A podcast where we talk about music education! Specifically answering the question: What can we do to create music learning spaces that better reflect music’s existence in the world outside of the classroom?

Teaching Music Today Podcast

FEEL THE MUSIC (ep)

Simple Soul Sounds Vol. 1: "Moments"

Film Music

BEATZ

This is a piece that I wrote in the Summer of 2013. It was originally composed for a composer competition through 8Dio Productions and features some of their sampled instruments as well as myself playing acoustic and electric guitar. ENJOY! 

Rise

A podcast where we talk about music education! Specifically answering the question: What can we do to create music learning spaces that better reflect music’s existence in the world outside of the classroom?

This episode features Koriana Bradford-Lewis, Music Teacher at Boston Latin School.

S1.E3 Teaching Music Today Podcast Ft. Koriana Bradford-Lewis

A podcast where we talk about music education! Specifically answering the question: What can we do to create music learning spaces that better reflect music’s existence in the world outside of the classroom?

This episode features George Gibson, Music Teacher at the David A. Ellis School.

S1.E2 Teaching Music Today Podcast ft. George Kramer Gibson

A podcast where we talk about music education! Specifically answering the question: What can we do to create music learning spaces that better reflect music’s existence in the world outside of the classroom?

This episode features Executive Director of Education Through Music - Massachusetts, Adam Calus.

S1.E1 Teaching Music Today - Podcast Intro ft. Adam Calus

This music is part of a silent film that I was chosen to rescore as part of an advanced course at Berklee College of Music. In this scene, our main character (The Boy) has to sneak around his boss to make it appear that he has gotten to work on time...when in reality he is actually quite late! ENJOY! 

Sneaking Into Work "On Time"

This is an excerpt from a cue I composed for a re-score of a scene from the movie "King Kong." The scene is where Ann and Kong take to the Ice to share a more intimate moment, just before Kong is chased through the city. This was part of a Berklee College of Music film scoring project. ENJOY!

Impossible Love

In This Scene our Main Character (The Boy) is struggling to find a way to make it Uptown. Part of a comedic silent film I helped rescore. 

Silent Comedy (Struggle)

Love Theme to a Comedic Silent film I helped rescore. 

Silent Comedy (Love Theme)

An original tune I composed as part of a project at Berklee College of Music during my senior year of Film Scoring, ENJOY! 

A New Life

Through the Swamps of Love

A Track by Danny R VanderVelde that we recorded in a barn as a part of Barn Sessions 2014. ENJOY! :D

"Trouble" Music and Lyrics by: Danny R VanderVelde Produced by: Adam Calus

You're the tick to my tock 
You're the rhythm to my day
You're the rock to my roll
You're the light in my soul

You're the joy to my blues
You’re the woman I choose
And  the one thing in this world
I could not bare to loose

Let me be your hero…….
Be the one that you call…….
 pick you up when you fall…….
 let me be your hero…...	

thru sunny days or blue
 I will always treasure you  
Be your lover and friend 
cherish you till the end  

You're the joy in my day
you drive   dark clouds away
You're the song in my heart 
Gets me way past the dark

Let me be your hero……..
Be the one that you call………
 pick you up when you fall………
 let me be your hero……….

Like two birds in the tree  
chirping sweet harmony    
as long as  you’re in my life 
I  know everything’s right 

You're the joy that I feel
Why I know love is real
You're the song that I sing
 let’s my heart take wing

Let me be your hero………………
Be the one that you call………..
 pick you up when you fall………..
Let me be your hero………………


Let Me Be Your Hero (Tick-Tock)Lyrics/Song by: Bob Shea, Music/Production by: Adam Calus

Have You Ever Had A Dream

Set My Soul

Feel the Music

I'm Gonna Make It

My Heart Speaks

Golden Days

A track recorded at Converse Shoe Co. Rubber Tracks Studio! CHS Music wrote an original song together in our first year as a BPS music program at Charlestown High School about the youth empowering themselves. The song is a collective of what these first year instrumental music students have learned this year, but also serves as an outlet for our featured lyricists to share their thoughts on youth empowerment. ENJOY!

