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Lesson_11

Last lesson Music critique  -  ref textbook Gomez pp 86-88 Vocabulary bank  pp 6-10 Reading Comprehension Ed Sheeran Song of the day Percupine tree "Time flies" As the cheerless towns pass my window I can see a washed out moon through the fog And then a voice inside my head breaks the analog And says: "Follow me down to the valley below You know Moonlight is bleeding from out of your soul" I survived against the will of my twisted folk But in the deafness of my world the silence broke And said: "Follow me down to the valley below You know Moonlight is bleeding from out of your soul" "My David, don't you worry This cold world is not for you So rest your head upon me I have strength to carry you" Ghosts of the twenties rising Golden summers just holding you "Follow me down to the valley below You know Moonlight is bleeding from out of your soul" Come to us,   Lazarus It's time for you to go"

FILMS

Films about music and musicians  Film of the day : "8 mile"   The Movie:  The life and times of Eminem, as told through a down-on-his-luck factory worker who tries to balance his unstable personal life with his determination to prove himself in underground rap battles. The Music:  Of course there's Eminem's " Lose Yourself ," along with some '90s favorites from rappers like Method Man, OutKast, and Biggie.

Lesson_10

Let's talk about the concert of  "The nineth symphony of Beethoven" Music critique - ref textbook Gomez pp 86-88 Grammar revision: English file Unit 1 to Unit 8 Revision English for music_test Looking at Carl Sagan's "Glorious Dawn"  If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch You must first invent the universe Space is filled with a network of wormholes You might emerge somewhere else in space Some when-else in time The sky calls to us If we do not destroy ourselves We will one day venture to the stars A still more glorious dawn awaits Not a sunrise, but a galaxy rise A morning filled with 400 billion suns The rising of the milky way The Cosmos is full beyond measure of elegant truths Of exquisite interrelationships Of the awesome machinery of nature I believe our future depends powerfully On how well we understand this cosmos In which we float like a mote of dust In the morning sky But the brain does much more than just recollect It inte...

Students favourite music

Porcupine Tree - Time Flies  [Federico Apollaro] Trenchtown Rock - Bob Marle y [Paolo Bass] Losing my religion - Rem [Carla Volpe] F ather and son - Cat Stevens  [?]

Lesson_9

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Biography of a conductor: Valery Gergiev Since he burst onto the international scene just a few years ago, Valery Gergiev has become one of the most sought after conductors in the world. He is currently the Director of the Maryinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, home to the Kirov Opera and Ballet. Under his leadership, the Kirov Opera has become recognized as one of the great opera companies of the present day. He is also Principal Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic and Principal Guest Conductor of the Metropolitan Opera. Born in Moscow in 1953, Valery Gergiev grew up in the Caucasus, the mountainous area at the Southern end of Russia, stretching from the Black Sea to the Caspian Sea. He began his musical studies in Ordzhonikidze, the Caucasian capital of Ossetia , and showed early prodigious talent as a pianist before taking up conducting in his teens. He was accepted into the conducting class of Ilya Musin at the Leningrad (now St Petersburg) Conservatory, and whilst stil...

Stevie Wonder

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What are some of Stevie Wonder's famous compositions? (Check all that apply.)  Georgia On My Mind  Superstition  I Just Called to Say I Love You  The Entertainer Check At what age did Stevie Wonder make his recording debut?   ?     Age 10   ?     Age 15   ?     Age 12   ?     Age 20 What impact has Stevie Wonder had on the city of Birmingham, especially at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)?   ?     He helped UAB with funds to build their football stadium.   ?     He has given his time, talent and money to create scholarships for music technology students at UAB. Stevie Wonder was born in ______________ (state) in __________ (year).   ?     Michigan, 1950   ?     Alabama, 1958 ...