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Continued Explorations: ASL & The Music Industry

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  American Sign Language   -  -  -   Inclusion into the  Music Industry   -  -  - Have you ever wondered what your world would be like without music? Probably not, because fortunately most of us are hearing abled and listening to music is just part of everyday life. Imagine your life without music for a second... No extra motivation at the gym or while cleaning, no comfort to help get you through a break-up, no distraction to keep you company on a long road trip; and all the other wonderful ways music helps us. I simply could not fathom life without music, and it is certainly something we, yes we, take for granted. So  what about our friends who experience complete or partial hearing loss - How do they experience music? *       *       *       *      *       *        "Sign Language is a dance with words, to be enjoyed from babyhood through childhood to adulthood."                                                               -Marilyn Daniels _________________________________
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Music & the Fictive Dream - "I Put a Spell on You"

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  Music & The Fictive Dream - - - - - - - - - Hocus Pocus - - - - - - - - - __________________________________________________________________________ As a kid I remember going to my aunt’s house to watch movies – The Wizard of Oz , The Labyrinth , The Cure , and my all-time favorite, Hocus Pocus. Fast-forward 25 years later and it is still my favorite movie; so much so, that my son has hidden the DVD from me a few times. Yikes! I used this assignment as an excuse to watch the movie this week, though - Whoop! Whoop! "I smell children."                                             -Mary Sanderson *      *      *      *      *      *      *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     * Background In July of 1993, Walt Disney Pictures released an American fantasy comedy that would eventually become a cult classic and have lasting impacts on pop culture. The success of the movie, however, was not immediate, and some associate that
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Role of the Performer - Whitney Houston

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  The Role of the Performer _____________________________________________________________________________ -Whitney Houston- August 9, 1963 - February 11, 2012 *       *       *       *       *       *       *       *       * My parents are from Mississippi, and I have always cherished stories about their upbringing. My dad would mostly talk about his dirtbike days, playing guitar, and of course, the never-ending story of how he met my mom. One memory, however, was always most exciting! He grew up in the same neighborhood, and on the same street, as Faith Hill! He would talk about how she was adopted and that her two brothers, Steve and Wesley, were his close friends. So when the song, "Mississippi Girl," by Faith Hill came out in 2005, I just instantly felt drawn to it - I would blast it every time it came on. It wasn't until years later that I discovered that she did not write that song, and for whatever reason, it made me disconnect from the song a bit. Furthermore, it
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