Mr. Christensen's Music Room

Hello to everyone, and welcome to the course. You will be using this discussion board each week to communicate with your classmates and share what you are learning. It is critical that you check back here regularly for information about due dates and assignment instructions. All course announcements will be posted in this discussion board for you to see, and you will also find other discussion boards for each week's topics. I am excited for you to join this class and grow in your ability to listen to and communicate about music. Please reach out to me at any time with questions! Click the FOLLOW button on this Announcements board to receive email updates as soon as a new message is posted!

One celebration that I anticipate in the future is my wedding. Marriages are important celebrations not just for the couple getting married, but also for the community and family that surround and support the couple. Since music is a good way to help a group of people to all experience the same emotions together, I am picturing a lot of music at my wedding, both during the ceremony and afterwards at the reception. A song that I would like to hear on my wedding day and share with all the guests is "Let Them Talk" by Hugh Laurie: Let Them Talk - YouTube I feel that this song would be great for a first dance, and would help everybody share the feeling that as long as the couple is committed to each other, it doesn't matter who or what else stands in their way.

Music is used in celebrations all over the world to express pride, joy, and triumph - whether it is on the Olympic podium, a cultural heritage event, a graduation, or a simple birthday party. Celebratory music can draw us together. Your task: Think about an important celebration in your life. It could be one that has already happened or one that has yet to happen to you. What is it, and what will the celebration be like? What type of music would create an appropriate mood for the event? Attach a link to a piece of music that you think would be a good fit. After you have posted, comment on THREE of your classmates' posts with additional music ideas for their event, or to ask them more questions about their choices.