Informant: Lakyra Pharms
Text Title: Campus Superstar
Text Date: Second Semester 4/13/08
Interview:
Interviewer: So what is Campus SuperStar?
Lakyra: It is a competition involving student singers from I U campuses.
Interviewer: Do you have to be involved in the music school or any major musical group to participate?
Lakyra: No. You can be any random student, and if you think you can sing then you can participate.
Interviewer: After hearing my classes’ definition of Folklore, why would you consider this competition a part of college folklore.
Lakyra: Well first off it involves the college student. (Laugh) But it also shows the other side of the musical world of college life, the side that is not shown in the major performance halls in the school of music, or broadcasted on billboards. This competition allows these students to let their hair down. Some of the Jacobs School of Music students said that this competition was totally against what they are being taught!!!
Interviewer: For the record, how far did you make it?
Lakyra: (laughing) I made it into the top five singers of the whole competition.
Context
This contest was put on by the Jewish community at Indiana University. They allow students to sing any song that they are comfortable with (excluding Gospel), and in turn provide the stage and a performance venue. This competition captures the folklore music of the college students because it causes students to sing sings that are listened to by the college culture.