Music Review

Dragonhunter - by Richard Meyer

This is a song that we've been practicing in beginning orchestra for two weeks. It's an awesome song. It's my favorite so far out of all the songs we've played. There are no words in this song. I don't think people listens to instrumental music much, they're more into the rock,country,hip hop, and all the others. People don't seem to be interested in orchestra these days. Last year, I've heard there were over 40 people in beginning  orchestra, but this year there are only 20 people including me. We will be playing this song and 2 other songs sometime in January 2011. This song basically uses only the notes on a D major scale. The dragon is basically the bass (we don't have any) and cellos and they're being hunted by the violin and violas.

Here's a video I found on youtube of a orchestra class playing it. Overall, I think they a pretty good job on it.




You guys should come to our concert in January. I'm not sure when and what time yet. But it'll be announced soon.

Nick & Jay

   

                                      
Here's a short comparison of Nick Carraway and Jay Gatsby  up until Chapter 5 in The Great Gatsby book.

Similarities: Nick and Jay are both "new money" type of people meaning they had worked to get rich. Even though Gatsby did inherit lots o f money when his parents died, he lost most of them and then he made them back after doing some businesses. They both came from the Midwest. They both are single and they both are in love with someone. Nick with Jordan Baker and Gatsby with Daisy Buchanan. They were both in the same division during the war. They both live in the West Egg.

Differences: They do different kinds of business. Nick is in bond business, but I'm not that sure of what Gatsby does except that he did business with Meyer Wolfsheim who was the one responsible for rigging the 1919 World Series game. Gatsby attended Oxford. Nick attended New Haven (Yale). Gatsby holds lots of parties during the summer. He only hosts them hoping that Daisy would show up at one of his parties. It's convenient for Nick that he's in love with someone that's single like him, but it's not convenient of Gatsby because he's in love with someone that is already married.

Is Gatsby really Nick's friend or is Gatsby just using Nick to get to Daisy?

I think that Gatsby really is Nick's friend because he always invites Nick to places. They have some similarities. Also in the book Nick said that Gatsby represent everything that he scorns, but in the end Nick said is all right.

So what do you think, friend or no? Please leave a comment.

Winter Poem

Winter, the season of coldness.
The season of earlier and longer nights.
Can bring happiness to all.
Everywhere there are colorful lights,
that replaces the colors of fallen leaves,
from the previous season of fall.

People outside having fun,
some making snowmen/ snow angels,                            
others throwing snowballs,
or some just simply running with each other.
Some staying inside, happy being around one another.
Lay/sit by a warm fire in different angles.
Drinking,playing,reading/telling stories, or talking.

Listen to the bells ringing,
as Santa's sleigh comes flying.
Behold the presents under the lit tree.
Look how the kids are happily unwrapping.
T'is the season to be jolly.