the sound of music
My heart wants to beat like the wings of the birds
My heart wants to sigh like a chime that flies
The hills are alive with the sound of music With songs they have sung for a thousand years
I go to the hills when my heart is lonely I know I will hear what I've heard before
The hills fill my heart with the sound of music My heart wants to sing every song it hears
My heart will be blessed with the sound of music And I'll sing once more
that rise from the lake to the trees
from a church on a breeze
To laugh like a brook when it trips and falls over stones on its way
To sing through the night like a lark who is learning to pray
DO-RE-MI
Let's start at the very beginning
A very good place to start
When you read you begin with A-B-C
When you sing you begin with do-re-mi
[Brigitta: spoken] But it doesn't mean anything.
[Maria: spoken] So we put in words. One word for
every note.
Like this.
Do-re-mi, do-re-mi
The first three notes just happen to be
Do-re-mi, do-re-mi
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
[spoken] Together!
[Maria:] Do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti
[spoken] Let's see if I can make it easy
[Maria and Children:]
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
Doe, a deer, a female deer
Ray, a drop of golden sun
Me, a name I call myself
Far, a long, long way to run
Sew, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow Sew
Tea, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do (oh-oh-oh)
Doe, a deer, a female deer
Ray, a drop of golden sun
Me, a name I call myself
Far, a long, long way to run
Sew, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow Sew
Tea, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do
[Maria and Children: Repeat above verse twice]
Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do
Do Ti La So Fa Mi Re
[Maria:] Do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do So-do!
[Maria: (spoken)]
Now children, do-re-mi-fa-so and so on
are only the tools we use to build a song.
Once you have these notes in your heads,
you can sing a million different tunes by mixing them
up.
Like this.
[Children:] Do Mi Mi
Mi So So
Re Fa Fa
La Ti Ti
[Repeat above verse 4x as Maria sings]
[Maria:] When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
So Do La Fa Mi Do Re
[spoken] Can you do that?
[Children:] So Do La Fa Mi Do Re
[Maria:] So Do La Ti Do Re Do
[Children:] So Do La Ti Do Re Do
[Maria: spoken] Now, put it all together.
[Maria and Children:] Doe, a deer, a female deer
Ray, a drop of golden sun
Me, a name I call myself
Far, a long, long way to run
Sew, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow Sew
Tea, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to
[Maria and Children:]
So Do La Fa Mi Do Re, So Do La Ti Do Re Do
[Maria: spoken] Good!
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THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Fitness training at home is a great way to get fit, stay fit and
Even if you enjoy working out at the gym, no doubt there are
ensure a healthy, vibrant lifestyle. Day-to-day life is extremely
times when you are hard-pressed to find the time to get there
busy and such stresses take their toll on our minds and bod-
on a regular basis. A home workout routine that you can put
ies. Over time, each of us gradually becomes worn out.
into practice whenever you have a pocket of time is an invalu-
Modern technology might make our lives easier but because of
able tool for keeping fit and healthy. If you are a gym-user or
such conveniences we actually do less physically each day,
you enjoy going to dance or fitness classes, then having a home
compared with past centuries and even decades. Most of us
workout will add to your regime. You can personally tailor the
don’t work the land from dawn until dusk, scrub clothes by
program to cover elements of fitness that you wouldn’t normally cover at the gym, or you can concentrate on specific elements of your training that need extra attention in order to
move on to the next level.
If you are not someone who is motivated by gym training or
workouts in a group situation then building a program you can
do in the comfort and privacy of your own home will hopefully inspire you to enjoy some regular exercise. You may even discover the joys of feeling fitter and more energetic than you
ever have before.
First, let’s consider the reasons you want to train. Complete
hand or walk for miles to the nearest store. Yet modern living
the quiz below to gain some insight into your current levels of
with its pollutants, stresses and constant routines can exhaust
fitness and what you regard as important to your fitness.
us and leave us jaded and lacking energy. When you consider
Chances are you’re lacking cardiovascular fitness. Cardio fit-
the increase in availability and consumption of rich foods,
ness concerns the wellbeing of the heart and lungs. The heart
which are high in calories and gloriously tempting in their
is a muscle that pumps blood around the body, and the lungs
abundant varieties, alongside our more sedentary lifestyles,
process the oxygen that is the other key component to moving
you can easily see why weight gain is a problem for many
and living. The heart needs to be exercised and challenged to
Western societies. Weight gain is growing to epidemic proportions in the West, where the problem is evident in children as
young as eight.
Gyms and exercise studios are now in almost every town,
where they have sprung up to help combat an increase in obesity. Fitness centres are helping to increase the general understanding that moving around vigorously is beneficial, not only
to preventing weight gain, but also to ensure that you stay fit
and But gyms don’t suit everyone.
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