Civilian observations
Scooter
the repeat of Barry on Jay Leno last night, many civilians don't agree, and
tweeted their thoughts. Ouch.
http://search.twitter.com/search?q=manilow
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Scooter
itiswhatitis
Many fans need both their heads and eyes examined.
Dawn
There are some, but not all. :o)
Sadly, I've noticed that a few of the fans have spent their years
listening to nothing but Barry. In other words, they've excluded
everything else. One fan mentioned a while ago they started listening
to other artists for the first time in 6 years. The really sad part
is what else could they have heard, shows to see, in 6 years that they
didn't pay any attention to because it wasn't Barry? There's so much
great music out there, not only what Barry has done (namely
Mayflower), that some of these people have completely missed out on.
Sad.
Dawn
IttybittyBarrycommittee
I loved the comparison to Odo- LOL! And they're right one more
plastic surgery or shot of botox and he will be there. So Barry, if
you're listening- STOP. We like you looser, not tighter.
kimc
> The really sad part
> is what else could they have heard, shows to see, in 6 years that they
> didn't pay any attention to because it wasn't Barry? There's so much
> great music out there, not only what Barry has done (namely
> Mayflower), that some of these people have completely missed out on.
> Sad.
>
> Dawn
That's true! It's like saying you only watch one genre of movies or
read one kind of book. It's great to have favorites, but there is so
much fantastic music out there!
So, Dawn, what are your favorite Barry and non-Barry songs this week?
Mine:
"Blue"-Barry and Sarah Vaughan
"How Do I Stop Loving You"--Barry
"Inspiration Information"----Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
"Lived In Bars"----Cat Power
"Snowfall"---Claude Thornhill Orchestra
"Finlandia"---Sibelius
"Sweet Baby James"---James Taylor
"Diamonds and Rust"---Joan Baez
"Surfing On a Rocket"---Air
and the best nearly unknown artist I love this week is Adam Stidham/
Civalias. His voice is like butter.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZARAR8UZB3E
Happy New Year! Kim
Dawn
> On Dec 29, 6:54 pm, Dawn <dawnbushm...@cox.net> wrote:
>
> > The really sad part
> > is what else could they have heard, shows to see, in 6 years that they
> > didn't pay any attention to because it wasn't Barry? There's so much
> > great music out there, not only what Barry has done (namely
> > Mayflower), that some of these people have completely missed out on.
> > Sad.
>
> > Dawn
>
> That's true! It's like saying you only watch one genre of movies or
> read one kind of book. It's great to have favorites, but there is so
> much fantastic music out there!
Yes, it is true. In business it's called "opportunity cost".
> So, Dawn, what are your favorite Barry and non-Barry songs this week?
I listen to a lot of different music for a lot of different reasons.
Sometimes I need to de-stress at work, sometimes it's to prep for the
class I team teach with the school librarian. It's supposed to be a
general music class, lately we've been doing some stuff from the AFI
on how to make a movie and we are at the storyboarding stage for our
short movie. At some point I'm hoping we can get back to the music,
though, as I'd like to cover with these guys a lot of the history of
music, starting with the gregorian chants.
When I'm at home I have several different playlists on my iTunes that
I will listen to. I have one that is just Barry, and among the songs
I listen to most on there are Could It Be Magic (both versions), the
acoustic version of Weekend In New England, Another Life, Who Needs To
Dream, The Best of Me, Big Fun, Riders To The Stars, Talk To Me, The
Kid Inside. That's not all, but a sampling of what I've got. That
and the Paradise Cafe album.
Non Barry? I like With Arms Wide Open by Creed, Invincible by Pat
Benetar, but I also love more mellow stuff like the music from
Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings album. It's jazz instrumentals of Disney
favorite songs, and they are beautifully done. My favorite classical
composer is Felix Mendelssohn with his Songs Without Words series.
My favorite spiritual stuff includes Amy Grant, Mormon Tabernacle
Choir and Hilary Weeks. Here's a video of Hilary you might enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I8FCgaoaG8 One of my favorite songs
from her is a song called Lead Me Home. The instrumentals are
gorgeous on it.
Another song I like, arranged by Lex de Acevedo, is an arrangement of
the Mormon hymn Praise To The Man. I made a slideshow video using
that music and posted it on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZNfPPKKLAg - It's religious, so be
forewarned if you choose to watch it.
I also love musicals, the latest one I've been to is Wicked. I also
love listening to the music from that.
>
> Mine:
>
> "Blue"-Barry and Sarah Vaughan
> "How Do I Stop Loving You"--Barry
> "Inspiration Information"----Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
> "Lived In Bars"----Cat Power
> "Snowfall"---Claude Thornhill Orchestra
> "Finlandia"---Sibelius
> "Sweet Baby James"---James Taylor
> "Diamonds and Rust"---Joan Baez
> "Surfing On a Rocket"---Air
>
> and the best nearly unknown artist I love this week is Adam Stidham/
> Civalias. His voice is like butter.
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZARAR8UZB3E
They both are good! It's not easy to sing while playing the piano. I
had never heard of him before, so I'll have to look at what he's done.
>
> Happy New Year! Kim
Thank you, Kim, Happy New Year to you too!
Dawn
Dawn
> from her is a song called Lead Me Home. The instrumentals are
> gorgeous on it.
>
> Another song I like, arranged by Lex de Acevedo, is an arrangement of
> the Mormon hymn Praise To The Man. I made a slideshow video using
> that music and posted it on YouTube:
>
> forewarned if you choose to watch it.
