THE BOY WHO PICKED UP HIS FEET TO FLY
by Joshua Shank
Terms: Lively (dotted quarter note = 96), Slow, deliberate, recitative (quarter note =
70), Lively (quarter note = 100), Slowing, relaxed (dotted quarter note = 84), Slow,
gently (dotted quarter noted = 60), 12/8 time signature, 9/8 time signature, 6/8 time
signature, 3/8 time signature, 4/4 time signature, mixed meter, forte, mezzo forte,
piano, mezzo piano, fortissimo, triplet (over one beat and over 2 beats, poco rit.,
crescendo/decrescendo, ostinato, molto rit., a tempo, accent (>), // (ceasure), fermata,
unison, ppp (almost imperceptible), niente, text painting examples.
The composer, Joshua Shank, was born in 1980, and a graduate of Luther College in
Decorah, Iowa.
The poet, Mark Robinson, was born in 1978, and a graduate of Luther College in
Decorah, Iowa. Mark collaborated with his friend Joshua, and together teamed to
compose this song.
The song – What child, or adult for that matter, has never dreamed of flying? Although
the poem is somewhat dark in nature (because of the “be careful what you wish
for…”mood which concludes it), the performance should be approached with one idea in
mind – FUN!