I pride myself as being a pretty open person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have what I consider to be eclectic musical tastes. I enjoy and appreciate pretty much any genre or type of music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Except one\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I do not understand how anyone can like death metal music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s so loud and angry. It hurts my ears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But for that very reason, I\u2019m setting myself a challenge. To find out\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That\u2019s right, I\u2019m going to listen to 3 different songs. I\u2019ll then choose my \u201cfavorite\u201d and try to create my own beautiful cover version to see if it can be done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
First, a disclaimer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I do not listen to death metal (or any metal really), so I\u2019m sorry if I get a genre or style wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I know there are lots of sub-genres of metal music. These songs all sound like death metal to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If I\u2019m wrong, I\u2019m sorry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But rather than focus on differences, this process actually helped me see something\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This might seem like a big statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After all, death metal doesn\u2019t sound<\/i> much like classical, jazz, or pop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But hear me out\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Like all songs, death metal music uses chords and chord progressions<\/a>. They sound different because of the heavily distorted guitars, but the underlying chords are there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Which means we can play them on the piano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And when we do\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n They sound really nice! And that brings me to my next point\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some of the piano riffs are stunningly beautiful!<\/p>\n\n\n\n You\u2019ll see what I mean in the lesson. But some of the riffs and motifs that are used in this style of music are so pretty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They almost sound classically-inspired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This process was hugely challenging for me. To step out of my comfort zone and approach a genre of music that has traditionally been quite intimidating was a challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But I loved it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n It helped show me that under all the \u201cnoise\u201d of death metal is a beautiful, melodic foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I have a new appreciation for it, although I don\u2019t know if I\u2019ll be adding any songs to my playlist anytime soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you’re brave enough, you can see the original song<\/a> that I chose to cover (viewer discretion advised).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thanks so much and I hope you enjoyed going along on this experiment with me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Happy practicing!<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat this taught me<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n