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One from the Heart: The Music of Tom Waits

John Mark on January 19th, 2010 under Abstracts/Presentations, American Studies, Lessons/Materials, Listening •  Comments Off

TweetThis is a workshop designed for teachers of English on the music of American singer-songwriter Tom Waits. The activities included are for the songs, “Hold On,” “San Diego Serenade” and “Clap Hands” and they encourage students to develop their listening and speaking skills by exploring the uniquely American themes and landscapes of Waits’ music using [...]