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 It is has been awhile since I wrote about my second awaken - MUSIC. My wonderful Valentine's gift was an Itouch. I proceeded to load it with all types of music, from 60's, rock, country, and everything in between. I take it everywhere, I mean everywhere and listen in every spare minute. I guess 20 years of losing the joy of beats, harmonies, and singing has taken a toll on me. I have also come up with my favorite excuses - I am practicing auditory therapy. So when I am blasting my i touch down the hallway at school, before students come, jamming to "Jesus and Gravity." It is therapy. In my small portable, as three other teachers are working and "The Rose" is beaming out, it is therapy. Of course I get a few, can you change the song, but other wise it is great music. At the YMCA, dance, Walmarts, Krogers, Gas Station, and of course the car. I pick music I have auditory memory of, it helps to understand the songs. I am finally at the point that I am downloading some new music and open to any suggestions. I use music to keep my cochlear implants active. I use steps to actively teach myself new music and sounds. * I pull up the lyrics online and listen to the song and read the lyrics. * I practice singing the song with the lyrics, around 10 times a night until I comfortable with the song. * I do not listen to the song for between 2-5 days. * Then I listen to the song without visual cues(lyrics), I try to listen and recall the lyrics. Of course I sing along, very loud. * If I feel comfortable with the song, I add it to my play list and listen to it in rotation. I have fallen in love with a few songs. I mean head over heel love with some songs that I can't stop listening too. "Jesus and Gravity" by Dolly Parton Just listen it is awesome. The words are so beautiful. "Where is the love" by Donny Hataway and Roberta Flack Just soulful and I can't stop listening too. "The Search is Over" by Survivor Makes me think of love. It reminds me of what Alex and I have been through. LOVE IT With lyrics like the search is over, love was right before my eyes - oh yes! "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine in" by the 5 Th Dimension Makes me want to put flowers in my hair and get happy! My favorite::::: "The Rose" by Bette Midler Can you get any better than that. Now I need some more songs, I want to listen to a few more current songs. I am lost with what is great. I need suggestions. Oh by the way, I guess my auditory therapy is out of the bag, I need a new excuse.
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