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Music conveys a message in a unique and memorable
way. Here are various songs whose lyrics reinforce the importance of the On
Course Principles. Additionally, you'll find a list of instrumental music
that can be used to set the right mood for various activities. You will
find lyrics at http://www.lyricsworld.com.
Getting On Course
 | Success: Bonnie Raitt |
| Your Life is Now: John
Mellencamp |
Self-Responsibility
| My Way: Frank Sinatra (also Aretha
Franklin and Paul Anka) |
| Poor, Poor Pitiful Me: Terri
Clark (also Linda
Ronstadt) (Note: Victims' national anthem) |
| Responsibility: Mxpx (Note:
They
don't want it) |
| One Moment in Time: Whitney
Houston |
| Get Over It: Don Henley |
Self-Motivation
| Reach: Gloria Estefan |
| When You Wish Upon a Star:
Louis Armstrong (also Michael
Feinstein and Leon Redbone) |
| The Power of the Dream:
Celine Dion |
| Live Your Dream: Athena Cage |
| River of Dreams: Billy Joel |
| The Impossible Dream: Luther
Vandross (also Smothers Brothers--a comedy version) |
| Somewhere Over the Rainbow:
Eva Cassidy |
Self-Management
| Step by Step: Whitney Houston |
| Do It or Die: Atlanta Rhythm Section |
| The River: Garth Brooks |
| Can't Give Up Now: Mary, Mary |
| Nick of Time: Bonnie Rait |
| Oh, How the Years Go By: Vanessa
Williams |
| Never Give Up: Common Sense |
| Nothin's Gonna Stop Us Now:
Jefferson Starship |
| No Time to Kill: Clint Black |
Interdependence
Self-Awareness
| I Can See Clearly Now: Johnny Nash
(also Ann Murray and Jimmy Cliff) |
| Miles Away: Marc Cohn |
| When You Believe: Whitney
Houston and Mariah Carey |
| Wherever You Go (There You Are):
Clint Black |
Life-Long Learning
| It's in Every One of Us: David
Pomeranz |
| Teach Your Children Well: Crosby,
Stills, Nash, and Young |
| Dig Down Deep: Marc Cohn |
| You Learn: Alanis Morisette |
| Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man:
Randy Travis |
Emotional Intelligence
| New Attitude: Patti Labelle |
| Forgiving You Was Easy: Kris
Kristofferson or Willie Nelson |
| Give Me My Rapture: Van Morrison |
| On the Sunny Side of the Street:
Willie Nelson |
| Don't Worry, Be Happy: Bobby
McFerrin |
| Get Over It: Don Henley |
| Secret of Life: James Taylor |
| Mike and the Mechanics: In
the Living Years |
| Why Walk When You Can Fly:
Mary Chapin-Carpenter |
| What a Wonderful World: Louis
Armstrong (also Eva Cassidy) |
Self-Esteem
| I Believe in You: Stephen Fisk |
| I Believe in You: Amanda
Marshall (same title, different song) |
| I Believe I Can Fly: R. Kelly |
| Hero: Mariah Carey |
| There's a Winner in You: Patti
LaBelle |
| Believe in Yourself: from The
Wiz |
| Pride (A Deeper Love): Aretha
Franklin |
| All That You Have is Your Soul:
Tracy Chapman |
| This Little Life of Mine:
Raffi |
| Man in the Mirror: Rockapella (also Michael
Jackson) |
Staying On Course
| We Are The Champions: Queen |
| Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now:
McFadden & Whitehead |
| Heroes Live Forever: 2002
Olympics Album |
Instrumentals (for creating a mood)
| Angelic Music: Iasos |
| Prince of Tides (Soundtrack) |
| Lord of the Dance |
| Baby Loves Baroque |
| Cider House Rules (Soundtrack) |
| Brahams Waltz in A flat for Orchestra |
| The Legend of Bagger Vance (Soundtrack) |
I play classical music for the first ten
minutes of every class while my students write in their journals.
The music helps them to focus, and it establishes clear times and boundaries
for activities. --Jean Zipke, Director, Academic Support Services, Wesley
College, Delaware
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