Detail of The Reconciliation of the Montagues and Capulets by Frederic Leighton
This is the second time this week I’ve come across this message. The first time was early in the week during my prayer time and now as I look back at previous blog posts I see it again……
Algerian woman playing a darbouka (detail) - Charles Landelle
HI RES. John William Waterhouse [British Pre-Raphaelite Painter, 1849-1917] Biography: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_William_Waterhouse JW Waterhouse website: www.johnwilliamwaterhouse.com/home/ Oil on canvas The Andrew Lloyd Webber Art Foundation ___ Scan and restoration by plumleaves
Because it's funny if you read things.
(Part III) Girl Playing The Piano A Woman Surrounded By Children A Child’s Prayer Posy Girl With Kittens The Land of Counterpane Morning Checkers Goldilocks And The Three Bears Robin Put His …
Angels In Kabbalah are conduits of divine will and expressions of the infinite aspects of God. The angelic hierarchy is closely intertwined with the Tree of Life and its Ten Sephirot.
I don't condone violence, but these are some pretty great songs.
Have you ever wondered how to create your own email account? Thousands of emails are sent every day, all around the world, and many services across the web aren't usable without an email address. Using this guide, you should be able to...
It's been a while since I posted anything that you can take right to your classroom. Here's a new one that you can use right away - well...with a little work on your part. The song "Happy" from "Despicable Me 2" by Parrell Williams is a very catchy tune. I feel it's a great teaching piece for many reasons. For one, it's a catchy, popular tune with lyrics you can actually play in the classroom! Another reason I like it for teaching is that it illustrates a very important concept when learning music. So often we tell students "major" songs sound "happy" and "minor" songs sound "sad." Well...here is an example that flies in the face of that logic. When you hear this song you can't help but feel "happy" even though it's actually in the key of F minor! First: BUY THE SONG. Please don't use a free service to play the song. It's available from most music services of your choice (Amazon, iTunes, etc.). Now, if you have a plethora of instruments at your disposal with a full compliment of chromatic notes, then by all means, transpose what I've provided here and use it as-is with the original. Most folks with Orff instruments are limited with the only accidentals available being F-sharps and B-flats. For this reason, I needed to transpose this song down a half step to E minor. Not to mention my fourth graders do not have any idea of how to play A-flat or B-flat on the recorder and I have no desire to confuse what we've already started by teaching those pitches. The way I have it here fits beautifully with the fact that my fourth grade students have just learned the pitch E, so this will be excellent (and fun) practice. "But...how do I get the recording in the correct key?" you may ask. There are options. I transposed mine with a program that I love called "Wavepad." Transposing it down took a little trial and error (it goes by percentage rather than actual pitch or half steps - 94% did the trick) and yes, the result sounds slightly different than the original - but as I find myself saying so often when I have to make do "It's close enough for this side of town!" They do have a free version available here: Click here. Another option that many music teachers like is to use Audacity. You can download Audacity completely free here. To get you going on how to transpose music with Audacity there are several resources available on the Internet. Simply Google "transpose with Audacity" and you should be well on your way if you need help figuring that task out. So here's the play-along notation for the transposed version in E minor. If you have instruments at your disposal with lower pitches (for example, I have some of the bass Joia tubes) I recommend changing the pitch B in the bass xylophone part an octave lower - but that's just a personal preference. The unpitched percussion part can be anything you have - sticks, hand drums, tambourines, etc. The alto xylophone part also provides a great opportunity to teach the famed "syncopa" rhythm pattern in the second measure. The ostinati laid out here can be played throughout and the wonderful thing about the original recording is that it gives you a nice set-up count-off at the beginning. Enjoy and...be HAPPY!
Anders Zorn, Sommervergnügen, 1886
"No one will play with me" he said with tears rolling down his cheeks. He seems so confused by this strange occurrence, he thought going to preschool would mean lots of friends to play with.
This is the second of a two-part series about the marginalia of the Gorleston Psalter; for more information, please see the post
Love is... a feeling you get in your heart when you see and feel it from Hannah Neilson Love is... The special glue that holds everything together when it feels like everything is falling apart. Aunt Sharyn + Uncle Bob Love is... tandem biking tandem surfing tandem skating tandem living <3 Court & Dave Facer When we made this video in May I didn't think that we would be sharing it, but in the spirit of "Love is...Day" and doing things tandem, here it is! This is the first song I learned on the violin. Rob is such an amazingly patient teacher <3
Who doesn't love a borrowed-from-the-boys-moment? The next one has arrived with our wide leg, Val Pant complete with a little borrowed-from-the-girls feminine scallop detail on the side seam. And no more fretting about what to wear it with as we designed a shirt to match.
Detail of The Reconciliation of the Montagues and Capulets by Frederic Leighton
Balance evolved from the deconstruction of a standard deck of cards. Their minimal design explores the interplay of tradition and style, weighing that which is familiar with a contemporary aesthetic. Produced in collaboration with SDCO Partners, the same team that created our Lucky Draw playing cards. Sustainably-produced using FSC certified paper and vegetable-based inks on our trademark stock and finish. Suitable for all games requiring a standard deck.
'elastic wood' focuses on wood furniture joinery and seeks to explore what happens when they become flexible through the combination of wood and elastic materials.
Recently updated Valley Park in Grandview is part of the city's recent $1.2 million park and playground renovation.
Yarn or string will work just as well. Cap off the ends first with tape so that it easily passes through the pasta. All children need to learn to tie their shoes. If you don't have a cardboard model, use an adult shoe for practice.