>
> I also love musicals, the latest one I've been to is Wicked. I also
> love listening to the music from that.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > Mine:
>
> > "Blue"-Barry and Sarah Vaughan
> > "How Do I Stop Loving You"--Barry
> > "Inspiration Information"----Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
> > "Lived In Bars"----Cat Power
> > "Snowfall"---Claude Thornhill Orchestra
> > "Finlandia"---Sibelius
> > "Sweet Baby James"---James Taylor
> > "Diamonds and Rust"---Joan Baez
> > "Surfing On a Rocket"---Air
>
> > and the best nearly unknown artist I love this week is Adam Stidham/
> > Civalias. His voice is like butter.
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZARAR8UZB3E
>
> They both are good! It's not easy to sing while playing the piano. I
> had never heard of him before, so I'll have to look at what he's done.
>
>
>
> > Happy New Year! Kim
>
> Thank you, Kim, Happy New Year to you too!
>
> Dawn
Right now, as I type this, I'm listening to Night Castle, the latest
original production of Trans Siberian Orchestra. Very interesting!
Dawn
kimc
Some of my favorite Barry ones are those you named as well, depending
on my mood.
Your tastes are very diverse, also-all great choices. I'll take a look
at the videos tonight-thanks!
> I listen to a lot of different music for a lot of different reasons.
> Sometimes I need to de-stress at work, sometimes it's to prep for the
> class I team teach with the school librarian. It's supposed to be a
> general music class, lately we've been doing some stuff from the AFI
> on how to make a movie and we are at the storyboarding stage for our
> short movie.
Sounds like an interesting class! Believe me, I know about the
storyboards, although I am surprised at how many people don't use them
for music videos anymore. Are they going to edit their short as well-
Final Cut Pro is pretty user friendly. I admire anyone who teaches or
encourages the arts, believe me! After animal rescue, it's the closest
cause to my heart.
>
> They both are good! It's not easy to sing while playing the piano. I
> had never heard of him before, so I'll have to look at what he's done.
I hadn't heard of Adam, either, until a young associate of mine shot a
video for him last year http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZARAR8UZB3E
and I just love his voice-he does write a lot of his own songs also,
he's only about 23
Thanks for the suggestions, believe me, I will check them out!
Kim
Dawn
> On Dec 30, 12:50 pm, Dawn <dawnbushm...@cox.net> wrote:
> Sounds like an interesting class! Believe me, I know about the
> storyboards, although I am surprised at how many people don't use them
> for music videos anymore. Are they going to edit their short as well-
> Final Cut Pro is pretty user friendly. I admire anyone who teaches or
> encourages the arts, believe me! After animal rescue, it's the closest
> cause to my heart.
It's been a very interesting class. We'll be showing them how to edit
using iMovie. We don't have the money for licensing Final Cut Pro
(our budgets are constantly getting cut). We will probably have
groups of students film a scene and edit it, just so they can see what
it takes to make a movie.
The final one, I'm thinking we'll need to edit, just to make sure
nothing slips by and into the movie.
We are using the idea from a web site called www.values.com that has
little commercial spots that teach a value, rather than sell you
something. We are creating our own little "commercial" for the value
Patience. The students came up with the value and the plot. The
class, as a whole, came up with the basic script and I re-wrote it in
screenplay format.
We'll see what happens with this, neither the librarian or I really
have any experience in this as far as teaching it. The nice part
about the AFI stuff (American Film Institute) is they already have it
outlined, with rubrics for grading and videos on YouTube to help show
students the process.
The sad part is the class is made up of boys who refused to
participate in music and PE was full, so the librarian and I got
tapped to do this at the last minute. We're learning as we go. :o)
Thanks for the nice compliment about teaching. We do what we can with
what we're given, which isn't a lot of money, zero backing from the
parents and a lot of flack from the students.
Take care, enjoy the videos!
Dawn
kimc
>
> Thanks for the nice compliment about teaching. We do what we can with
> what we're given, which isn't a lot of money, zero backing from the
> parents and a lot of flack from the students.
> Dawn
Stick with it-you never know whose life is going to be affected by
what you're taking the time to teach them. My kids were in private
school until high school, and all of the money was spent on athletics.
So, I had to reach into my own pocket to have 'art picnics' for their
classes where we'd tie-dye t-shirts, do pottery,or go to museums,
bought recorders for the kindergarten classes, treated them to field
trips to see The Nutcracker at Christmas, etc. So I know what you mean
about zero budget allotment for those things. Shameful, really.
Not many kids will still play volleyball after they graduate, but if
you teach them how to paint, or sculpt, or play an instrument, it's
forever. Bless you for caring even when those hard-headed boys seem
disinterested. Believe it or not, something does sink in! ;-)
Kim
Dawn
Thank you. I think it has started making an impact on them already.
They're already asking if they can try out for the choir again. :o)
Just kidding.
For one of the lessons leading into the movie making, I took a scene
out of Ghosts of the Abyss, which is a documentary taking you to see
the Titanic, and I took the sound out using Garageband. I inserted,
for the same scene, three different pieces of music, each with it's
own style. One was Billie Jean from Michael Jackson, One was Lead Me
Home by Hilary Weeks and the third was an arrangement of Ride of the
Valkries (sp?) from Mannheim Steamroller. I didn't play them the
scene with the real audio to it until after they had seen and written
their reactions to the first 3. They were shocked to find out what
the scene was really about and portrayed after the impressions they
got with the music I had inserted the three previous times.
I think it was one of the best lessons I've given these guys, because
they never had thought about how music really impacts their emotions
until then.
Thanks again,
Dawn