Metacognition:Thirteen ways to looking at an Apple.

In the class on Friday, our group was gathered for a poem project. To write a poem like Thirteen ways to looking at a blackberry we read in the class the other day. Overall, this activity was fun! But if I knew what we were doing for the project, and if I prepared, I would be better than what I did on Friday. I am not really good at create a poem in few minutes. But it was so fun to work with my group! They had the greatest idea and lines of poem of all. I was jealous of their creativity and I hope I can be like them.

Best of Today: Hmm....Bach?

J.S. Bach..... People often call him the Father of all Music. To me, Bach is the composer of boring, long church music. But actually, he wrote some amazing songs too. Like, my favorite of all, the first Cello suite. I play cello and whenever I play that song, it amaze me by how cool it sounds with just one instrument. His violin solo, I heard today in the class was amazing too. It amazed me by how it sounds like multiple of violins in just one violin. Also the song has the variation of speed, feeling, and the texture were very interesting. Sometimes it got really serious, and sad but sometimes it was light and joyful. Once Mr. Allen said Bach's musics make head clear, and today, I experienced that.

iMedia: Korean traditional music

Have you ever heard about Dae-Geum, the Korean flute? It has THE amazing sound. When I was in elemetry school, Korean music was really boring. Korean traditional music is usually very structured and slow because it was often played for kings and nobles' party. Since few years ago, people created a team with Korean traditional instruments and orchestra and remake music so everyone can enjoy it. As a result, it became really creative. At first, it was not as popular as now, but movie makers started to using songs for movies, it became popular. Just Korean instruments, it sounds really boring and difficult to listen, but the new songs they made, with the orchestra and bands, made Korean instruments much easier to listen, and actually people can enjoy listening. Dae-Geum has an unique sound. It sounds similar to an ocarina or a pan flute but it has more texture in to it and the feeling some kind of depth, sadness, and nature.(I can't put this into words.) The first time I heard this, It shocked me. I never thought it goes good with piano, drum, and violin like foreign country's instruments. When culture meets the other culture, it creates a new, creative, unique culture. I am proud of people who tried to combine two different things and make a creative things.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDEtpuHPaUU