About

When I started this blog I was just trying to share the contents of my lectures. I am teaching a course called  “Words & Music” at the University of the Third Age of my small Italian town, with the aim of letting people enjoy a little English in a cheerful way. The blog was intended as a way to reach those who had been unable to attend the course: you know, we are still young, but only at heart!

Then I began to enjoy it … and here I am!

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    1. Hi Luisa,

      I concur with Kanika Tripathi and noted with great delight of your aim for this blog as quoted in the following:

      When I started this blog I was just trying to share the contents of my lectures. I am teaching a course called “Words & Music” at the University of the Third Age of my small Italian town, with the aim of letting people enjoy a little English in a cheerful way.

      In reciprocating the spirit of your blog and resonating with the aim of your course, it is with great pleasure that I offer you my special post containing plenty of “Words & Music” to share with the students in your lectures.

      The post is entitled “🦅 SoundEagle in SoundCloud: Art, Music and Compositions about New Sensations, Love, Life, Country, Nature, Dreaming, Meditation and Spirituality 🏞🎼🎶”, and is available at:

      https://soundeagle.wordpress.com/2013/03/10/soundeagle-in-soundcloud-art-music-and-compositions-about-new-sensations-love-life-country-nature-dreaming-meditation-and-spirituality/

      You and your students are very welcome to leave comments and feedback at the comment section of the said post. Please enjoy!

      Happy mid-December to you!

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    2. Dear Luisa,

      I concur with Kanika Tripathi and noted with great delight of your aim for this blog as quoted in the following:

      When I started this blog I was just trying to share the contents of my lectures. I am teaching a course called “Words & Music” at the University of the Third Age of my small Italian town, with the aim of letting people enjoy a little English in a cheerful way.

      In reciprocating the spirit of your blog and resonating with the aim of your course, it is with great pleasure that I offer you my special post containing plenty of “Words & Music” to share with the students in your lectures.

      The post is entitled “🦅 SoundEagle in SoundCloud: Art, Music and Compositions about New Sensations, Love, Life, Country, Nature, Dreaming, Meditation and Spirituality 🏞🎼🎶”, and is available at:

      soundeagle.wordpress.com/2013/03/10/soundeagle-in-soundcloud-art-music-and-compositions-about-new-sensations-love-life-country-nature-dreaming-meditation-and-spirituality/

      You and your students are very welcome to leave comments and feedback at the comment section of the said post. Please enjoy!

      Happy mid-December to you!

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      1. Italian songs were very popular in the 60’s and my parents had many records. 🙂
        Una lacrima sul viso is one I remember. (I think that’s where I picked my poor Italian. Out of old records…) Non ho l’etta. Sometimes I think about poor Gigliola. The only song she can only perform in public! I will look up Mina and Alberto Lupo. I don’t “situate” them. Buona sera.

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      3. I don’t “remember” them. Think sixties, in Africa, no TV. Just records. 🙂 (And I now realize it’s a Bossa Nova!) Or maybe I remember Dalida’s version? Mina had a wonderful voice.
        The 60’s (and 70’s) were an incredible time of exchange between Italy and France. Actors, directors, singers, movies, songs crossed the border back and forth. I wonder why that stopped.
        Ciao ciao

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  21. Ho cominciato a leggere il tuo blog, ma ci vuole molta calma per assorbire le tue parole. Quanto sono vere e in quanti tuoi articoli mi ritrovo, Sembra che tu stia scrivendo per me, così mi aiuti a capire meglio certe situazioni che sto vivendo. Grazie.

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  26. Luisa, this is such a lovely blog! have you considered adding google translate widget so more folks can enjoy it? I love it on my site. free & easy to install all wordpress users

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      1. Hi Luisa – I am always sort of mystified by how to set up my blog the best way — because it looks different depending on what device one reads it from. On my ipad, using the worpress reader, the translate widget doesn’t show at all. From my desktop, I see it all the way at the bottom – just a suggestion, but why not put it at the very top? Either way, wishing you the best, that it entices many more folks to stop by & read your lovely posts ❤

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      1. Yes, and there are so many beautiful little town in Itay and great food, but I find that not many people speak English. I am optimistic leaning the language, since I already speak French and Spanish. Hope to take a two-week course in Italy next spring.

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      2. You’re right, in Italy not many people speak English, but I can assure you that they do everything to understand a foreigner and make themselves understood.
        Furthermore, if you already know Spanish, it will be easier for you to learn Italian

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  30. Spero mi perdonerai se ti scrivo in italiano ^_^
    Bella la tua iniziativa, insegnare penso che sia una nobile professione, ma anche molto difficile e impegnativa e voler raggiungere, tramite la tecnologia, tante persone per espandere il proprio cerchio di influenza, è lodevole, complimenti ❤

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  34. I’ve just found out through my searching for the meaning of my sung song. Normally , I go to the Genius.com for lyrics meaning. But I will go to yours from now on… thank you very much for your worth sharing.

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  37. p.s., io parlo l’inglese (studiato come possibile da autodidatta, con audocassette e canzoni, soggiorno in ighilterra solo 15 giorni e dieci giorni in america). Quel che comunemente si dice, colloquialmente, lo so dire. Lo leggo correntemente, ma a sentire un inglese od un americano parlarlo, ne perdo molto (because my ears are not trained enough to decipher the live pronounciation). Di nuovo, buona serata.

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    1. Per capire la lingua parlata ci vuole esercizio, capacità di comprendere da quel poco che si coglie e impegno a non lasciarsi demoralizzare.
      Secondo me è la cosa più difficile, senza contare la varietà di accenti
      🌸 💐 🌸

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      1. Ciso. Grazie. Nessuna “demoralizzazione”. Io afferrò il contesto di un discorso in inglese parlato. Perdo solo molte “singole parole che pure conosco. Questo se a parlare è un inglese od un smericsninsmerivlcanon inglese, o americano (gli americani poi sono come i toscani e i romanesco per l’italiano). Non ho problemi invece se a parlare in inglese è un taliano. Se parla Trump, o il premier inglese, ne perdo:se a parlare in inglese per esempio, e Draghi, non perdo quasi una parola. Ssii, il parlare un po’ “scolastico” e scandito. Un sardo poi, dice nel suo noto parlare scandito e lentamente (ti faccio un esempio scrivendo la pronuncia), come un mio cugino che ha vissuto in australia: “Hau did iu lern inglisc…”… Chiarissimo 😊
        Ciao.

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  38. Complimenti per il tuo Blog poliglotta.
    Sei unica e irripetibile.
    Sono felice che ti sia piaciuto il mio blog in particolare l’articolo Differenze tra Cervelli e Computers.
    Ti chiedo uno sforzo ulteriore.
    Ho un altro blog storiadellamatematica.wordpress.com
    Mi piacerebbe sapere cosa ne pensi
    Grazie

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    1. Ma che ci facevi nella mia spam? Ti ho recuperato da là
      Io non sono musicista, figurati che non so neppure leggere le note, ma la musica mi piace e ho trovato che usarla per insegnare l’inglese è davvero piacevole, soprattutto ora che i miei studenti sono tutti della terza età, come me
      😊✨😊

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