I had a hard time deciding on a song to pick for this assignment. When I picked Bill Frisell I started to listen to several of his pieces that e has worked on and that made my choice even harder. All of his music is great. I have truly enjoyed listening to him and have even downloaded a few songs to my ipod so I can listen again later. I did finally narrow the search down to two songs; both are cover songs, “Have a Little Faith”, and “Hallelujah”.
Week one: I, Chicken Little, was flabbergasted by the sight of millions of other chickens that look identical to me in this small place we’re now supposed to call our home. I hear the faint call of my name from my family from hundreds of chickens over. Will I ever see them again? Week two: A rumor goes around that the way of production around here is broiler production. My mom tells me that broiler production is the production of biscuits that we get to eat, but I secretly think she is lying to me so I won’t worry.
My father was enthusiastic for Tchaikovsky and he is also a fan of the Strauss Family of Austria. Works by these two composers were comprised the music which I listened to mostly in my childhood. In addition to helping me to love music generally, I am grateful to my dad for introducing me to piano playing, which I love so much and will keep loving for my rest life. I remember I used to spend Saturday and Sunday mornings practicing the piano, and in the course of this practicing, I suddenly realized that music had touched my life forever. I started playing the piano when I was seven and have
When I turned middle school, I started to listen to the Beatles, Hey Judy, Yesterday, Yellow Submarine and Let It Be are all my favorite songs. I learned English in order to understand the lyrics and it really open up a whole new world of music for me. I listened to Linkin Park, the Cranberries and all kinds of music from techno to jazz. As I have listened so many different genera of music, I found myself listening
However, I didn’t know much about county music. Through this research, my understanding of country music reached new levels. To begin with, I have to know what country music is: Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. It has roots in traditional folk music, Celtic music, blues, gospel music, hokum, and old-time music and evolved rapidly in the 1920s. The term country music began to be used in the 1940s when the earlier term hillbilly music was deemed to be degrading, and the term was widely embraced in the 1970s, while country and western has declined in use since that time, except in the United Kingdom, where it is still commonly used.
Kitchen Chores to Kitchen Escapades What’s your first thought when you hear the words cooking or baking? You may have an image in your head that consists of the former housewife doing her daily duty cooking up some dinner for her three kids and her business devoted husband. Or maybe you’re picturing your grandmother baking up that old apple pie with everyone at the dinner table trying to guess that family secret. In my head, I have an image that’s a tad more exhilarating. I picture a fast paced competitive career with towering cakes and infinite numbers of pastries in every direction possible.
I was always eager to climb on the clean kitchen counter with my feet dangling down watching her get the ingredients together and not measure a thing pouring it all into the mixing bowl as she made this perfect cake. Most elderly people that I have ever been around to watch cook, always seem to make great food without the thought of even bringing out a measuring cup, just because they have rehearsed it so much in their many years of life that it comes natural and they measure by seeing the mixture in the bowl and guessing how much they need by pouring a little bit at a time into the palm of their hands. I finally got up enough courage one day to ask her if I could help. Well, I came to discover that all you have to do is have your main ingredients together; the sugar, flour, butter, vanilla, and salt; easy enough right? Well it’s a little more complicated than that; you have to make sure you cream the butter and sugar thoroughly (stir real good) then add each egg one
Thanksgiving is a time to bring families and relatives together, alike most families there is usually a gathering home, usually grandma’s house. Some relatives travel long distances and must stay the night and travel back home the day after Thanksgiving. Usually the centerpiece of Thanskgiving is the turkey, which is complimented by cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, mince, apple and pumpkin pie, stuffing usually includes nuts and celery and other vegetables. All of these side dishes as to compliment the turkey. Just like in the story, there’s usually the father or head of the family who carves the turkey, for the most father’s enjoy this yearly tradition of carving the turkey, while the family sits at the family table eagerly awaiting a piece of meat with all the trimmings.
How My Education Has Affected My Life My Education from kindergarten to the twelfth grade was good for some of it but I also have some bad times. When I was younger and as I have gotten older I have always loved school from kindergarten all the way to twelfth grade and now college. School was a place I felt safe and secure at and also loved by my teachers although I have had some bad days in class. I can relate to Sherman Alexie in many ways of how school was the same for us. I was picked on but It didn’t happen to me until I was in middle school.
My son was only two at the time so he did not understand that grandma went to heaven and what it meant. Until this day all three of my kids point at a picture that I have on my end table of grandma Dean and says “that is grandma Dean she is in heaven I miss her.” Even though the other two kids did not met her my oldest son Bryce told them memorize that he remember about her and how sweet of a person she was. He made sure that he told them about her that way they knew who grandma Dean was. I loved my grandmother with all my heart and I miss her dearly every day. My grandmother was everything to me and she will always hold that special piece of my heart.