Fist Stanza: Wish You Were Here

Why, why are you excited?
You are strange.
I met one girl.
I feel the difference.
In my heart and brain. 
She is perfect.
I want marry with her.

Wish You Were Here

The English rock band, Pink Floys did this song in september of 1975. They wrote the lyrics of this song when they were in one European tour in 1974. They film it in London
(Abbey Road Studios).
It's a rock song, and it was and is very famous.
The original song longs 3:35 minutes. Also, there are a lot of covers of this song.

Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd was an England rock band, in the XX Century (1965). This band was very famous because in their music there were many physiology and sonic experimentation. At the beginning the band was formed by Nick Mason (he played the battery), Richard Wright (he played the keyboard and he sang), Roger Waters (he played the bass and he sang), Syd Barrett (he played the guitar, also he was the principal vocalist). 

This band had a lot of songs, but the most famous were:

- The Dark Side of the Moon (1973).

- Wish You Were Here (1975).

- Animals (1977).

- The Wall (1979).

Charles Dickens - A Christmas Carol.

His full name is Charles John Huffom Dickens. He was born on 7th February, 1812 in Portsmouth, England.

His father was John Dickens, and his mother was Elizabeth Dickens.
Charles Dickens had 7 brothers:

- Frederick Dickens                                    - Alfred Lamert Dickens
- Augustus Dickens                                     - Letitia Dickens
- Alfred Lamert Dickens                            - Harriet Dickens
- Frances Dickens                                       

Before he be writer, he worked in one shoe shop when his father went to jail.

His works were and are very famous, allmost everyone had his books because they were
very cheap.

He usually wrote novels and short stories.

He wrote a lot of books, but the most famous books are:

- Oliver Twist (1838)                                      - Household Words (1854)            
- Old Curiosity Shop (1841)                           - Great Expectations (1860)
- A Christmas Carol (1843)                            -  Our Mutual Friend (1865)            
- Bleak House (1853)                                       - The Frozen Deep (1866)


He died on 9th June, 1870 in Gads Hill Place, England, when he was 58 years - old.

XIX Century

This Century was reing by the queen Victoria. There was a very famous war; The opium war, with China. This product came from England and United States, so there were a lot of addicts to this drug. This war was two parts; 1º from the years 1839 to 1842  / 2º from the years 1856 to 1860. England won this war, so China lost and acceped the drug traffic.

 

Self - assessment

1. What can I do that I couldn't do before?

- Now I can play the recorder better, and I know more about theory.

2. What do I like most?

- I like most the rythm exercises.

3. What do I do well?

- I do well the rythm exercises and play the recorder.

4. What am I confused about?

- Nothing.

5. What do I need  help with?

- Sometimes I need some help in the theory part because I don't understand something.

6. What do I do in English and/or Music outside the class?

- Once a week I go to English clases.

7. What do I need to improve?

- A Little in the theory part.

8. What did I learn about culture?

- I leart some things about culture because we watched a lot of videos.

9. What about Marcos?

- I think that Marcos is a good teacher because I like him form to teache as I usually understand everything. But I like more if we play another instruments.

Music vocabulary

Listen: escuchar
Play: tocar
Sound: sonido
Vibration: vibración 
Wave: onda
Vacuum: vacío
Speed: velocidad
Noise: ruido
Unpleasant: molesto
Hearing: audición
Silence: silencio
Composer: compositor
Perform: actuar
Performance: actuación
Record: grabar
Pitch: tono/altura
High: alto
Low: bajo
Melody: melodía
Rhythm: ritmo
Duration: duración
Long: largo
Short: corto
Timbre: timbre
Choir: coro
Recorder: flauta dulce
Volume: volumen
Staff: pentagrama
Tone: tono
Semitone: semitono
Sharp: sostenido
Flat: bemol
Descending: descendente
Ascending: ascendente
Major scare: escala mayor
Minor scare: escala menor
Sembreve: redonda
Minim: blanca
Crotchet: negra
Quaver: corchea
Semiquaver: semicorchea
Rest: descanso/silencio
.....
Piano: piano
Violin: violín
Guitar: guitarra
Snare drum: caja de percusión
Chordophone: cordófono
Aerophone: aerófono
Menbranophone: menbranófono
Viola: viola
Violoncella: violonchela
Clarinet: clarinete
Saxophone: saxofón
Oboe: oboe
Bassoon: fagot
Trumpet: trompeta
Trombone: trombón
Harp: arpa
Flute: flauta travesera
Kettledrum: timbal
Lyrics: letra (canción)

Bass: bajo
.....
Intensity: intensidad
Loud: alto
Moderate: medio
Soft: suave
High-pitched: tono alto
Low-pitched: tono bajo
Treble clef: clave de sol
Keyboard: teclado
String: cuerda
Fret: traste
Interval: intervalo
Melody: melodía
Musical meaning: significado musical
Rhythm: ritmo
Dot: puntillo
Ligature: ligatura
Clap: dar palmadas
Stress: acento
Orchestra: orquesta
Conductor: director de orquesta
Tense: tenso (cuerda); loose: suelto (cuerda)
Bow: arco
Tuning peg: clavija
Embouchure: boquilla
Brass: viento metal
Shake: agitar
Chamber music: música de cámara
Amplifier: amplificador; loudspeaker: altavoz
Measure: compás