Every kids fantasy is having a white christmas. With this song I'm dreaming of a white christmas brings it to life in words.
As a kid I dreamed about being able to wake up to many presents under the tree and it snowing outside so I could make a big snow fort and play outside all day.
What did you dream about waking up on christmas day?
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Finals
So schools out for winter break so i decided to do my last blog post about an instant classic School Out by Alice Cooper.
It may not be summer time quite yet but hey winter breaks the next best thing.
Monday, December 6, 2010
The Best for Last
The United States National Anthem is the most decorated song of all time. Being played at every sporting event in this beautiful country. It has meaning that lead to our past but are still relevant. If you read through the lyrics it'll make you proud to be an American
Oh, say! can you see by the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming;
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there:
Oh, say! does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In fully glory reflected now shines in the stream:
'Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh, long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion
A home and a country should leave us no more?
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution!
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Oh, thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n-rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation!
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust":
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Oh, say! can you see by the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming;
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there:
Oh, say! does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In fully glory reflected now shines in the stream:
'Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh, long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion
A home and a country should leave us no more?
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution!
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Oh, thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n-rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation!
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust":
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Elvis Meets Tupac
Throughout every generation there are music artists that transform the industry. Elvis was the first person to still be considered alive after he died. The next probably would be Tupac Shakur. Both these unique individuals have completely opposite styles of music they have performed and are recognizeable by many throughout world. Who's going to be the next artist that will live after death. Could it be Lil' Wayne or that wanna be man Justin Beiber? Your the one to decide.
I Believe I can Fly!!!
R. Kelly sings this song about how if you believe in something that it is possible as long as you keep on believing that it could possibly ocme true as long as its physically plausable.
then I can do it
If I just believe it
there's nothing to it
I believe I can touch the sky
I think about it every night and day
Spread my wings and fly away
I believe I can soar
I see me runnin' through that open door
I believe I can fly
I believe I can fly
I believe I can fly
See, I was on the verge of breaking down
Sometimes silence can seem so loud
There are miracles in life I must achieve
But first I know it starts inside of me
Oh, if I can see it (whoo!)
then I can be it
If I just believe it
there's nothin' to it
I believe I can fly
I believe I can touch the sky
I think about it every night and day
Spread my wings and fly away
I believe I can soar
I see me runnin' through that open door
I believe I can fly
I believe I can fly....whoo!
Oh, I believe I can fly
Ohhhhhh
If I can see it
then I can do it
If I just believe it
there's nothin' to it.
Annotated Bibliography #6
Article pertaining on how to go about trying to save a music program in a school. It is has a vital role in my current paper on why a music in schools should be saved.
Victor, Richard. "Saving Your Music Program: 5 Golden Rules for Music Advocacy." Illinois Music Educator Fall 2010: vol. 71. pg 62-63. Academic Search Elite. Ebsco. Web. 27 Nov. 2010.
The articles premise is to help save your music program. Within the article it offers 5 particular rules that can help you at least get your word out about how to save your program. Starting off with know your decision makers. Know who makes the decisions around your school will help get you pointed in the right direction. Especially to get meetings set up to get your opinion out on why it is important to keep the music program. You always have to stay professional. Once they begin to lack your trust or doubt how credible you are everything you have worked toward saving the music program could potentially be lost. Always stay realistic and persistent. If something doesn’t go your way keep trying, it’ll only help influence other minds about different subjects that can benefit you in the future. Involve parents and students they are the most influential thing you can bring to a meeting. Parents only want what’s best for their kids and kids only know what is important for them to succeed. School officials keep this in mind to because it’s their job to educate students to the best of their abilities. Finally, let your voice be heard without letting people know how you feel about your music program your work will just go to waste. This article pertains to my problem that music should stay in schools.
Annotated Bibliography #5
Article pertaining to the importance of music in memory retention for my paper I currently am writing
O' Donnell, Laurence. "Music and the Brain." "Brain & Mind" Magazine. 1999. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. <http://www.cerebromente.org.br/n15/mente/musica.html>.
This website article is constructed to show how music has impacted some of the greatest people in history. It also has significant segments within the article of how music tends to alter life. It later explains how the classical composers such as, Bach and Mozart’s music greatly increases memory retention and learning capabilities. Their music has been involved with studies of chicken hens laying more eggs when the music is being played. The purpose of this article is to show that learning with music affects your memory retention. With the article being composed in relatively short segments with headings deciphering what is to follow allowing people to be able to find information about a particular topic rather easily. This article helps clarify any doubts that music affects human’s ability to learn. It also shows what kind of music helps maximize memory retention.
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