Global Grooves and Reece's Views

 After reading the assignment, I knew exactly who I wanted to interview. I knew immediately that I wanted to interview my grandmother on my mom’s side. Starting off the conversation with her, I tried to get a backstory of her connection with music. My grandmother, whom we call Bet Bet, loved to have the grandchildren stay at her house for a month or two over the summer. She would throw us parties and have a variety of activities planned. One thing I always loved and remember about her parties is that she would bring out her record player and would put on her vinyl of Elvis Presley. She loved listening to his music, so that’s why I knew she would be perfect to interview. I started off by asking her what her favorite song of his was. “Well, my favorite song of his would be ‘Can’t Help Falling in Love’  because she and my step-grandfather would dance to it, so it keeps his memory close.” After finding out what my grandma’s favorite song was, I wanted to find out what song reminde...

Looking back on my life, my family has made significant use of music on various occasions, such as weddings and funerals. One thing that stood out to me the most would probably be the different song choices for funerals. Traditionally, funerals are a time of sorrow and grief; however, despite that fact, my family has been able to make beautiful, heartwarming moments that we can look back on and include in the family member's memory and honor.  One thing in my life that I am so thankful for is that I was able to meet all 4 of my great-grandmothers. I was able to make memories with all of them before they passed. One funeral that I remember was one of my great-grandmothers on my dad's side of the family. Although we did have a service for her, my dad's side of the family prefers to call them "Celebrations of life." For her, we went to the beach to scatter her ashes in the waves. I remember there was a beautiful sunset, the ocean breeze was calm, and the waves were g...