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Welcome to the sounding board for Chase March. Here you will find my various articles about a variety of topics (DJ Events and news, book reviews, skatepark tours, teaching-related articles and resources, and much more)
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Know Your History: Episode 3 – The DJ
Welcome to Know Your History, your monthly dose of hip-hop knowledge. This is the place where we get to celebrate all that is the rich, cultural history of hip-hop. This is the transcript of the monthly radio segment for DOPEfm. You can download the podcast of this show for free and listen along as you…
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I Can’t Dance, well maybe (Day 9)
Day 09 – A song that you can dance to I can’t dance but I’ll try that one move from this video, “The Phuncky Feel One’ by Cypress Hill. Wait for the bass line break. Go to the Day 10 song – Music to Fall Asleep to
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Teaching Tip – Improvisational Stories
I tell improvisational stories to my students every year. I like that we can have fun creating something together. The students always seem to enjoy it as well. Here’s how to do it. 1) Get the students to draw pictures. Don’t tell them why they are doing this either. Just let them know that everyone…
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Day 8 – I know all the words to this one (and many more)
Day 08 – A song that you know all the words to Wow, this one is so vague. I know all the words to hundreds of songs, including pretty much every song Run-DMC has ever released. I used to play a game with friends where we would just start rapping and the other people would…
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Life Gives You 3 Answers
My neighbour gave me some advice yesterday that really spoke to my situation. He said that life gives you three answers, “Yes.” “Yes, but wait.” “No, there’s something better.” When the love of my life left me in August, it nearly destroyed me. However, we remained friends and it gave me hope. I was always…
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Skateboarding and Hip-Hop (Day 7 song)
Day 07 – A song that reminds you of a certain event Hip Club Groove played an after-party for a skateboard competition in Hamilton once. Their music always makes me think of skateboarding now. “Shootin’ The Gift” by Hip Club Groove Go to the Day 8 song – A song I know all the words…
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Ya Down with O.P.P (not really)
Day 06 – A song that reminds of you of somewhere Naughty by Nature “O.P.P” The weird thing about living in Ontario is that O.P.P. also stands for “Ontario Provincial Police.” This song has nothing to do with the cops. This reminds me of high school. Such an inappropriate song for us young kids to…
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Still Thinking of You (Day 5 Song)
Day 05 – A song that reminds you of someone This song will always remind me of Chrissy Wattie. Rest in Peace! Go to the Day 6 Song – A song that reminds me of high school
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What Makes a Good Story?
Eric asked this question recently on his excellent blog, Pimp My Novel. What makes a good story? It’s a question that readers and writers have struggled with over the years. Everyone seems to have a different opinion. Yet, there often seems to be consensus when a good story does come along. It’s almost as if…
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The Saddest Song I’ve Heard
We’ve been having fun with this 30 Day Song Challenge here at Silent Cacophony. I first heard of it through Calvin’s Canadian Cave of Coolness. It was Tumblfrog who started us off on this path. Check out the entire challenge and try it out. I am on Day 4. Please scroll down to see my selection today. Day…