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Unit 8 - Music and the Fictive Dream

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 Aladdin - Speechless by Naomi Scott Jafar wants to marry Jasmine  The movie Aladdin , is about overcoming adversity and being true to yourself. Aladdin, a poor but kind thief, is known as a street rat to others in the city. He meets a man, named Jafar and gets told he is the "The Diamond in the Rough" and gets promised he will be able to impress the princess. Jafar, a greedy and villainous character, is the grand vizier of the Sultan. He used to be a thief just like Aladdin. He wants to take over the kingdom by marrying Princess Jasmine but she refuses to be used for power. Jafar puts others down especially the princess in order to get his way. In the end, Jasmine falls in love with Aladdin's true character.  Speechless - Part 1 Speechless - composed in 2019 by Alan Menken and sung by Naomi Scott Unlike the cartoon version, Princess Jasmine finally gets her own song. Princess Jasmine was told its "better to be seen not heard" by Jafar. Speechless is a two par...

Camryn Williams #7 Blog post - Role of the Performer

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 Elvis Presley - King of Rock n' Roll Photo from  Britannica Who is Elvis Presley?       Born on January 8th, Elvis knew he loved music. His passion for music grew when he attended churches. He constantly heard gospel music and black artists singing R&B.       In January of 1954, a year after he graduated high school, he was signed to  Sun Records label in Memphis. Here he created "That's All Right" and " Blue Moon of Arthur. " Mind you, Elvis Presley did not write any of his songs himself. He either had others create the lyrics or made a cover of a song. The same year, he begins to work for Crown Electric Company where he delivers supplies to different jobs. At night, he was going to school to be an apprentice electrician. Many people helped Elvis with his records. A man named Sam Phillips introduced Elvis to local musicians, Scotty Moore and Bill Black. The three musicians made music and started a group together. The summer of...