Music and Me!

 Hi! I'm Fay. I'm a Contemporary Music major here at Converse, but I've been passionate about the performing arts from the time I was very little. I made sidewalks and Stop & Shop aisles my stage until about middle school, when I started taking voice and guitar lessons and wrote songs a la Taylor Swift. I have three siblings who share my love of music and play enough instruments to make up our own "Partridge Family" band but never will because I think we would rip each other's heads off. Besides music, I participated in community theater for years and love to bake. The most important things in life to me are my family, my friends, and writing music. 

                         

1. Something I like to just put on when I hop in the car recently is Troglodyte by Viagra Boys. They're an alternative band that I like to say specializes in nasty-sounding music. They're my recent indulgence into post-punk. My older brother Liam introduced them to me, and I look up to him because he's an older punk, with his piercings and cool Dr. Martens and anti-capitalism. A lot of my punk/alternative music comes from his Spotify. The thing I admire about Viagra Boys is their disregard for conventional appearances that is reminiscent of Devo to me.

2. A piece of music that resonates with me and has become even more important to me with time is the song Circle Game by Joni Mitchell. Joni's writing always sticks with me. As someone who wants to write music for the rest of my life, I hope to reach someone's heart the way she reaches mine. This song was first shown to me by my Auntie Jeanne, who leaves every family gathering by saying "happy happy, joy joy, peace, love." She has been one of the biggest supporters of my music since I started writing, and she will never let me forget Joni's magic. And as I grow up, I never want to.

Growing up and going to college has given me more than I've ever had to think about. This song reminds me that we're at the mercy of the Earth's rotations and though we can't control that, we are not alone.

3. While I like to keep an open mind, there is some music I don't enjoy. In terms of popular music, I cannot get behind the boy-band-fashionista-pop-star-hunk Harry Styles. One of my very best friends melts when she hears him sing, but whenever I listen to his music, I feel like something is missing and I can't put my finger on what it is. I was never a fan of One Direction. I didn't get the appeal of a pretty boy singing directly to me. So maybe a lot of his current fans grew up with him, but I just don't get him. An example of a song I just don't really enjoy:

4. There is some music I would like to share! I write a lot of music. I am obsessed with expressing emotions with unexpected words. I love composing melodies and lyrics that interact with each other. I think a song that both touches your heart and gets stuck in your head is a great song. Here's one of mine! You can hear it on Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube. This song is very important me. It is an expression of some of the hardest emotions I've had to grapple with in terms of relationships. And bonus, I am very proud of the vocal arrangement. :)