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Auditory Companion
Music has been at my side as far back as I can remember. Even my shadow whistles a tune as I walk down the street, having my back as a friend. When I hear music, I can see old friends; lost glimpses and flashes of long gone places and feelings.

Even if the audience has never read the original ‘Biographical Narrative,’ the emotions that the songs conjure up within the listener would mirror the same emotional travels one would get from the textual version**. It is a telling of your tale without words, with melody to guide what the audience will see and feel.** The reader, or listener, is free to imagine the setting, people and places.
 * To make an Auditory Version of your story**, we will analyze your narratives paragraph by paragraph. Finding the moments that were vital to the progression of the narrative, you should pick songs that can lyrically convey your story with a terrifying accuracy, others that musically represent a mindset being described within the story. By piecing them all together you will end up with a soundtrack to your narrative.

The collection of songs you will prepare for this project retells the ‘Biographical Narrative’ you completed musically, striking they key emotional points from the original text.
 * Six songs minimum. 50 points possible**

All the stories and epiphanies from the text are summarized in a manner directly following what was originally printed.
 * 50 points possible**

A separate explanation is to be provided. Note which lines/paragraphs/scenes within your story the songs apply to. Why did you choose these songs? How do they represent a part of your life? How does this song help retell the story in a new way?
 * 100 points possible**

In the end, you will have a project that crosses many genres and opportunities for presentation.
 * There’s no right or wrong answer, I only ask for you to be interested in being creative!** A write-up of why you chose the songs, including what paragraphs they are referencing asks for you to put some thought into the whole process. Focus on the music flowing coherently. Feel free to make a CD case for the soundtrack, just take an old one apart and redecorate it!
 * A Narrative
 * A Companion Piece to further accentuate your writing, a new way to discover your voice.
 * A Soundtrack to a time in your life.

This is absolute freedom, self-expression that no one can challenge. Music is personal; a voice when you can’t find the words.

// Good Luck // !