Using words as musical instruments.

Music appreciation is what #AnimateExpressions are really about. We listen to music for lots of reasons. Word on the street is, even when a new music gets you going and there really is no particular reason for loving it, there you have is a pointer to some chemical reaction that is directly connected to the feeling that comes with needing music. Erik Jonasson II   rightly said “Music is one of the best ways we have available to communicate with others and understand ourselves with. It’s also something we can easily share with others. Let’s enjoy it, share it and love it.” ( http://ndsuspectrum.com/why-music-appreciation-is-important/#comment-50306 ) The enjoyment of listening is effectively therapeutic. Moods get lightened up, people get inspired, lives get changes, people touch others dearly… the list is endless when we talk about the impact music has on human existence. The world is full of music. We hear it as we shop and while driving in our cars. We atte...

My ears are prone grabbing rap lines. My spirit is quick to reverberate when the words in the music are used graciously in a priceless and timeless masterpiece. It is easy to say that all good music must be celebrated without prejudice to the color, race, age or sex of the artist or language in which the song was recorded. However, if you speak English Language and you are excited about learning to get better at it, then rap music will get you feeling blessed especially when you can listen, pick the lines and write them down yourself. This is how I get to score songs that I am passionate about. In this article, I want to focus on three songs done by Lecrae the amazing gospel rap paramount personality: Praying for you Boasting All I need is you Am not sure I know when these songs were released or what particular album they came in, not that I don’t care to find out, but I am too carried away by the divine fire in the songs and I believe, especially, that the gospel of...

I have always loved playing the guitar but never got a chance as a kid. Recently the respect I have for everyone that can play the guitar tripled because taking lessons and feeling so much pain all over my left fingers is no joke. My acoustic guitar lesson instructor says there is no way around it. I still want to believe there is a better way to perfecting the musical tricks but now that am here and determined to earn the skills, my passion cannot be deterred. I wrote this poem in one of the classes. Love is the bridge that keeps you and me together The saddle is calibrated same way my heart reflects different shades Like the scratch-plate, patience will protect us from scratches that show we’re getting better You and me, in love, strumming and picking notes ordered by the pitch of platonic scales   You didn’t want to hear what I had to say, o! it is true my dear Yea you walked away, I stayed up all night but I couldn’t pray Please don’t start a fight, no not ...