I wanted to share a Homeschool Resource: Willie Nelson and the magazine Music Spotlight Willie Nelson Magazine Tribute To A Legend I found at the store while grocery shopping which Charlie will be reading and studying in our Homeschool Class. Do you know anything about Willie we should add to our studies? In the meantime if you will excuse me I’m going to see if I can find the movie Honeysuckle Rose for Charlie and I to watch in our Drama Class.
Willie Nelson The King of Country Music Spotlight · Collector’s Edition Tribute to a Legend
The Stories behind the Greatest Hits. Reliving the Memories. How Willie Nelson changed Music Forever
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“Music cuts through all boundaries and goes right to the soul.” Willie Nelson
Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American country singer, guitarist and songwriter. He was one of the main figures of the outlaw country subgenre that developed in the late 1960s as a reaction to the conservative restrictions of the Nashville sound. The critical success of his album Shotgun Willie (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger (1975) and Stardust (1978), made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music. Nelson has acted in over 30 films, co-authored several books, and has been involved in activism for the use of biofuels and the legalization of marijuana.
Nelson wrote his first song at age seven and joined his first band at ten. During high school, he toured locally with the Bohemian Polka as their lead singer and guitar player. After graduating from high school in 1950, he joined the U.S. Air Force but was later discharged due to back problems. After his return, Nelson attended Baylor University for two years but dropped out because he was succeeding in music. He worked as a disc jockey at radio stations in his native Texas, and in several radio stations in the Pacific Northwest, all the while working as a singer and songwriter throughout the late 1950s. During that time, he wrote songs that would become country standards, including “Funny How Time Slips Away“, “Hello Walls“, “Pretty Paper“, and “Crazy“. In 1960 he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, and later signed a publishing contract with Pamper Music which allowed him to join Ray Price’s band as a bassist. In 1962, he recorded his first album, …And Then I Wrote. Due to this success, Nelson signed in 1964 with RCA Victor and joined the Grand Ole Opry the following year. After mid-chart hits in the late 1960s and the early 1970s, Nelson grew weary of the corporate Nashville music scene, and in 1972 he moved to Austin, Texas. The ongoing music scene of Austin.
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Reading Class:
Charlie will read the magazine above and each day write down two facts in his reading journal Monday through Friday.
On Friday Charlie will turn the facts into a report he will read out loud to his parents.
Spelling:
Willie Hugh Nelson, April, Country Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter, Figures, Outlaw Country Subgenre, Developed, Conservative, Restrictions, Nashville Sound, Critical, Shotgun Willie, Red Headed Stranger, Stardust,, Films, Books, Activism, Biofuels, Legalization of Marijuana, Song. High School. Bohemian Polka, U.S> Air Force, Baylor University, Disc Jockey Radio Stations, Pacific Northwest, “Funny How Time Slips Away, Hello Walls, Pretty Paper, Crazy, publishing contract, Pamper Music, Bassist, .And Then I Wrote, RCA Victor, Nashville Grand Ole Opry, Mid-Chart Hits
Monday:
Write your Spelling words in ABC order in your Spelling Journal
Tuesday:
Use your Spelling words in sentences in your Spelling Journal
Wednesday:
Use your Spelling words in a story and include a illustration of your story in your Spelling Journal.
Thursday:
Take a Pre-Spelling Test if you make a 100 take Friday off.
if you missed any of the words write your spelling words 10 times each in your Spelling Journal
Friday:
You will either re-take your Spelling Test or take the day off depending on your Pre-Test on Thursday.
Math Class:
Charlie will research how many Songs Willie has written. How many Awards he has won. As well as how many Movies or TV Shows he has been in.
Charlie will create 5 math problems for someone in your home to work out.
Then Charlie will create 5 math problems for them to work out.
Charlie will write the Math problems inside his Math Notebook.
Art Class:
Charlie will draw a picture representing Willie Nelson and his life as a Music Star. Then Charlie will write out a description of what he drew inside his Art Notebook.
Music Class/ Drama Class:
Charlie will dress up like Willie and not only Act out a Scene from a Show or Movie Willie was in but perform one of Willies songs for us.
Then Charlie will write his Song and Play out inside his Drama and Music Journal.
Cooking Class:
Look up Willie Nelson’s favorite foods and create them the recipes Dinner or Lunch for your parents in your Homeschool Cooking Class.
Write the recipe inside your Cooking Journal.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
