Song 1:The first song I chose is “Kinds of Flowers”. I chose this song for 2 reasons, song quality and representation. Song quality means that I chose this song because the sound of the song is appealing to me, I enjoy listening to it. Representation means that this song helps with the theme of “Music from Earth” since it is a representative for Southeast Asia.

Song 2: The second song I chose is “Senegal, percussion”. I chose this song for the same 2 reasons as song 1, song quality and representation. Song quality means that I chose this song because the sound of the song is appealing to me, I enjoy listening to it. Representation means that this song helps with the theme of “Music from Earth” since it is a representative for Africa.

Song 3: The third song I chose is “El Cascabel”. I chose this song for 2 reasons, song quality and vocals. Song quality again refers to the desire I have to listen to the song, I really enjoyed this song. Vocals means exactly what it is defined as, someone is actually singing in this song, rather than just hearing music with no singing.

Song 4: The fourth song I chose is “Johnny B Goode”. I chose this song for 3 reasons, song quality, vocals, and popularity. Song quality again refers to the desire I have to listen to the song, I really enjoyed this song. Vocals again refers someone actually singing in this song, rather than just hearing music with no singing. Popularity refers to the fact that this song is often used in films so I have heard it many times.

Song 5: The fifth song I chose is “Queen of the Night”. I chose this song for 3 reasons, song quality, vocals, and tone. Song quality again refers to the desire I have to listen to the song, I really enjoyed this song. Vocals again refers someone actually singing in this song, rather than just hearing music with no singing. Tone in this case refers to the operatic intensity and feel the song has.

Song 6: The sixth song I chose is “Tchakrulo”. I chose this song for 3 reasons, song quality, vocals, and representation. Song quality means that I chose this song because the sound of the song is appealing to me, I enjoy listening to it. Vocals again refers someone actually singing in this song, rather than just hearing music with no singing. Representation means that this song helps with the theme of “Music from Earth” since it is a representative for Eastern Europe.

Song 7: The seventh song I chose is “Beethoven’s Fifth”. I chose this song for 3 reasons, song quality, popularity, and tone. Song quality again refers to the desire I have to listen to the song, I really enjoyed this song. Popularity refers to the fact that this song is often used in films so I have heard it many times, in fact it may be the classical music song I have heard most. Tone refers to the intensity of the music, I really like the way the instruments all come together to create the intense tone.

Song 8: The eighth song I chose is “Iziel je Delyo Hagdutin”. I chose this song for 3 reasons, song quality, vocals, and tone. Song quality again refers to the desire I have to listen to the song, I really enjoyed this song. Vocals again refers someone actually singing in this song, rather than just hearing music with no singing. Tone in this case refers to the way the vocals are delivered, the passion of the song is conveyed very well.

Song 9: The ninth song I chose is the “Solomon Islands Panpipes”. I chose this song for 2 reasons, song quality and representation. Song quality again refers to the desire I have to listen to the song, I really enjoyed this song. Representation means that this song helps with the theme of “Music from Earth” since it is a representative for Oceania.

Song 10: The tenth and final song I chose is “Jaat Kahan Ho”. I chose this song for 3 reasons, song quality, vocals, and representation. Song quality means that I chose this song because the sound of the song is appealing to me, I enjoy listening to it. Vocals again refers someone actually singing in this song, rather than just hearing music with no singing. Representation means that this song helps with the theme of “Music from Earth” since it is a representative for South Asia. It doubles in representative terms since my family is of Indian descent, so I feel this song in some ways represents me.