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  • The Power in the Lyrics : How Songs Lyrics Resonate with Us

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    In the vast sonic universe of melodies, rhythms, and harmonies, song lyrics often shine as the stars that guide us through our most profound emotions and experiences. These words, married with melody, have an incredible ability to bring comfort during solitude, strength in struggle, joy in celebrations, and healing in hurt. The significance of song lyrics and their unique resonance with listeners is an aspect of music that is at once deeply personal strikingly universal.

    At the heart of every song are lyrics, the lifeblood that gives music its emotive power. In the labyrinth of life, lyrics serve as a beacon, helping us navigate thoughts and feelings we sometimes struggle to process or express. The words penned by songwriters often reach into hidden corners of our being, revealing and expressing emotions we may not even realize are there.

    One of the extraordinary features of lyrics is their versatility and resonance. We all perceive lyrics differently based on our personal experiences, emotions, and culture – what might be a song about love for one could be a melody of loss for another. The beauty of song lyrics is in their open interpretation. They provide listeners with an almost blank canvas to paint their meanings based on their emotional and cognitive responses.

    Song lyrics also have a unique capacity to evoke powerful memories and associations, bridging the gap between the past and the present, between reality and dreams. Hearing a certain lyric can transport us back to a time, place, or person, triggering nostalgia and connecting us to parts of ourselves we may have forgotten or overlooked.

    Moreover, the impact of song lyrics often transcends individual experiences and becomes a collective phenomenon. Lyrics can unify populations, rally movements, and create a sense of community worldwide. They have the potency to lyrically encapsulate the spirit of entire generations, allowing people to feel understood, accepted, and part of something larger than themselves.

    On a fundamental level, lyrics are a form of storytelling. They allow songwriters to share personal stories, observations, and insights in a manner that is accessible and affecting. When listeners connect with these narratives, it builds a deep intimacy between the artist and the audience. In this way, lyrics not only provide comfort and companionship to listeners but also allow them to realize that they are not alone in their feelings or experiences.

    The power of song lyrics cannot be understated. They are the heart and soul of music, providing listeners with a remarkable tool for healing, understanding, remembering, and connecting. In the harmony of melody and lyric, we find solace, we find strength, and most importantly, we find ourselves. No matter our walk of life, we can all hold onto one reassuring idea – somewhere in the expanse of music, there are song lyrics that sing our life’s experiences back to us, reminding us that our feelings, in all their complexity and diversity, are valid, shared, and beautifully human.

    I interviewed some of my team members at the News Makers to see what songs resonated with them.

    Scott Weisbrot picked

    “ Already Over “

    By Mike Shinoda

    He picked that song because he likes the melody of a good alternative rock song.

    When I asked him to elaborate on the lyrics he said,

    The song explores themes of loss, denial and struggle to move on from a past relationship or struggle.

    Scott identifies with this song because the song describes feing broken or bruised suggesting emotional pain and a sense of being fragmented.

    Scott resonates with the song because the lesson of the lyrics show you to have optimism and that each day is a new day to change your life style, even if the past is too painful, you have a new day to create the happiness you yearn for.

    Danielle Delaney shared her favorite song which was ,

    “When God Whispered your name”, by Keith Urban.

    We both investigated the lyrics and the meaning and this is what our research told us :

    Keith Urban’s “When God Whispered Name” is a romantic country song that talks about a transformative experience of love. The protagonist in the song had been going through a dark and lonely phase in life until he found his special someone. When God whispered that person’s name into his ear, his life transformed from darkness to light.

    At its core, the song explores themes of redemption, rebirth, and the healing power of love. The moment he heard his lover’s name, it was like a divine revelation that brought him back to life and filled him with unforeseen warmth and love.

    While this song, like any piece of art, can be subject to multiple interpretations, it generally communicates that love, especially divine love, has the power to enlighten, awaken, and transform us, drawing us out of even the darkest shadows.

    As for Danielle’s love for this song came out of the birth of Dr. Christines’s baby foal Whisper Blu who sadly passed away at 7 months. As Christine showed us , baby Whisper taught us about loving and losing and how to hold onto great memories…

    This news blog is in honor of our beautiful Whisper Blue..

    Blessings from the News Team at Autisticana.

    https://www.instagram.com/reel/CrUqP53g8JV/?igsh=cjh3dWwzZ3JoMnZq

  • My Trip to TopGolf – Our Newsday Experience

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    It was a place where everyone can play golf, eat, and drink, but most importantly, it’s all about having fun and having a great time. This place has been open on Long Island since Summer 2021, even though the company was growing business in the last 20 years. The company was first established all the way in Watford, England back in 2000. It was owned by twin brothers Steve and Dave Jolliffe who came up with the idea after taking over an abandoned shopping plaza.

    I’ve been to TopGolf a couple of times. One of my friends from bowling recommended me going to this place because it’s awesome and has colorful lighting. The place has golf lessons, league night, tournaments, concerts, and social events like community events and parties. The food and drinks are outstandingly delicious and you can customize your game. How do you want play the game — with friends and family? You can have a regular game or a customized game to make it more challenging. There’s also a heater in the winter. It could have a stronger A/C in the summer months. Everyone gets to have their own bay so you can play with your own spot. People can also watch sports and other stuff on TV while enjoying the time playing golf and binging food. I was with Christine, Eric, Jackson, Kevin and our new friend Steven. We played golf, had some moments to get some laughs, and cheered for our friends. Then we got a huge order for all of us to binge on. We played for at least 2 hours which was a perfect amount of time for eating and golfing. People could drink and eat while having a blast. There’s also a gift shop near the bar/restaurant and the main desk. There’s an iPad for people if they want to request the type of game they want to play. If I ever plan on going back there again, I wanna spend the whole night and live the night away. Hopefully the world will expand more of this amazing company to entertain a lot of people.

