I have always grown up doing choir and singing. The boys were the basses and tenors and the girls were the sopranos and altos. I was never in band, but I noticed that the brass section is more typically male and the woodwinds are more typically female. I have met girls that play the trumpet, but it is rare for some reason. I think that people can play any instrument that they want to, but it is more common for boys to play the brass instruments.
In high school, I sometimes watched the band. I noticed that whenever there were drum sections in the band, it was more male dominant. One of the few girls was actually one of my close friends. Coming to college, I have met even more females that play drums and other percussion instruments. Like I said before, I do not understand why some instruments are more for males and some more for females. I guess since the flute and clarinet are "smaller" instruments, it is seen as easier to play for girls. I have never played any of these instruments before, so I can not really give an honest opinion about it, but I can give my input.
Now a days, female rappers are starting to blow up more. Missy Elliot really opened the door for a lot of them I feel like. I have been listening to Nicki Minaj for years, but theres even more now (ex. Cardi B, Megan thee Stallion, Lizzo, etc.) Rapping in the past has been just male, and even now sometimes the female rappers' music is not as appreciated as male rappers. There are more of them obviously, but women are just as capable of making a good rap song. I hear a lot of jokes about how female rap is just trash and they have no talent, but that is wrong.
Since it is 2020, there should be no rules on what girls and guys play. If a boy wants to play the flute or a girl wants to play the Trombone, then they should be able to.
That's great you were involved with choir so you could see first hand the differences between what the boys did and what the girls did. But I totally agree about the drums, it definitely is more male dominated.
ReplyDeleteI agree I think everyone should be able to play whatever they want it is kind of silly to restrict someone from playing an instrument because of their gender. My niece plays the violin at her school and I've noticed the same thing when it came to the percussion instuments, it was mainly boys.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the rapping female vs male. I think there are some great female artist compared to male. And I think females should start to get recognition for what they do but also not by down playing men.
ReplyDeleteI agree that 2020 should be an open year for everyone to play whatever instrument they want. Personally I don't listen to as much rap, but everyone should respect the artists that make it, whether they are female or male. It's an expression of who they are and that should be respected.
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You know, one of the ways I've often explained gender trends in band is "The closer you sit to the conductor, the more likely you are to be female." I've had fun watching my daughter at the Spartanburg High band, because their percussion section is almost equally male and female. It's cool to watch.
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