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I wanted to be sure to pick songs that fit my curriculum needs but I thought it was also important to use music of a variety of genres. I looked through my music collection initially and chose four songs. My plan was to use the first verse or two of each song, display the lyrics and play them while my students followed along. I made sure that I prepared my students to look for specific elements of literature and/or author’s purpose and after we listened to each song, I displayed the lyrics again…

slightly obsessed with him at some point in your life. I started listening to his music. I bought all of his albums. Every last one. And out of all 19 albums, the song Beautiful is my favorite. This song stands out from his others, because there is more emotion in this one compared to his other work. When Eminem first began writing the song that later came to be known as Beautiful he had recently lost…

the worse. Ten years ago with songs like, “We belong together” by Mariah Carey and “Let me love you” by Mario showed more thought and substance when it came to the concept of love and intimacy. The songs created in past years showed more conservation and used clever metaphors to insinuate sexual relations, rather than blatantly stating it. In more recent years, with songs like “No role Modelz” by J. Cole and “Trap Queen” by Fetty Wap it is shown that although the song may not be about…

generate a ten-song playlist that typically assists me in achieving physical health while doing exercises, I started to select music from those I usually listened to while I was walking or doing exercises. I was struggling at first when I simply sat down and selected songs in my iPod, because there seemed to be a lot of songs that could be chosen as long as the beats were not too slow and the styles were lively, which made me confused about how to limit the playlist to only ten songs and how to…

racial relation and equality that appeal to many people who are suffering from those issues. The song ‘Can’t cry’ by Jcole, will show how the artist convey his message about social inequality in the United states of America. Furthermore how Jcole approaches this issue in the song, with his use of language. The black people in America have a hard time, which matters. ‘ can’t cry ’ is the title of the song and thus has quite strong meaning.…

On Wednesday, I and my friends attended the workshop hosted by Professor Battista-Hancock. During the workshop, we used some instruments and our hands made many catchy rhythms. Also we together wrote a song talking about friendship. It was a very interesting experience. This workshop helped me notice the importance of integration of nature as well as how music can make a change of one’s mind. At first, we were asked to follow the beats given by professor with our hands. It is so surprising…

Country songs are about stories. Every country song has some sort of message or meaning embedded within the lyrics or the music. From Jimmy Rodgers to Johnny Cash, then to George Strait and Garth Brooks, and now Sam Hunt and Brett Eldredge. All country music is just a country boy getting their feelings or stories out there. The song All On Me by Devin Dawson is no exception. All on me is about a guy and a girl. The guy sings to the girl how much he’s willing to do have her love. To gain her love…

Alienation has always been a very common thing throughout history and it is difficult to understand the struggles or feelings that outsiders go through. Christina Perri is known for her emotional songs about love, fear, being human and so on, but Sad Song particularly explains how it feels to be an outsider. Sad Song and Saul from Indian Horse both deal with alienation and they both show how words and actions can make someone feel weak and hopeless. Also, being far away from your loved ones can…

There have been so many songs that have reminded me of so many great moments in my childhood. Back in the time when I was just a pre-teenager, I was always a music lover. As a young girl growing up on the island, I used to have a list of songs that I loved. I had the opportunity to listen to a diverse group of songs that were very popular. One of the hits that made it to my country (Haiti) was the song called “Everyone Falls in Love Sometimes” by Tanto Metro and Devonte. The first time I…

Being able to push through when the going gets tough. There are 3 songs that I have chosen that convey the same theme. The writers of these songs are Macklemore a white rapper and Dan Auerbach from the band Cage the Elephant. I intend to analyze “Hold your Head Up” and “Inhale Deep” by Macklemore accompanied by “Trouble” by Dan Auerbach to show how they all convey that we should keep going even when things get hard. The first song “Hold your Head Up” by Macklemore uses symbols to convey the…