Landon Stroh's Blog

      The Piano Guys is a musical group that was formed in St. George Utah in 2010. The Piano Guys first gained fame with their music videos, taking popular songs and adding a classical twist to pop music. When the group was first formed it consisted of Steven Sharp Nelson, the cellist, Jon Schmidt, the pianist, Paul Anderson, the videographer, and the producer Al van der Beek.  The Piano Guys' goal with their music was to create engaging and capturing music with their performances. They started to gain attention after posting their music videos on YouTube. They have released 13 albums, accumulated over 2 billion streams over several music platforms, and have around 2,4 billion views on YouTube.  Along with their 13 albums, they have also had 6 of their songs reach number 1 on  Billboard’s Top Classical Albums chart.          The Piano Guys did a cover of Sweet Child O' Mine, originally by Guns N' Roses, released in 1988. The cover of Sweet Child O' Mine was released in

    Australian Aboriginal music has always interested me with its unique instruments and rhythms. This style of music is very different from the usual type of music I listen to. That grows my interest in it because I am unable to connect or compare it to my other music, allowing me to truly expand my musical library with vastly different types of music.     The Aboriginal music can be dated back as far as 50,000 years ago and carries a major cultural significance to the Aboriginal peoples. Their music is significant to their culture because it is used to tell their history, and is passed on using their music and dance in sacred and non-sacred ceremonies. In their music, the Aborigines would use their voices, bilma (clapsticks), yidaki (digeridoos), and bullroarer. Each of these instruments has its own unique sound, making each song sound individually special and unique.     This is an image of what typical Aboriginal ceremonies might look like.     Most  Aboriginal music usually follow

       If you were to blindly pick any song, you would likely find a song with a piano in it. The modern piano has greatly influenced music since its invention in the 18th century. Invented by Bartolomeo Cristofori around 1700, the modern piano is a cross between the harpsichord and the clavichord. Combining the loud and jumpy aspects of the harpsichord and the soft and mellow aspects of the clavichord created a very versatile and widely used instrument in music. The first piano did, however, still have some differences from the modern piano. It sounded more like a harpsichord and only had 49 keys, almost half the 88 keys the modern piano has.      Bartolomeo Cristofori invented the piano by replacing the plucking mechanism in the harpsichord with a hammer mechanism. While this change may have seemed small, it allowed for one of the most essential piano features, which the harpsichord did have, the precise control over the volume and hardness of the instrument. This change allowed for

     I discovered Tom Walker around the time "Fly Away With Me" came out, released on July 15, 2016, in the United Kingdom. This song introduced me to the singer/songwriter genre for the first time. Prior to this song, my range of genres was rather narrow, and this marked the beginning of my musical expansion. The song stood out to me with its catchy melody and memorable lyrics. "Fly Away With Me" is about leaving behind your troubles and "flying away" to a better future. BPM, Time Signature, and Key      "Fly Away With Me" is a well-crafted song with a playtime of 3 minutes and 42 seconds. It runs at 79 beats per minute and is built around a 4/4 time signature. Being in the key of F gives the song a moody yet uplifting feel. All of this enhances the themes of the song and invites the listener to sing along. Melody      The melody is catchy and soothing, characterized by its rising and falling phrases throughout the song, representing the emotion

    I was introduced to Journey at a very young age, m y parents would play songs by Journey on car rides or any occasion that would invite the opportunity to listen to music  and  " Don't Stop Believin' " always stuck out to me with its catchy lyrics and its upbeat tempo. This song is about not stopping in believing in what pushes you forward, even if you are stuck in repeating loop or feel lost. This message really stuck with me, and always made me feel better.       " Don't Stop Believin' " by Journey was released in 1981 and is an 18 times platinum hitting song, and is considered one of the biggest songs ever released in America. " Don't Stop Believin' " is about two people stuck in a repeating loop, that won't seemingly end, looking for a change. They discover that they are not alone in their struggles, sparking a new hope, pushing them to continue believing in something greater or a change that can and will happen. This is

     Hello all! I am Landon Stroh, and I am from a small town in Alaska called Hope, it is on the Kenai Peninsula about an hour and a half south of Anchorage. I graduated from high school in Hope and moved there in 2011. I enjoy downhill skiing at Alyeska, in Girdwood, and have been skiing for 13 years now. I like playing pickleball and disc golf, among some other games. I am going to UAF to become a civil engineer, and minoring in mathematics.                 I listen to all kinds of music, and almost any chance I have to listen to music I will. Most genres of music, except for heavy metal, techno, or country, are the types I would typically listen to. Some of my favorite bands are Twenty One Pilots, X Ambassadors, and Mumford & Sons, just to name a few. I used to play a little piano when I was in middle school, but I never learned how to read sheet music and I slowly just stopped playing, though I would like to start playing again. I recently went to my first concert with one of