I love listening to Josh Groban while I grade student responses and papers and exams. There is a significant link between music and various events in my life. For instance, in graduate school, while I wrote my comprehensive examination responses, I listened to to Enigma over and over and over again. Josh Groban creeped into the end of the comps process, and then continued while I was writing my dissertation. I know every word, every transition, every key change in those songs. And most of them were learned subconsciously, because technically I was multi-tasking the entire way through. Hopefully I'm still pretty good at multitasking and am grading student work fairly as I continue to listen. ;) Only 1 week to go this semester, and then I get a 4-week break before summer session begins. I'll be teaching a class at LCCC and UW again - both online - this summer session, for only 8 weeks (versus the usual 16-week semester). Then, I get another 4-week break in August before the Fall semester starts. The more I do this teaching thing, the more efficient and effective (hopefully!) I become. It's pretty exciting stuff.
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I don't know Josh Groban, is there a song you recommend?
Took a hint from your title and tried Lullaby. That's a vocal effect I don't hate....
Oh very cool! I also highly recommend the song 'Weeping' - it's amazing, with a background African-style chorus that is chilling and beautiful. There's a youtube video out there of him doing it live on Letterman I think. Glad you like Lullaby. :o)
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