At the end of every semester, I provide links to some of the music that I listen to while grading my students' quizzes, discussion posts, and essays. My writing class is taught entirely online.
This fall semester, one student responded to Jasmine Myra's "Rising." Attracted to Jasmine Myra's saxophone, having played saxophone herself while in high school, my student says that she plans on buying the complete album, especially after I mentioned having the album in my CD alarm clock for the past month or so.
One student responded to Vassilis Tsabropoulos' "Gift of Dreams," which is taken from the Melos album. She said that she found the music "enchanting."
One student responded positively to "Jeg er træt og går til ro," one of the songs taken from Soren Bebe's Echoes album. She found the music "relaxing," she said.
Another student liked both Yuri Honing's "Paperbag" and selections by Matthew Halsall, particularly "Together," "I Have Been Here Before," and "Samatha." The student said he bought one of Matthew Halsall's albums as a result, but he didn't say which one.
What I enjoy is introducing my students to music that they probably had not heard before although I have to admit that one student said that she has heard some of this music when visiting the homes of family members. The student, however, didn't name anything in particular.
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