The students like music. Jonas especially. His favorite band is Big Time Rush.
Penelope likes One Direction. (Although, I introduced her to BTS, and she seems to like them now, too.)
Keyla mentioned to the class that we should do a "dance party", so first thing the next morning I plugged the computer into the classroom speakers, and I let each of the students choose a song. (Natalie chose "Skip to my Lou".)
Jonas really enjoyed this. (There's a reason I'm choosing Jonas as his blog alias.) He likes to sing along to music on his computer when he has free time.
Monday. It was raining, and the forecast was for rain all day.
As soon as the day officially started (they came in early as they have no place to wait that would have been dry), I decided to put on a song that I think about whenever it rains...
They weren't impressed.
Ah well. At least I got on a song I liked.
I definitely prefer Garbage. Those other bands would have made take an ice pick to my ears.
ReplyDeleteFun! I remember my English teacher in 10th grade having us listen to Simon and Garfunkel and then doing some kind if assignment about their songs.
ReplyDeleteKids don't know what is good. I'm sticking to that theory
ReplyDeleteThey don't. It takes time to develop musical taste.
DeleteMy daughter had to use Billy Joel’s “ We didn’t start the fire” for a social studies project. The moaning about having to use my favorite singer for her project …
ReplyDeleteI can imagine. I can actually sing all the lyrics to that song. I feel it's a major accomplishment ;)
DeleteHAHA....so did they dance?
ReplyDeleteNope. We need to work on that.
DeleteListening to music isn't a bad way to spend a rainy day.
ReplyDeleteWe needed the pick me up. Although, they didn't really like the song.
DeleteIt interesting what people likes.
ReplyDeleteCoffee is on and stay safe
A karaoke at the beginning of the session stimulates! As soon as it is a song that everyone knows, and like... ;))
ReplyDeleteHow cool are you!!
ReplyDeleteA little music brightens up any rainy morning - even if it's "Garbage" ;-)
Nope, not cool. Not one little bit.
DeleteOh man, I love that song. Thanks for reminding me, haven't heard it in awhile.
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to remember all the great '90s songs I loved, more for me than for them, really.
DeleteI enjoyed that song!
ReplyDeleteListening to music on a rainy day is a great pick-me-up.
That's a great song. Never heard it before. My era for songs is more the 70s and 80s - yes, I'm that old!
ReplyDeleteOh, I can go '70s and '80s, too. Yes, I too am that old.
DeleteI would have appreciated it. My musical tastes are rooted in the 90s alternative and grunge, although I have been trying to update. At least half the songs from the road trip playlist were 2000 or newer.
ReplyDeleteYup, I was totally into alternative and grunge back in the '90s.
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