Tajon Foster-Drum Set
Rayna Horsley-Voice
Breanna Hubert-Voice
Payton Mellan-Guitar
Bailin Zhu Bass
Andy Vo-Voice (verse 1)
Jordan Knight-Voice (verse 2)
Dashawn Naresmason-Voice (verse 3)
Me: Piano/ooooooooooos

"Someday" by CHS Music

An energetic track that utilizes live guitars recorded by yours truly as well as a good ol trap beat.

TrapTars

A chill lo-fi vibe made with mostly live instruments and analog sounds. Pure, raw, simple beautiful sounds. Vibe out....

Reminiscing

A simple good ol boom bap with allllll the guitars.

Boom Boom Bap

This is an energetic track with a bit of an old school vibe. It reminded me a lot of the beats LOGIC raps on.

Tonic Boom Bap

An original song for those who need hope. May this help guide you to better times.

LYRICS:

"Realize"

VERSE 1:
Laid into an early grave with ten toes down no one to save, you
Seemed to have it all we watched fall I cannot contemplate. 
You took your life and no surprise another artist in the sky but does anyone realize?

The battle being fought everyday deep inside you...or did you just keep it to your self?
I hope you made it up to heaven, because it seems this life for you was hell.

CHORUS:
Realize through the pain and the lies that this place is still your home,
It should come as no great big surprise but this life is your own
And when everything is said and done will you lie to yourself, and say I know?

VERSE 2:
So what am I to learn from this I think and reminisce try not to miss a single detail of the lesson we have here.
Searching for another way to make this life better today telling the ones I love who are near,

That the battle being fought everyday deep inside me, I'm not alone and I won't keep it to myself. 
Beautiful people all around me, making this life heaven not hell.  

CHORUS:
Realize through the pain and the lies that this place is still my home,
It should come as no great big surprise, but this life is my own
And when everything is said and done will I lie to myself, no I won't.

"Realize"

Have you ever felt so trapped in your own mind that you are completely immobilized, you can’t breathe, you definitely can’t think, and you slowly begin to slip away from whatever it is keeping you attached to reality? I have. Anxiety can be crippling. That’s why I wrote this song. Actually the original voice memo for this tune in my phone was recorded while I was having one of these moments. Over the years I’ve learned to cope with my anxiety and am proud to say it’s been a while since I have had one of these darker moments. It’s important to recognize they can happen. That they’re a part of you.
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This song is for me and those that struggle like me. You’re not alone. What you feel is real. Try slow down and try to breathe.

LYRICS:

VERSE 1:

Wake up from a beautiful dream no need for contemplating 
This new day this clean slate yeah I'll try not to take it for granted 
So I guess I'll step outside and make this day the best that I can. 

Suddenly from no where things start to get complicated. 
My life seems just not worth it and I sit here so frustrated. 
Right now there's no turning back, clarity of this moment I now lack, it bubbles up and I boil over, then it's gone and I can...


CHORUS:

Breathe again, in control again, feel my soul again and I damn myself for lettin' it happen.

Home again, in this moment again, I can breathe again and I swore to myself it would never end. 

My life's been turned upside down by this before I will manage, to find the strength each time to Breathe....


VERSE 2:

So lost, so cold and all alone and I'm fading...my brain is driving me crazy. 
I better make the most of this moment before it happens again. 

Confusion settles in, I try to fight it but it's  dominating I know my life is worth it as I sit here asking for liberation   
Right now there's no turning back, clarity of this moment I now lack, it bubbles up and I boil over, then it's gone and I can...


CHORUS:

Breathe again, in control again, feel my soul again and I damn myself for lettin it happen.

Home again, in this moment again, I can breathe again and I swore to myself it would never end. 

