Occasionally, one stumbles upon a song whose
words and melody have a way of speaking
straight to the heart of the matter.
The wider view, in my opinion, is one such
song, providing those who sing and hear it a
beautiful blend of music and poetry to inspire
the soul to reach toward a greater, more full existence.
Millennials see the world from a global
perspective, with boundary lines and barriers
becoming smaller as the internet literally
places the world at one's fingertips.
Described as self-confident, self-assured
go-getters, millennials possess an unbridled
optimism about what their future holds,
believing they can accomplish anything they set
their heart and minds toward attaining.
Harnessing this energy and helping direct it
toward learning and academic success is a
valuable asset for any teacher.
Adams writes well for the voice, constructing
the phrases in such a way to allow plenty of
time for breathing and making the technical
adjustments necessary to sing his expansive,
melodic lines.
The form is a modified rondo of sorts, with the
more dissonant, harmonically developmental
material reserved for the B sections.
Beginning with the pivotal word, but, these
sections speak of the illumination that comes
from broadening one's horizons and the
limitless possibilities of living life without
boundaries or preconceived notions about what
is or is not possible to achieve.
Naming the all-in-all as the ultimate source of
strength, Grindel's poem suggests that there is
no barrier between humanity and an
inexhaustible infinity.