Do you have any forbidden music in your classroom? For me it’s “Heart and Soul”, “Chop Sticks” or that other song kids play on the black keys where they roll their knuckles along f#, g# and a# then twice on c# repeat; then in the other direction and twice on d#. I literally scream “STOP” when I hear these played.
And lately it has been the McDonald’s jingle…all it takes is one kid to discover it and the rest are playing it non-stop on the piano. I guess I should be happy the kids are learning and experimenting. But non-stop jingles can take its toll on the psyche.
FYI- this post is unrelated to music, but interesting for the blogging community. Below is a teaser video from the new NBC drama quarterlife. Here is a brief description of the show from the web-site:
The quarterlife series follows a group of friends in their twenties as they pursue their dreams and experience the bitter and sweet of life
The teaser for this video is entitled “Be careful who your blogging friends are…” and gives a glimpse into the main character, Dylan, as she videoblogs about her life and her friends. The actualquarterlife web-site is a social networking site- “A community for artists, thinkers and do-ers.” It will be interesting to see if this “art imitating life” strategy will resonate with young adults who are web 2.0 users.
I don’t exactly fall into the twenty-something demographic (I’m off by about 20 years…) and have only watched portions of the show on-line via hulu, but I’m fascinated with how the show’s creators are providing insight into how on-line activities such as blogging and social networking are affecting young adult lives. Is it an accurate portrayal of real life?