My life's been turned upside down by this before I will manage, to find the strength each time to Breathe....

"Breathe"

This track is for me and for anyone else like me who could benefit from letting go. It's tough. We hold on to things, good and bad. Fear and loss, love and happiness, for better or for worse. It is freeing to let go of the darkness in our lives, habits we hold on to, comfort zones. We grow from it. Love harder after it. Finally experiencing a freedom of our own design and experience. Let go, love yourself, be free.

"Let Go"

VERSE 1:

Starting off in a new place family is gone without a trace among another kind of race this is all confusing to me

I wanna go, back home, but I guess I'll stay...and make the most of these moments 

Eighteen years behind me not quite sure what I've got left so kindly tell me can I do this, handle it all this new life that I see 


CHORUS: 

Brothers and sisters, take these words from me. You've got less moments every minute so be here now happy. 

When your life has taken the test of time, will you think back and say for all to hear that life was mine...? If not change it...if not now when 


VERSE 2:

Obviously I'm tryin to see if I can live life happily these are the things you say to me but how can I trust you when I
Stray away, from what I should brave, oh I guess I'll 

Stay and make the most of these moments 

Easier said than done these questions sound like a rerun how can I escape
my mind and when will I realize this life is my own 


CHORUS: 

Brothers and sisters, take these words from me. You've got less moments every minute so be here now happy. 

When your life has taken the test of time, will you think back and say for all to hear that life was mine...? If not change it...if not now when

"Moments"

TRY LYRICS

CHORUS:

I try to make the best out of the worst, I try to live this life through my father's words, I try to tel my story in every verse, I try, I try. 
I try to push through even when it hurts, I try to help you see when you wonder why, I know that I might fail, but still I try, yeah I try, I try. 
When it's over and you fade away, will you look back proud and say, I did everything I could that dayyyyyyy, will you have tried, will you have tried, will you have tried. 


VERSE 1:

Attempt attempt attempt until you feel contempt leave nothing undone untouched no time now for exempt--shuns shunning you for what you may have missed prior to not inspecting all the things and how they UN TWIST YOUR LIFFFFE

(I TRY TO) Own this reality don't let it mold bend or break your mentality reassess and realign your life strategy move forward tactfully investigate then proceed. 


CHORUS:

I try to make the best out of the worst, I try to live this life through my father's words, I try to tel my story in every verse, I try, I try. 
I try to push through even when it hurts, I try to help you see when you wonder why, I know that I might fail, but still I try, yeah I try, I try. 
When it's over and you fade away, will you look back proud and say, I did everything I could that dayyyyyyy, will you have tried, will you have tried, will you have tried. 


VERSE 2:

Collect this time like you were meant to spend this time Don't wanna kill this time can't resurrect this time. Don't wanna realize that I've wasted this life. Time waits for no man.

(I TRY TO) Take what you've been given don't use whats wrong as an excuse for not livin stay straight and keep digging deep from within you everyday remember to keep on keepin on. 


CHORUS:

I try to make the best out of the worst, I try to live this life through my father's words, I try to tel my story in every verse, I try, I try. 
I try to push through even when it hurts, I try to help you see when you wonder why, I know that I might fail, but still I try, yeah I try, I try. 
When it's over and you fade away, will you look back proud and say, I did everything I could that dayyyyyyy, will you have tried, will you have tried, will you have tried.

"Try"

Fun little EDM track I made. Super inspired to make more music like this. We'll see what happens! :)

Dat Funky Sh*t

Honestly, made this as a joke, but me and my students kinda like it so here we are :)

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Pitch Battle 2 is about two friends who enter a 48 hour film festival and attempt to work collaboratively. However, they both have very different writing styles; one is over-the-top and fanciful, while the other is conventional and cliched. They eventually learn to work together and we see their creative process come alive as the movies they pitch to one another are shown on screen.

Written/Directed by: Ted Marsden
Original Music By: Adam Calus

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