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  Evolution of American Musical Movie   Image source:   http://barkerhost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2016/11/459fPVvI4lkEV0piSfcq0irKHi8-0.jpg   Musical movies (films) were developed from theatre or stage musicals. They are characterized by singing, dancing, and dialogues. The Jazz Singer starring by Al Jolson in 1927 was recognized as the first musical movie in the US. It introduced the sound era of motion pictures with the advent of sound in the early 20 th century. Afterwards, a series of musical movies were produced on the novelty of sound. In 1939, The Wizard of Oz became a landmark for musical movie because of adoption of new technology such as color motion picture process and better sound recording. Color had not become a popular feature until late 1950’s. Musical movies got developed toward better synthesis of plot and music. This beginning period was called the first classical sound era or First Musical Era. In the 1960’s, musical films became critical and achieved

  Musical Analysis #2 Let It Go Idina Menzel Link to Let It Go in Frozen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moSFlvxnbgk In January 2014, I travelled to China to visit family with my two young daughters, one was 5, the other just turned 3. It was my first trip back to China since we moved to Alaska from North Carolina. My father passed away right before my second daughter was born, and I missed his funeral due to the upcoming delivery and long travel. That was one of my darkest times. I left China to marry my husband. The marriage interrupted my graduate study, stopped my career, and became a homemaker with two kids. Multiple cultural shocks (American and Egyptian), marital adjustment and parenting challenges, financial difficulties, and isolation from my people and culture…life was overwhelming. Growing up in a collective culture in China, I was trained to have self-discipline and self-control, and I got used to suppress my own desires to cater to others’ wishes. Finally, we wer

Is He Worthy?  Andrew Peterson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIahc83Kvp4 Over one year ago, my family went to a Christian conference at Cannon Beach in Oregon. During the Family Talent Show, a father and his three teenage daughters presented the song “ Is He Worthy? ”, which touched my heart so deeply and the tune stayed and echoed on my mind. This song was originally composed and performed by artist Andrew Peterson in his album Resurrection Letters, Volume 1 in 2018. Its genre is contemporary Christian music, and it was nominated by GMA Dove Award for inspirational recorded song of the year. I would like to explore and discuss its lyrics, forms, melody, and dynamics in this post. Image source    https://wallpapersafari.com/w/FQrmiy Lyrics Andrew Peterson is a Christian musician and author. He is knowledgeable in Bible and its core message: Jesus, the Lion of Judah, is the Messiah. He used the scenario in Revelation, the last book of the Bible to portray the scene and name th