“Title Screen” from Nintendo’s Kid Icarus, released in 1986 Written by Hip Tanaka in 1986, Kid Icarus is one of those pieces that stay with you and you may or may not have it in your head for the next several hours – sorry. If you ever play the game, you’ll be hearing the music a lot, as the title is notoriously difficult even by … Continue reading VGM Wednesdays – “Title Screen” from Kid Icarus
“Being together, not just doing together.” – Bill Kristjanson Music Educator There really is something magical about the music room, isn’t there? It’s not just a classroom (though, it definitely is that as well), kind of the same way that the gym isn’t just a classroom, there’s something special that happens there too, albeit in a different way. We don’t play music to hash out … Continue reading Music Ed Mondays – Being Together
Greg MacPherson is a Winnipeg-based musician that has resonated with me since I was a teenager and still does. His music is a tie between grittiness and passion; between being raw and being honest. Every Thursday, I’ll post some lyrics of his that I really dig and are often great commentary on our lives and us as human beings. I cannot recommend his music enough … Continue reading Greg MacThursdays – October 27, 2011
Very few genres of music have affected me as much as music from video games. They were a huge part of my youth (but I still remembered to play outside and be creative) and, coupled with high school music education, became a driving force of my musical development. There is SO much great music that has been written over the past 3o years for this … Continue reading VGM Wednesdays – VGMPF and Sim City (SNES)
“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all” – Aristotle It goes without saying, but sometimes we (not only as teachers, but as a culture) really get caught up in our day-to-day, be it curriculum, routine, meetings, or whatever. It’s not necessarily our fault because that’s just the pace of our world, but when we get reminded about the why of … Continue reading Music Ed Mondays – Educating the Heart
