Rant #10

You. I Do My Own .

Music Classes

I apologize beforehand to those who are expecting a kpop rant but I will be moving away from the kpop topic for this one chapter but this is honestly a problem of mine for a while now. 

WHY IN THE ING WORLD IS THERE THEORY AND HISTORY IN MUSIC CLASS?

SERIOUSLY! In all honesty, WHY IN THE ING WORLD IS THERE HISTORY AND THEORY IN MUSIC CLASS? Like, is it so mandatory that it needs to be incorporated into the actual course? Like, you can take music theory outside of school and music history is already a seperate course all on it's own. WHY DOES IT NEED TO BE IN THE SAME COURSE?!?!

If you were to pursue music further into university, they'll request you to take music theory up to a certain level anyways. But no, school just HAS to incorporate it into the cirriculum! I signed up to play ing music! NOT TO DO THE THEORY BULL!

I understand that knowing some of the theory and history helps people understand more about the certain style of music or how everything blends together but PUT THAT OFF TO THE SIDE! WHY IS IT SO MANDATORY FOR US TO NEED TO BE TESTED ON IT?!

What if I choose music as a lay back course huh? Like, I would have biology, math and physics all in the same semester along with music all in the hopes that music will be a time of day where I can just sit back, play some music and have fun with some friends. But I would walk into the classroom, only to be expected to have had a music history project due on ONE SPECIFIC COMPOSER or NEED TO STUDY FOR A THEORY TEST THAT I COULD CARELESS ABOUT! THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A FUN COURSE! WHY IN THE ING WORLD DO WE NEED TO DO PROJECTS AND TAKE TESTS?

Like, I can understand playing tests because it helps the teacher give you a mark for the course as well to see how much you have improved over the course. Also, if you're going to make us do a project, make us do a project based off of a certain era so that we would get a feel of how music composed in different eras worked. Or, have us do projects based off of a country's type of music (like kpop) and how they vary from other country music. But no, THEY MAKE YOU DO A ING WRITE UP ON ONE SPECIFIC COMPOSER THAT YOU DON'T EVEN GIVE TO S ABOUT! If you're going to make us research about a specifc composer, AT LEAST LET US CHOOSE WHICH COMPOSER! But no, we're forced to do this one specific composer that they assign you and that's it. And most of the time, they assign you a composer that you don't even know exist! Like, what if I wanted to do Bach? Or Vivaldi? OR MOZART?! 

NO.

Instead, you get this random composer named Asdfghjkl Qwertyuiop so good luck with that. 

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Bookworm01 #1
Chapter 12: I guess some people just don't know when to open their minds to the truth and broaden their perspectives. I guess this is why I like Kpop. The people are super friendly, although there are some who seem crazy and problematic (to the point that even I feel worried, even though I'm miles away), and super accepting of one another. Sure, there are some who act immaturely but most are pretty nice. It's nice. They don't judge 'cause we're all in the same boat. :-)
Yeah, I can totally relate with that. During one of my many heated conversations with my best friend about Kpop, an acquaintance of mind butted in, saying, “Yuck. Those people are Kpop-panget.” (Kpop-panget in English basically means, “Kpop-hideous.” It's a rough translation but it's alright.) And still, even as she judged their clothes, their appearances, their language and their entire BEING, we never reprimanded her for it. We told her she was entitled to her own opinion but some words are better kept to herself. She shrugged. (I saw her whispering to her other friends and distinctly heard a few words about Kpop. It makes me sad that people are so quick to judge when they find it annoying or bothersome when they are judged themselves for something.)
xXnemosaurusXx #2
Chapter 4: I wish your content could capture everyone's attention. People need to know.
xXnemosaurusXx #3
You may not care about what I think or what I may have to say, but I support you and all your views in these specific situations. Thank you for (figuratively) help me stay sane after this year of hate in the kpop fandom. It's nice to know there are at least some considerate people around here. Please continue this rant series.
Bookworm01 #4
Chapter 1: I don't know if I should comment since there's nothing more to say when you said everything that needed to be said. I totally agree.
I don't comment much on YouTube or allkpop (I stopped going to this site) because all I see when it comes to K-Pop are either bashers, haters, or fans. Even though I'm a fan of the group, when I read the comments (I know... Dumb of me to do that, right?), I feel a bit disappointed that other people don't consider the idols themselves. I know they must've trained years and worked hard so they could debut but they get hate when they actually do. I know they probably don't like the group for some reason but they could at least keep their thoughts to themselves. I know it might be hard for others to do that but still, it would be much more peaceful in the comments if people do. The lesson you stated here is another variation of,"If you have nothing important to say, don't say anything at all."
When I actually do comment, I put a lot of thought to it because sometimes people can misinterpret what I'm trying to say and then start an argument about it.

Sorry for ranting... I just wanted to share my opinion. This really connects to me and I hope to read more of your posts. ^_^ Thank you for sharing!
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