AFTERwords
Welcome. Some of the documentation here extends TMDN beyond its main conclusion. It provides additional information, context, reflections, and/or I talk about other events, news, updates, FAVs, and even my own relative conclusions that come to mind. You could say I close loose ends or any other relevant and consistent afterthoughts that I might have missed over the years. Happens.
The link is written from the point of view of the author as a narrator, in my case, by a musician, a songwriter, a music arranger, a tejano music advocate, and a web designer since the mid-1990s. This link also explains my,'Music narratives and my outlook on life itself' ... but not to the 'consensus of the majority'. So true.
I mean, I haven't met too many people or tejano music fans that agree with me on anything - and that includes all three states and my previous message board - The TAB.
And finally, "My simple life has just been a charted journey of music experiences, different states and cities characterized by diverse genres, different forms and landscapes ... connecting music styles and heartbeats to local communities and adapting to new music horizons wherever I go."
Sorry Mr. Lincoln, we sure messed up our country, and I feel your sorrow and pain. But we're going to make America great again ... one more time.
What two words relate to TEJANOmike dot net? What are the relevant characteristics of TM? Or this link? Music Narratives
Music narratives are songs that tell a story, whether true or fictitious, through lyrics, melody, rhythm, and other musical elements.
They can be found in various genres, such as rap, country, tejano, pop, and rock. Music narratives can mean "different things to different people, depending on their personal experiences, preferences, and interpretations."
Some possible meanings are:
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Music narratives can be a form of entertainment, as they capture the listener’s attention and imagination with their plot, characters, and emotions.
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They can also be a source of humor, suspense, or surprise, depending on the tone and style of the song.
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Music narratives can be a way of learning, as they convey information, facts, or perspectives about various topics, such as history, culture, society, or politics.
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They can be a way of teaching, as they illustrate moral lessons, values, or principles through their story.
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Music narratives can be a mode of expression, as they reflect the songwriter’s or singer’s personal experiences, feelings, thoughts, or opinions.
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They can also be a mode of communication, as they share a message, a point of view, or a call to action with the listener.
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Music narratives can be a tool for healing, as they help the listener cope with their own challenges, struggles, or traumas.
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They can also be a tool for empowerment, as they inspire the listener to overcome their fears, doubts, or limitations.
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Music narratives can be an art form for appreciation, as they showcase the creativity, skill, and talent of the musicians.
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They can also be an art form for criticism, as they challenge the norms, conventions, or expectations of the musical genre or the society.
Music narratives are "songs" that tell a story through lyrics and music. They can be found in different genres and styles, and they can convey various themes and messages. Afterwords, the thrills, chills, and tears we experience from music are the result of having our expectations artfully manipulated by a skilled composer and the musicians who interpret that music.
In essence, it is the indispensable quality and human nature of music, it's a synchronized music-driven society ... It is my world.
About TM
My concluding thoughts and factoids on my site:
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"Someone who trains to be a musician will create stronger neural connections that link the two hemispheres of the brain to be musically creative."
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"I am just another voice in this complex society we live in ... and in the Internet music trends of today. Hard to say who is right - and who is wrong."
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"For all our music industry failings, despite our limitations and fallibilities, us tejanos and tejanas are capable of greatness. We are a courageous generation, but without imagination, without a business alliance, and without total unity, we will go nowhere." TM 05/14/2022
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"In my most inner thoughts and subconscious, I ascertain that Almighty God must have made three things for man. First, He must have created our world for us to live and love one another; He must have created the splendor of the universe for us to see Heaven and His kingdom; and finally, He must have given man the special gift of music for us to understand all His creations."
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"Music is a gift. It is given to certain individuals to entertain the world, to bring smiles to the human heart, to change sadness and tears into happiness and joy. Music talks to our souls and humanity on a global scale. Music changes you. Music has changed me too. If I made a dent on this universal scale with my simple songs and music arrangements, well, in that case I have done God's will."
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Tejano music has gone through a lot of phases since the 1800s. It has fought racism, and political unrest, and has come out as the voice of the people. The Hispanic working-class considered Tejano music a representation of their struggles. Even after all the struggles, the singers that have dedicated their entire lives to this genre, and to preserving the music of their history have kept Tejano music alive.
Time ... can be defined as one's lifetime; a person's period of greatest activity or engagement; one's experience during a specific period or a certain occasion; also, a moment in time or in the past.
Ultimately, it is not what you get or even what you give. It is what you become.
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Life, and like music, I believe, can take us through so many roads, so many different paths, traveling through so many cities, but more importantly we also learn other things from so many people we meet along the way.
That is the beauty of life itself.
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"We are just music travelers through the dynamics of time and dark matter; moving through space in perfect synchronicity with universal gravity - and man's laws of quantum mechanics."
"The country music project we did together is an art, it is an architecture, and in complete partnership with all the
dynamics of music, with all the elements of songwriting, music arrangements, and coupled with the
connectivity of recording artists, studio musicians, Nashville artistry, and 88k Studio Media."