Journal : Wednesday 10-31-12

Elton John
Midnight Creeper



Question : What is your biggest fear?

Journal : Tuesday 10-30-12

David Bowie
Starman



Question : If extra terrestrial life does exist, do you think they would be peaceful or violent to earth?

Harvest Fest High Lights

San Antonio School for Inquiry and Creativity combined Band and Voices

Journal : Friday 10-19-12

The Ramones
Spider Man


Question : What super hero would you write a song about?

Bonus : Name the former child actor in the video.

Journal : Thursday 10-18-12

Chicago
Saturday in the Park



Question : What is your favorite way to spend your Saturdays?

Journal : Wednesday 10-17-12

Pink Floyd 
Great Gig in the Sky

Click the link below to view the video.
http://youtu.be/X2CYjcQSUXg

Question : Do you think Pink Floyd intentionally wrote Dark Side of the Moon to sync up with the Wizard of OZ?

Journal : Tuesday 10-16-12

Led Zeppelin 
Immigrant Song



Question : Would you immigrate to another country and if so which one?

The Sacred Geometry of Music

Here is a website I found that really helps visualize Musical Intervals in relation to geometry.

http://www.harmonisphere.com/SacredGeometryOfMusic.htm

You can find this post in the tutorial section as well.

Journal : Monday 10-15-12

AC / DC
Thunderstruck



Question : What is the largest audience you have been apart of at a concert?

Bonus : What is AC and DC a reference to?

Journal : Friday 10-12-12 (Special 200th Post)

Rush 
Witch Hunt

Question : Which classic halloween character would you rather be approached by in the middle of the night in a dark alley : a vampire, werewolf, witch, mummy, ghost, zombie, alien, vicious animal, a Hollywood Monster (of your choice) or one of your teachers?

Journal : Thursday 10-11-12

Michael Jackson ft. Paul McCartney
The Girl is Mine



Question : Who do you think had a bigger impact on music as we know it today, Michael Jackson or Paul McCartney?

Journal : Wednesday 10-10-12

Van Halen
Jump



Question : George Orwell described the world of 1984 as a society controlled by "Big Brother," Do you think a fear of this happening drove Rock music to push the envelope of creative expression?

Supplemental



Question : How does this commercial compare with current Apple commercials?





Question : Do you think the world is better or worse than it was in 1984?

Bonus : Name the song playing in the background of the video. 

Journal : Tuesday 10-9-12

The Police
Walking on the Moon



Question : What song would you want to be listening to the first time you walk on the moon?

Bonus : What island genre heavily inspires The Police's sound?

Journal : Monday 10-8-12

Talking Heads 
Burning Down the House




Question : If your body was a house, what kind of house would it be and how would it look?

Supplemental

Hall and Oats
Maneater



Question : Who would you be the most upset about becoming a zombie? 

Supplemental

Jefferson Starship
Sara



Supplemental : This is the first song that I consciously remember hearing on the radio when I was about 4 or 5 years old at the self serve carwash in a with my mom. I was still in a car seat at the time and remember sitting in the car listening to Jefferson Starship sing Sara while my mom dried and vacuumed.  Hearing this song is one of my earliest memories to this day. 
Question : What is the first song you remember hearing?

A poem based on perspective

This is a video I shared with my students earlier in the week as an example of retrograde motion.  The students overwhelming positive response prompted me to post the video to the blog so that they can share it with their parents and friends.

Journal : Friday 10-5-12

U2
Where the streets have no name




Question : If you could drive down a long desert road what song would you be listening to?

Journal : Thursday 10-4-12

The Smiths
Girlfriend in a Coma

Click the link below to view the video
http://youtu.be/j5b_V68mQ9k

Question : What musical elements create the song's upbeat mood despite the lyric's serious tone?

Journal : Wednesday 10-3-12

Iron Maiden
The Prophesy



Question : How many times does this song change time signatures?

Journal : Tuesday 10-2-12

Madonna 
Like A Prayer

Click the link below to view the video
http://youtu.be/fX--SPI2obg

Question : In your opinion, what is Madonna's greatest contribution to Pop music?

Journal : Monday 10-1-12

R.E.M.
King of Birds



Question : What species of animal would you like to be King or Queen of and why?