Part of thebirdonfire.org feature series on Art Live!

By Sami Alnabelsi and Mason Conway

Art is something that can be looked at, or listened to. It provides a feeling whether that be happy, sad, angry, or a mix of all. Not anyone can do art; art takes skill and persistence that takes years to perfect–making art isn’t easy; in fact, it’s quite challenging. The challenge applies to making music. It takes skill and hard work to make an audience feel a variety of emotions. 

Music is a very complex form of art that includes so many different styles and artists. Music has existed for tens of thousands of years, evolving and developing new ways to express emotions. Here we conduct surveys to figure out what types of music people in our Palm Valley School community like best. 

For me, Sami, my favorite style of music is a mix of everything, while Mason’s style is rap, and his favorite artist is Kanye West. But, what does our survey prove? We asked PVS students who their favorite music artist was, what specific music genre they liked best, and why?

Millie Flemings from 8th grade said she liked the music artist Tyler the Creator. She also liked RNB and hip hop. Millie says she likes this artist and these genres of music because she finds them very pleasing to the ear, there’s a good mix of vocals, and overall everything is well mixed. 

Gabe Rodriguez Portugues, a senior, says his favorite singer is Prince. Gabe’s favorite style of music is vaporwave–an electronic music subgenre and visual art style because it encompasses many different genres, and often samples music from the 80s, 90s, and 2000s, so it gives Gabe a nostalgic feel. 

Fellow blogger Sarah Alnabelsi said that she liked Katy Perry and felt the best style or genre of music was rap. When we asked her why, she said that the rhythm in the music was something she really liked. 

Logan Lackey from the 6th grade says his favorite band is the Eagles. And his favorite genre is rap because it rhymes. 

Lastly, 7th-grader Roman Mathews says that his favorite music artist is Tupac, and if he had to choose a genre of music it would be hip hop as he enjoys the melody of the music. 

To conclude, Palm Valley School is home to many peoples’ unique and interesting favorite artists and genres. Music is expressed in so many ways–whether it be at a party in the summer listening to some hip hop, or walking downtown having earbuds playing rap, or even a rainy day inside your house listening to jazz. The possibilities are endless. Song can literally be the background music of our lives. Daniel Bagheri of 7th grade says when he walks his dog he listens to some jazz and happy tunes. Music can dictate how we feel, or represent it.