What it takes to be a talented musican

Music has many different components, but what makes music good? The video posted is a small clip from the X Factor which is a show that takes musicians through an audition process to discover a new pop star. Based on the previous few blogs have pop music has been brought down due to receding talent. In this video, Drew is a competitor on this show but she shows musicianship by taking a pop song and completely changing the arrangement to make it fit her style, and make her strong aspects shine.

 The song, originally performed by Nelly "It was just a dream", was originally made to appeal to a pop music scene, mainly for the radio listeners. So what?  Drew completely changed the arrangement around, such as the tempo, drum track, and the music behind it.  Nelly's original meaning was supposed to appeal to the radio crowd mainly because it was a more of an upbeat/up-tempo song and Drew took that element out of the song by slowing down the tempo, to show her own flare on a classic song. By doing this she took something out of her element and made it her own. Slowing the song down allowed her sustain the notes that she's capable of doing, that showed her true talent. The way she thought about this song and her interpretations allowed her personality to shine through.  When I think of her I see a younger Adele or Christina Aguilera , where she likes the slow aspects of songs, and really belts her voice trough.  This is a true artist and this is what every mainstream artist should be like.  The mainstream music scene should show more elements like in this video, and allow the stars to show their personality through their songs rather than all of them sounding the same.  As shown in the video it is possible to take these already made songs and changing them completely to illustrate talented musicians.

 The judges see what good music is, hence why they were chosen to be judges for this show, and point out what makes music good. Tone of someone’s voice really shows character, along with how you view yourself. For example, one judge said that from her voice Drew sounds like a mature and older women but when she smiles revealing the kid inside her.  Also one of the judges says "you have the spirit of a superstar", which shows again how the style and sound of your voice makes good music, because it shows your true "sprit". If there is an artist out there that can sing with any other artist and fit both their own and the artist they are with, that makes a real musician.