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Song Writing Activity
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| At this meeting, Harry lead a song writing activity. (The activity was first started a couple months ago on 5/5/02.) Joan started off by leading a brainstorming session so that we could come up with some potential ideas for the songs. Next we divided into 2 groups, and each group wrote and performed our song on the theme of inspiration. |
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Brainstorming
ideas - brainstorming on the word
inspiration.
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warm-up passion competition and collaboration significance work flames rapture being yes
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woman man funny desire sensuous pop corn treasures yippee! joy listening
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cultivation people imitation enthusiasm spirit sharing blocks waiting meditation oh so do I
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block desire result blank play burning desire boring burning desire great thoughts aha, I got it |
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First Group; Edwin, Gary, Harry
When Gary received my email requesting everyone think of a song to use at this meeting, he had a sudden inspiration of a great song to use! However, when he got to the meeting, for the life of him, he couldn't remember it. No matter what memory tricks we tried to use on him, nothing worked at getting that inspiration to come back. The song we created was based on this experience. The name of the song we used for the foundation of our song is Funiculi Funicula.
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The Inspiration That Got Away
I had a
thought that lit my inspiration
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Second Group; Joan, Ida and Sandra.
Based on the tune, Take Me Out to the Ball Game. More coming soon........
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Inspiration is our theme
The joy- the divine quest
Where would we be without inspiration
Stuck, blocked, with a lack of energy
So instead we're loose, loose, loose as a goose
Yipee we are alive again!
We are creative, persistent, energetic and bold
With our inspiration dream
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Brainstorming ideas For Group 1
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I sing a song of inspiration
I save you lite the spark of inspiration
We launch a song of inspiration
Oh i hear the sound of inspiration
I saw you lite the spark of inspiration
it got away, it got away
i heard a thought that lite my inspiration
I listened hard
searching SEARCHING Searching high and low
I struggled to the point of perpetration
But what come, what may, it wouldn't stay
searching searching searching high and low
and so do we, and so do we
the flame that overwhelmed my brain cells
I had a thought that lite my inspiration
It got away, it got away,
I racked my brain in floods of perspiration
It's gone today, it's gone today
This flame that overwhelmed my paltry senses,
I lost the track, A woeful lack,
Obsessed, this thought eludes my fevered grasping
I want it back, I want it back
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Ideas for improving the activity
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Meeting outline and Preparation Notes
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Song parody writing about some aspect of inspiration.
1:15-1:35 - Brainstorm/insights, get ideas for the song
-1:35 - 2:00- Divide into 2 groups and each select a song
2:00=2:30=Sharing
2:30=2:45- Break
2:45-3:45-Two groups put together a song and present to each other
3:45=4:00-Check in
References - Song writing activities