    The Long Island location is in Holtsville on the Westbound Express Drive N of the Long Island Expressway. Going East get off on exit 62 by getting on Express Drive S, then turn right in Nicolls Rd Northbound and make another right to get on the westbound Service road. If you live on Eastern parts of Long Island, take exit 62 to go get on the Service road. It’s only an hour away from NYC which would also be great place to go year-round. The more people who go there, the more it’s going to help them grow their business. Like advertisements on the billboards and commercials on the radio to help them grow the company.

    https://topgolf.com/us/

    Edited by Elliot Gavin Keenan

  • Why Do I like Songs in High Pitch?

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    By Scott Weisbrot

    A photo of a DJ Pioneer for control and creation of electronic music. The DJ Pioneer is a large console for mixing music with a variety of knobs, buttons, sliders, discs, etc to help control and mix music as a DJ.
    DJ Pioneer – what DJs use to play and mix music

    I have always loved change of pitch in music. Change in pitch is the same voice from a song but with an altered pitch. This can be in different songs on the radio, in movies, and from overseas.

    I first noticed that I liked change in pitch in either 4th or 5th grade. When I was in Chorus, I liked to sing in a higher pitch because I felt it energized me. In the 8th grade, the chorus teacher put me into the boys choir, which made me kind of unhappy. This meant that all the boys had to be in the same group, the baritones. I didn’t have the chance to sing in high pitch much anymore.

    I went home and checked the internet to understand what the difference was between boys and girls in choir. There were two categories for boy singers. Tenor is for higher pitch males, and bass was for lower pitch males. This was frustrating to me because our voices were rapidly changing due to pubescence, and my desire was to stay in the higher pitch group. I was still able to sing in the high pitch, but it wasn’t like the 7th grade or elementary school, where it was just the altos and the sopranos.

    When I would listen to music, I used to listen to my favorite songs on the radio or TV shows on YouTube. This was in the late 2000s. Back then, they used to allow location designations on your account that showed what country someone was from. I could tell the pitch of different sounds from the clips of different movies.

    In 7th grade, I would notice that some songs were in super high pitch or deep pitch. I used to download MP3 files from YouTube to iTunes. From 2011 to early 2014, I used to search for songs that came in high pitch, like I heard on the radio. This was a challenge as I sitll didn;t know how to change the pitch of different songs. And between 2012 and early 2013, I used to record sonds from radio stations that had high pitch.

    Video showing how to change the speed and pitch of audio on an iPad or iPhone

    A few days after my 16th birthday, my half older brother Stephen taught me how to use Gargage Band on my mac computer and search AU Pitch to raise the pitch of a song. I was grateful to him for the life lesson on music. I was then able to raise the pitch of different songs and download that to iTunes.

    Video demonstrating how to change the pitch or transpose any song in Garage Band

    On that same day, I learned about Spotify, another music platform. Spotify is a digital music platform, where I was able to listen to songs in their regular pitch. It was so cool being able to use two music platforms. I was able to use iTunes for high pitch songs and Spotify for regular pitch songs, so I was able to understand the difference between the two. In 2018, I found the website TimeStretch Player that can adjust the pitch of different tracks for you. This was perfect for determining the right high pitch I liked to listen to.

    Video showing how to use TimeStretch Player to change the pitch of an audio track

    When I go to special events or weddings, if I heard a song that was high pitched like I would hear on the radio, I automatically start dancing and get amplified. I live for today’s generation of music (from the 2000s to the present). The party is always more exciting when someone plays something I love in high pitch the way I like it. It makes the party more lit up, more purmped up, and I can dance on the dance floor until I get tired.

    During the pandemic, I decided to spend my nights downloading songs from every genre of 2020 from alternative rock, country, electronic & dance, pop, and hip hop/rap. I want to become a DJ, so I can mix songs and play them at local bars or night clubs. Maybe I would combine this with blogging to help keep my success going. I still currently download songs on YouTube and convert them to mp3s. After the songs are downloaded to iTunes, I go to TimeStrech Player to change the speed a little bit and raise the pitch a little higher than usual. I have recently found more modern websites that can alter the pitch, tempo, and more of music.

    As the years go by, I’m definitely going to continue to listen to modern music and watch its evolution to see if its good or not depending on the genres of music.

    Recently, I found that all of the music I had from 2011 to 2017 has become distorted, which means the audio is getting outdated, so I am going to have to remaster them. I now know how to change the tempo speed, so I am also going to do that now because many of the songs now sound slower than they should be.

    One day, I hope to travel overseas, I would love to explore the music of different countries. I currently use the Shazam app if I am in the club so I can save songs and look it up when I get home, I go to the music stores, or in case I hear it on the radio.

    Video demonstrating how DJs control and change the tempo

    I also have found out that DJs in clubs can remix songs based on pitch, if it’s low or high. If I hear a song of a remix that is high pitched, I get amped up on the dance floor and party like I don’t care. No matter what type of music you listen to, it’s the format of the song that fits in your soul. If the song doesn’t sound right, you can change the pitch or tempo to make that song more entertaining to you!

    Here is a list of websites I found for tempo and pitch changes to audio:

    Edited by avanicole23