Do Re Mi Challenge
Hosted by Becky of Becky's Book Reviews
February 7, 2009 through May 17, 2009
4 activities required
*read books on music (fiction, nonfiction, biography, memoir)
*listen to CDs and 'review' them; why not be brave and try a new genre!
*watch musicals and 'review' them
*watch a music documentary and/or concert on tv or dvd
*make a video of yourself (and share it) making music (singing/playing an instrument)
*attend a live music event (concert, musical, whatever) and share about it
*write a post highlighting your favorite musician/performer/artist
*write a post sharing your favorite music videos
*create (and share) a playlist on Project Playlist (or similar online service)
A note on 'reviewing' this could be as simple as one to three sentences. ("I read M is for Music by Kathleen Krull. It was a picture book. I liked it.) (I listened to Abbey Road by The Beatles. I love She Came In Through the Bathroom Window.) I essentially just want a record somewhere (either on your blog OR in my comments) that you've completed part of the challenge.
A note on books--picture books, early readers, chapter books, middle grade (children's/juvenile), young adult (teen), adult--fiction or nonfiction. Poetry is welcome too. No book is too short or too long.
Watching Fantasia or Fantasia 2000 or Make Mine Music would be fun choices for movies. Musicals could include newer movies like Dream Girls, Across the Universe, Mamma Mia, Moulin Rouge, Hairspray or older movies--classics--like Sound Of Music, My Fair Lady, Oklahoma, Singin' in the Rain, etc.
To join the challenge, leave a comment!
© Becky Laney of Becky's Book Reviews
8 comments:
I can't resist!
I think this would be too much fun! Count me in!
If fiction such as The Cellist of Sarajevo or The Piano Teacher or The Spanish Bow count, I'll join.
Yes, Sandra, they'd count. And welcome to all three of you :)
This is a great idea. Count me in. Thanks for hosting ;0)
http://lyndasbookblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/do-re-mi-challenge.html
Hey again Becky - I've tagged you for a meme here:
http://lyndasbookblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/6-things-that-make-me-happy.html
Becky - I have offered your challenge to my SCASL ning and I really hope you don't mind. Here is my response:
... listing all but not sure which direction I'll go. Pretty sure you will not see a video of me "making music." I only do that in the shower - enough said!
*read books on music (fiction, nonfiction, biography, memoir)
*listen to CDs and 'review' them; why not be brave and try a new genre!
*watch musicals and 'review' them
(Watched Mama Mia and loved it - makes me want to go back to Greece and to go to attic get a disco ball.)
*watch a music documentary and/or concert on tv or dvd
*make a video of yourself (and share it) making music (singing/playing an instrument)
*attend a live music event (concert, musical, whatever) and share about it
*write a post highlighting your favorite musician/performer/artist
*write a post sharing your favorite music videos
*create (and share) a playlist on Project Playlist (or similar online service)
. Johann Sebvastiaqn Bach
2. Weatherly, Myra YoYo Ma
3. Bachh's B minor Mass conductor Phillippe Herreweghe
This recording is, quite frankly, a marvel. In the opening bars of the Kyrie, where tradition dictates a powerful, agonized cry for mercy, Philippe Herreweghe offers a gentle, awestruck plea that took this listener's breath away. Extroverted movements like the Gloria, Et resurrexit, and Sanctus lack nothing in excitement; Qui tollis and Dona nobis pacem feel like fervent prayers. Herreweghe's luminous Collegium Vocale and skillful, sensitive instrumentalists make every gesture, large and small, seem exactly right. The soloists have attractive voices that blend with the period instruments and each other; while each is exquisite, tenor Christoph Prégardien and alto Andreas Scholl are magnificent. Underlying the entire performance is a sense of contemplative wonder that suits this deeply religious music perfectly.
4. south of delia performer Richard Shindell
This stunning new album from Richard Shindell his seventh finds this artist inhabiting the words and music of his favorite songwriters. But this is more than just a collection of covers. This is a Richard Shindell record. Familiar classics are transformed, and new songs receive a definitive reading. Spurred on by first-rate musicians Richard Thompson, Eliza Gilkyson, Larry Campbell, Viktor Krauss, Tony Trischka, and Lucy Kaplansky to name a few every song on South of Delia is meticulously crafted. American roots music doesnt get any better. RICHARSHINDELL A tour-de-force of brilliantly crafted songs,passionately delivered songs that consistently create three dimensional visual and emotional images which move through the listeners minds eye.
5. Whiting, Jim The KLife and times of Guiseppe Verdi
*read books on music ( Bach, his life and times / Tim Dowley. 780.92B 920 Bach
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