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I'm beginning to realize that if you ever wanted to get an idea of what my World of Music actually looks like (in the imaginary world of my head), these posts are something of a field guide; a map of my musical mind in a sense. Just to put it out there.

DEFINITIONS for WATER-BASED MUSIC:

W
(Water)

WATER- Music that is emotional, and deals with vulnerable feelings such as romance, loss, empathy, etc., but also other emotional expressions like wry humor, sensuality, encouragement and earnest passion. It corresponds with the idea of feelings and emotions.

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WE
(Water and Earth)

Mixed with Earth, Water music becomes richer in feeling, warmer, and more rugged, usually with smoother vocalists and acoustic or otherwise light arrangements. It reminds me of that calm, but moving feeling you get when you're on the beach or next to a river or lake. This is the category in which most soft rock, adult contemporary, alternative country, and alternative rock falls, as long as there is an overall down-to-earth feel coupled by expressive vocals or arrangements. This becomes the sub-element of SHORE.

Images I associate with Shore music tend to include more organic materials like trees, moss, plants, and leaves; colors that come to mind include various greenish-browns or bluish-browns, like moss and leaves; although since this is the "everyday life" category, conventional ideas of skies also make their way into my imagination, like blue skies with fluffy clouds, starry night skies, and orange sunset skies. Because this category covers so much area, time of day and weather seem to be a big distinguishing factor. So when it comes to my world of music, the weather forecast can prove to be somewhat important.

Summer Dress is a slow, laid-back example, and would be tagged as WEA (water - earth - air). It gives off the vibe of early morning or late evening, with overcast skies.


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WF
(Water with Fire)

Mixed with Fire, Water music becomes passionate and boldly expressive. This is the most emotional classification, a downpour of emotion and catharsis (that to some may be a little too dramatic). The category I've come to call RAIN. This is where I'd put all those big ballads they used to play at the end of movies in the 90s- the ones by the likes of Mariah Carey and Celine Dion.

Images I tend to associate with Rain are dramatic- like moving clouds, opening flowers, and rays of sunlight. Things you would normally see in dramatic time-lapse videos.

Vienna Teng is a good example of the feeling I'm getting at with this category: inspirational, dramatic, poetic, and smooth; with precision vocals that dramatically express emotion.



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WA
(Air with Water)

Mixed with Air (see Air mixed with Water) As it is, it becomes very difficult to tell whether a song should be tagged as Water then Air or Air then Water. Therefore, I've decided to leave Mist as a solitary entity. I at one point called WA music "Seabreeze," however, it just became a more subdued version of Rain and a more substantial version of Mist, therefore, it didn't really have any legitimate distinguishing qualities.

So basically, when it comes to this element, the dividing factor has a lot to do with whether the song is emotional but down to earth and acoustic (Shore), or emotional and larger-than-life and dramatic (Rain).

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