When most composers write music, it is for singers with lovely
voices. Not Anne LeBaron! Featured in LeBaron’s composition
“Concerto for Active Frogs” is a chorus of singers-wearing green
plastic trash bags—who croak along with a tape of real frogs!
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LeBaron believes that frogs make beautiful music. While
studying at the University of Alabama, She began trying out frogs in
her compositions. She taped the voices of frogs and wrote music to
accompany the tape. Her work won her a Fulbright scholarship to
study music in Germany.
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In performing the “Concerto for Active Frogs” the singers usually
sing on stage. Sometimes, however, LeBaron has the singers scatter
throughout the audience. The results can be surprising. At one
performance, a woman thought that the person in front of her was
mocking the music by croaking along, and she hit the unsuspecting
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performer with her program!
One of the first decisions many people make in the morning is
what to wear. Our clothes make a statement about our individual
styles and beliefs. Fashion trends change __1__ the seasons, the
years, and the styles introduced by the celebrities. __2__ back at
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changes in clothing styles over the past few decades, it seems that
fashion trends tend to occur __3__. What was fashionable twenty
years ago, __4__, may come back into fashion again in the near
future. You only have to pick up any fashion magazine to find what is
considered “in” or “out” of fashion at the moment.
Dreams are a fascinating subject. Many psychologists today say
that dreams are the bridge between our conscious and unconscious
mind. They suggest that you try to write down the dreams that you
remember as soon as you wake up. Then, you can try to interpret
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them by comparing the dream with situations in your life.（Most
dreams relate to things that happened in the past 24 to 48 hours.）
Sometimes dreams may explain things you are trying to suppress;
other times they might relate to things that are troubling or depressing
you. In general, dreams relate to familiar events and have reasonable
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explanations. If you are receptive to this kind of analysis, answers will
tend to emerge. Most researchers also agree that the dreamer
himself will usually come up with the best interpretation of his dream
since no one else has had his exact experiences.
