The Weekly GB

 Hey y'all! This week I wanted to talk about gender roles in music. From gender-associated instruments and roles, to expectations of what we listen to, gender effects subconsciously dictates how we view music. As a past choir kid, it was very rare to see a male student singing with the sopranos or altos. Not because they weren't capable of singing those octaves, but because it was expected of them to be in the more "manly" sections of the choir, with the tenors and basses. This also presents itself in bands and orchestras; at least at my high school, it was predominantly women playing violins, flutes, and cellos. Men typically played trumpets, percussion, saxophones, or basses. Of course there were exceptions and no one thought twice about it, but it was definitely noticeable.  Since this topic peaked my interest so much, I decided to do a little more research. In a blog post titled "Gender Expectations in the Music Industry" by Asyia Fricke, Fricke states &

 Hey everybody! My name is Grace Baum and I am a freshman student athlete here at Converse! I was born into a pretty musical family and have always been involved in music. I tried piano, guitar, etc, but I really stuck with voice training and choir in middle/high school. I was a bit of a theater kid, but I enjoyed choir and select ensembles much more. I participated in many vocal groups throughout high school and did some training with professional voice coaches (which unfortunately I had to drop in college, I miss it a lot!). I love being in the science field in college, but I can't wait to get back into music even if it's only for a semester! 1. Something I am into right now: I have been super into acoustic songs and (more on the less-country side) country music. I find this kind of music SUPER easy to study to, sing along to in the car, and workout with. I have always had a bit of an obsession with Kacey Musgraves, but I have definitely been listening to her kind of music a