-school people of the past, the people
that dubbed everything ‘demonic’, they are using social media to assimilate
themselves into everyday people and reach all lives. I believe that if people
were more aware of this type of music- the kind of music meant to help you
overcome difficult trials, and instead find your calling in this world where
the spectacle rules- then they might choose to listen to their music
differently.
I like this idea but I also think it'd be a good idea to explore the other side, and talk to people who only listen to secular music or people who listen to a combination of both because for them, the music they listen to might seem uplifting to them and speak to them in a different way that worship music may not.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I agree with Brittney. I like the idea, especially how you plan to do a series of videos, photos, and blog posts about worship music. But I definitely think it'll add more dimension to your project if you get the opinions of people who only listen to secular music and why they choose to listen to it.
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