Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2006, Page 28

Description:	Music HakestwMirtjlBy Anna ZaretAccessing music is an ever changing technology. From records to tapes,CDs and mp3s, the only thing that hasnt changed about music is the passionand culture surrounding it. In the world of high school, music is an essential.Thanks to the iPod and other various mp3 devices, you never have to bewithout your favorite song.IPods and mp3s have completely replaced CDs. Now a songis not something on a CD, its a file that you can burn to a CD, put onyour iPod or listen to on a computer, said junior Nick Erler. I have over1000 songs on my computer. I use file-sharing programs to downloadthem, Erler bragged. I cant remember the last time I went out and spentmoney on CDs.Junior Hannah Haley agreed, I almost always am listening to music onmy computer. I only buy CDs when I really like the artist.For some South students, the passion for music goes beyond listening. work on promoting and managing artists, said senior Eric Phillipson. Phillipsonworks with artists to get their music heard. I know people who know people.Thats really how I got into the business, Phillipson said. Phillipson worked withartists from Chicago in hope to expand his managing. The artists cant expect Jsomeone to pay $ 13.99 for a CD with one good song on it.it, said Phillipson, regarding the continued decline of record sales in 2005.The Billboard Top 20 records of 2005 included a wide range of artistsIncluded in the Top 20 were two winners of the Fox reality show American Idol,the late rapper Notorious B.I.G., long time punk-pop music veterans Green Day,and some new comers such as Grammy winner rapper Kanye West. I listen tolots of different kinds of music. Even within one genre of music theres still lots ofdiversity, said Haley.Music is one of the few things that every student can relate to. Itconnects people that would in no other way be connected. At shows youmeet a lot of people. You wouldnt know those people unless you were broughttogether by this music, Phillipson said. The need to have it causes teens tospend hundreds, even thousands, of dollars a year—or even obtain it in notthe most legal of ways. No matter how technology changes, or what differentgenres and trends may come, a students love for music is one of the few thingsthat will never change in high school.Senior Ben Woodstudies while listeningto one of his favoritebands on his new oversized headphones.Wood enjoyed listening to music before,after, and during class,removing his headphones onlyat his teachers requests.(Above) Sophomore Alex Welpjams on his guitar with hisband, Siddus, during Battle ofthe Bands in 2005. Battle ofthe Bands was an event atRhinos where local bandscompeted for audienceapproval.I;According to a Gothic survey,38% of South students owniPods.On average, South studentslisten to music 3 hours and 45minutes per day.Country16%(A-meDcmi Student Life
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