Verse

Peer grading is absurd
You do your very best
The comments?  Not a word.
The grade?  A cruel jest.

Chorus

I hate peer grading
I won't comply
I only give tops
If that's "not right"
Then sue me!

I hate peer grading  :-)  Assign 4 Nov 2013

Title: Who wants to go on a diet?

My belly is fat and I've gross big hips
Choc'late chip cookies have got to go
But I love the sugar taste on my lips
Go on a diet? Hell no!

CHORUS
A diet is telling me what to eat
Plates full of veggies and nothing sweet:
Apples and smoothies are my new treat
Who wants to go on a diet?

Verse 2
I cut out the sugar and processed food
Planning to diet for thirty days;
But startled that I'm in a better mood,
Dieting might be OK

Verse 3
The inches of belly just melt away
Blood pressure lower, my breathing free
and I have more energy every day
This way of eating's for me

Who wants to go on a diet?  Assignment 5 Nov 2013

Chopsticks, not quite on the beat;
Row row your boat, isn't she sweet!
Bang on the black keys, brand new tune;
She'll be quite a pianist soon.

She's five years old, a cutie,
her darling smile - always causes a stir,
When Gracyn plays piano,
everybody turns and listens to her.

Nine o'clock it's time to start;
Clergy enter for their part;
Worship starts, the prayers begin,
Gracyn leads the opening hymn.

The congregation gathered,
whatever style of music they prefer,
When Gracyn plays piano,
everybody turns and listens to her.

Years of lessons, practiced skill,
Finger strength and mental will;
Playing from the depth of heart,
Feeling sets her work apart.

Her music played with passion
in concert or in practice anywhere,
When Gracyn plays piano,
everybody turns and listens to her.

Note: Gracyn is a young woman who plays piano for the church I attend.


Everybody Turns and Listens to Her

Coursera Assignment 3

I have fantastic neighbors, I was just in a playful mood about some clueless friends.

Where did I go wrong - old assignment 3 Spring 2013

Assignment 4  If I had an Elephant. 

I thought it was just a throwaway for the purpose of the assignment, but it acquired 3 more verses when I wasn't looking. Songs do have a mind of their own sometimes! One of these days I'll get the rest recorded. 

If I Had an Elephant - old assignment 4 spring 2013

I wrote it straight beat for Assignment 5, this is a better rhythm .

Texas is Too Hot for Me - variation of the song written for old Assignment 5 spring 2013

I wrote "Texas is Too Hot for Me" for assignment 5, but nothing in it can be backweighted, it's an "I'm in a hurry to get out of here" song, not a mood song. 

My music teacher suggested I write an answer song about wanting to get back to Texas. So I used the same tune, changed to a shuffle beat, was able to back-weight a half-line of it, yea!  

I'm a classical singer, this is my first attempt at sounding country.

LizzieZ