Aaron Copland once said, “To stop the flow of music would be like the stopping of time itself, incredible and inconceivable.”

Music has, is, and always will be one of the great parts of life. There are countless types of music, with countless types of people to listen to it. Trinity High School has more than 1,200 students, most with an interest in music. But what, specifically, are they listening to?

After surveying advising periods, the music interests of each of the 10 Houses has been determined.

Twenty-five percent of students in advising classes were surveyed using a ballot that had different genres of music on it. The genres included rock, country, alternative/indie, rap/hip hop, pop, and EDM/dubstep. Next, students were asked to number their three favorite genres, then write down their favorite artists in the three genres they selected.

Aquinas House

Top three genres:

1. Rap
2. Country
3. Rock

• Favorite Rap artist- Eminem
• Favorite Country Artist- Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Favorite Rock Artist- OneRepublic

“I really like Eminem; his music is really lively and supports what the House represents. OneRepublic’s music is great. It’s good music to listen to when you’re doing homework, and Aquinas is all about homework.”

-senior Cole Morrissey

Becket House

Top three genres:

1. Rock
2. Rap
3. Pop

• Favorite Rock Artist- Pink Floyd
• Favorite Rap artist- Kendrick Lamar
• Favorite Pop artist- Michael Jackson

“Pink Floyd is one of my favorite bands. I think they’re classic, and you just can’t go wrong with them. For rap, again, you can’t go wrong with Kendrick; he has made a bunch of great hits. My favorite is ‘Spiteful Chant.’ I like our pop choice, too; Michael Jackson is an iconic pop star, and even though he isn’t here today, his music is still popular.”

-junior Kyler Guyton

Dante House

Top three genres:

1. Rap
2. Rock
3. Pop

• Favorite Rap Artist- Drake
• Favorite Rock Artist- AC/DC
• Favorite Pop Artist- Katy Perry

“AC/DC is a good classic pick. I love their song ‘Thunder.’ It just really gets me going. I’m not a big fan of Drake; he’s pretty mainstream and soft. I am a fan of Katy Perry. She has awesome hits; they really just connect to people.”

– senior Drew Goetz

Flannan House

Top three genres:

1. Rap
2. Rock
3. Country

• Favorite Rap Artist- 2pac
• Favorite Rock Artist- Jimi Hendrix and Metallica
• Favorite Country Artist- Eric Church

“I actually really like 2pac. I think he has a lot of great music. ‘Life Goes On’ is one of his best. Eric Church is easily my favorite country singer. I have been to two of his concerts. His songs ‘Springsteen,’ ‘Lighting,’ ‘These Boots’ — all those songs are classics. I like Jimi Hendrix; I’m not a diehard fan, but he has some good songs.”

– senior Nick Zalla

Gonzaga House

Top three genres:

1. Rap
2. Rock
3. Pop

• Favorite Rap Artist- Fetty Wap
• Favorite Rock Artist- Led Zeppelin
• Favorite Pop Artist- Maroon 5

“I really like Zeppelin. I think Jimmy Paige is one of the best guitarist of all time. ‘Stairway to Heaven’ probably has the greatest guitar solo of all time. I think Fetty Wap is garbage; he sounds auto-tuned. Kevin Gates is a much better rapper than Fetty. Maroon 5 is great, though. I like their old stuff a lot more than their new stuff.”

-senior John Ewing

Merton House

Top three genres:

1. Rock
2. Rap
3. Country

• Favorite Rock Artist- Aerosmith, The Beatles, and AC/DC
• Favorite Rap Artist- J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar
• Favorite Country Artist- Florida Georgia Line

“I like Kendrick Lamar. His last album was really good. I’m a huge country music fan, and Florida Georgia Line is great. I’ve been to a couple of concerts with them and Luke Bryan. ‘Dirt Road’ is my favorite song by them. Out of the three bands — Aerosmith, The Beatles and AC/DC — I like the Beatles. I grew up listening to the Beatles because my dad loves them.”

-sophomore Hunter David

Patrick House

Top three genres:

1. Rap
2. Rock
3. Pop

• Favorite Rap Artist- Riff Raff
• Favorite Rock Artist- Bon Jovi
• Favorite Pop Artist- Ke$ha

“I don’t listen to too much Riff Raff, but I find him really funny. I actually got to meet Bon Jovi when I was eight years old. I love his music, I have always been a long time fan of him. Ke$ha…she’s…been involved in a lot of controversy lately, but I still find her music to be catchy and fun to listen to.”

-junior Miller Dawkins

Romero House

Top three genres:

1. Rap
2. Rock
3. Country

• Favorite Rap Artist- Kanye West
• Favorite Rock Artist- AC/DC
• Favorite Country Artist- Kenny Chesney and Taylor Swift

“Kanye is decent. Old Kanye is much better than new Kanye. Kenny Chesney is good, too. I’ll be going to his concert at Papa John’s in the summer. AC/DC is great, too. ‘Hells Bells’ is a good one of their songs.”

-senior Jackson Morgan

Seton House

Top three genres:

1. Rap
2. Pop
3. Country

• Favorite Rap Artist- Fetty Wap
• Favorite Pop Artist- Taylor Swift
• Favorite Country Artist- Blake Shelton

“I think Taylor Swift is terrible; I don’t like any of her music, and it just puts me in a bad mood. I do like Fetty Wap, though. I tried to get out to his concert in Cincinnati last week. Blake Shelton’s song ‘Boys ‘Round Here’ is a great song. I don’t see how anybody wouldn’t like it.”

-senior Jack Wessel

Toussaint House

Top three genres:

1. Rap
2. Rock
3. Pop

• Favorite Rap Artist- Drake
• Favorite Rock Artist- Green Day
• Favorite Pop Artist- Taylor Swift

“I am not a big fan of Drake.  He is too emotional for me. I find Taylor Swift to be a lyrical genius, though. She definitely has moments where she shines. People think she has a ghost writer, but I think it’s all from her. I like Green Day a lot, too. One time I was walking down a boulevard and kept forgetting all my dreams (referencing Green Day’s song ‘Boulevard of Broken Dreams’). It was very weird.”

-senior Andrew Edlin

* Trinity students have a lot of similar music interests, but what about the Administration? We also gave them a chance to fill out surveys to see what the older generation’s interests are.

Trinity Administration

Top three genres:

1. Rock
2. Country
3. Pop

• Top Artist: Garth Brooks

Notable mentions requested by Mrs. Sharon Bohannon:

• Frank Sinatra
• Louis Armstrong