Self-tutoring about music: the tutor discovers a song from his elementary school years…. Once, in PE in grade 5, our teacher set a dance for us to learn. We’d never done such activity. He set the record on the turntable.…
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Music: Little River Band, “Lonesome Loser”
Self-tutoring about music: the tutor reflects on a hit he recalls from childhood. “Lonesome Loser” came out in ’79, according to the sources I’ve found. I recall its arrival around then, though wouldn’t be surprised if it was earlier. Back…
Music: M83: Midnight City
Self-tutoring about music: the tutor mentions the song “Midnight City” by M83. Waiting in a car Waiting for a ride in the dark…. So begins “Midnight City” by M83, from 2011. I don’t recall if I knew it then, but…
90s Music: Blind Melon:”No Rain”
Self-tutoring about 90s music: the tutor revisits Blind Melon’s hit “No Rain.” I recall Blind Melon’s “No Rain” from the early 90s. I thought it was catchy enough, but to me, it soon disappeared. My life changed quickly back then…
Ric Ocasek: Emotion in Motion
Self-tutoring about 80s reminiscences: the tutor recalls a song he heard one night long ago. I moved a few times in the 80s, so often ended up with no friend but the radio. One night in ’86 or ’87, “Emotion…
Music: The Stars and Stripes Forever
Self-tutoring about music: the tutor shares a couple of finds about the famous Stars and Stripes Forever. Since I was a kid, I’ve known The Stars and Stripes Fovever to be one of America’s best loved band compositions. Just to…
Music, history: the 85-key piano
Seeing an antique can trigger self-tutoring: the tutor shares a find. A few days back my son, visiting a historic site, was invited to play the piano. After awhile he pointed out that it starts – and ends – with…
Canadian Culture: Peter and Lou
Tutoring social studies, you might wonder how your own experience fits. The tutor contemplates Valdy’s Peter and Lou. I recall hearing Peter and Lou on the radio as a kid. Yesterday I suddenly felt great importance about looking it up,…
Music, Art: piano lessons
Tutoring, you notice different knowledge students bring from their backgrounds. The tutor reflects about piano lessons, including his own exposure to music as a child. By my recollection, my family got a piano when I was about six. At first,…
Music: decrescendo vs diminuendo
The tutor clears up an issue he’s wondered about for years. As a kid I was trained in music. Two of the first terms we learned were crescendo and diminuendo. Crescendo meant getting gradually louder, while diminuendo meant the opposite:…
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