In my free time I usually like to read or watch a good film. My favorite types of books are classic novels. I'm currently reading Emma by Jane Austen, and loving it! When it comes to movies and tv I'm not picky whatsoever. I enjoy pretty much anything. However, I do have an affinity for the Marvel comics movies. I am picky when it comes to music. I mostly listen to alternative, pop-punk, and rock. You would never catch me listening to country music I'm sorry to say. I mean no disrespect to those who listen, it's just not my cup of tea.
When I'm not watching movies or listening to music I am usually at practice. I am on the All Girl cheerleading squad here at OU. We cheer at football games, basketball, volleyball, men and women's gymnastics, soccer, and wrestling. On top of all that we have our own season during the winter break where we stay on campus and practice twice a day everyday until nationals in January. SO what I'm basically trying to say is that when I do get free time I revel in it.
Last semester was a bit of a peek at what we are getting to experience fully this semester. I have taken online classes before so I feel pretty confident in how this semester will pan out. One of my favorite classes from last semester was actually online. It was called Music in Film. I got to learn about different composers and what their work did for the mood of a film. It was a great class for me because I got to watch a bunch of classic films but also got to learn some music theory and what different speeds of rhythm can do to an audience. I even got to take a "modern" song and put it to a silent film. I had chosen a Charlie Chaplin film called "The Circus" and used Britney Spears' "Circus" as the background music.
Film poster for Charlie Chaplin's "The Circus"
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