G........ Bb D G Bb.... A F#.. G..... Measure six of the opening movement of Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1: the violin soloist comes in on a low G - the lowest a violin can go. He sound resonates through the concert hall, into the microphone, and out the headphones donned by Dean Jackson. He ascends the G minor scale with such grace, before falling ever so gracefully to the F sharp... before at last, after a moment of tension that felt like a beautiful eternity, he resolves to tonic an octave from where he began.
-- The ball drops, and the rockets away on contact with his right foot. -- The musical maneuver seems to repeat at first before it diverges to a D, an E natural, an F sharp... Bruch has written in melodic minor. But now, he does not resolve it! He goes to the A before G, and only there for a moment! Quickly the pitch rises, more and more, before a C sharp interrupts! And then a D! Where he stays... masterfully written and masterfully played. -- Finally it drops, and a touch of backspin helps it settle at the 8 yard line. -- Jackson listens to a wide variety of music; classical, country, jazz, and rap, just to name a small subset. But the afternoon of Week 2 against the Wraiths, Jackson locked in to Joshua Bell's mastery of the violin and Max Bruch's mastery of the written note. (240 words)
The music you listen to on gameday is such a crucial part of any player's preparation. That gameday playlist can really set the tone for your day. It can give you the motivation you need, even in the face of great odds. Players have been known to set records on days when that playlist is tuned just right and have also been known to blow games in a big spot when they make the dreadful mistake of forgetting their iPod at home. Achilles Hondo brings a ton of intensity to every gameday, in the locker room, on the sidelines and on the field. So you can imagine he gets fired up with some intense music. Maybe some hardcore rap or maybe even some heavy metal is probably what you're thinking right? Well you'd be dead wrong in that case. Certainly as a native of Atlanta, GA, music and especially the rap genre is not unfamiliar to Hondo and he certainly appreciates a wide variety. But on gameday he listens to one type of music only: classical. Maybe it's that classical music helps him clear his mind and focus. Maybe it's that he approaches putting together a successful game like writing a brilliant musical composition. But, according to Hondo, the reason is a lot simpler than that. “I just like it”
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Mason Brown has a while playlist of music and it is of almost every genre. Theres country, pop, rap, and rock. It has grown as he has grown but one thing is for sure it does something magical to his game. The first song he ever added to his playlist was A sound by Jason Aldean called Dirt Road Antheam. There is really nothing about the sound that hypes him up but when he was 12 he used it so he continues to use it. Because in a way i guess you could say he is superstitious. The next song he added was a rap by Fort Minor thats is called high road. He added this to his playlist because everyone was saying he shouldnt be starting varisity but he was because his uncle Kurt was the coach. This song got him through his darkerdays and taught him to keep his mouth shut and keep going harder and harder so they just looked unintelligent saying the things they said. His next song has no hype purposes but is basically makes him think of his family. It is a sound by Craig Campbell called family man. It makes him remeber if he doesnt go out there and give it his all he will liee money and hia family will suffer. The next sound he has tried to get played in the locker room before every game but has been unsuccessful which is a song call Born for Greatness by Papa Roach.
Mason Brown - LB/S - Pythons/Otters/Wraiths
Willie B. Hardagain - WR - Pythons/Outlaws/Wraiths
Elijah Torres - CB/RB - Pythons/Silverbacks
R.L. Stine - DT - Prospect
Being an artist himself, when he is not playing football of course, defensive end Childish Gambino is not all about himself when it comes to hype music. “I like a multitude of artists out there.” He said “each artist is doing his/her own thing and I love seeing the creativity they have. Some of this stuff just really gets me hyped and gives me inspiration before I sit down and write, and more importantly, before I head out of that locker room for the field.” He concluded. “It would be hard to give you three songs for this, but I’ll try.”
First up would be X by Kendrick Lamar, featuring Schoolboy Q, Saudi, and 2 chainz. This song bumps, and it bumps hard. The collab here is genius and all these guys killed it. As soon as you hear Kendrick say “Black Panther” And that beat drops after the chorus, it just gets me jacked up. Next is Electric Feel by MGMT. This song does not typically make the rounds as a hype song, but it reminds me of my younger days hanging with my friends and family and that reminds me of why I do all this. For them. Lastly, Last Resort by Papa Roach. People are going to make fun of me for this, but listen...we would play this song before every home game back in high school because our star fullback, who was a senior, loved it. I admit, I do too. It pumped us up so much to hear that start up and then on our way out the locker room we would slap our “Do something great today” sign. Kids man, we ate that shit up.
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Austin Roenick does not listen to anything before games. He does not listen to music before games at all and never will because it is a distraction. If he listens to anything, he will only think about the music and nothing else and that is something that cannot happen at all. Because that is a distraction to the game plan and no wonder he had terrible games in his career and people think he is just a shit player. Well he is actually distracted to music. His teammates listen to music though like rap or pop or classical or country but Roenick does not listen to it at all. Because he is serious in winning and that is bad. But after games he does listen. He listens to anything that makes him dance and pumps him up. Oh yeah, he can listen to pump up music BUT THAT IS FROM THE STADIUM ONLY, NOT IN THE LOCKER ROOM. So yeah, that is basically his pre game routine. He does eat but he does not listen to music or anything at all and that is probably an advice from his trainer and thank god. He is in shape to win anything now.
For Will Foster, his game is all about aggression. Bullying offensive linemen, setting his sights on the running back or quarterback, and then hitting them so hard they regret ever touching a football. Thus, Foster’s pre-game playlist is all about getting him into that mindset to eliminate the competition.
“For Whom the Bell Tolls” – Metallica “Take a look to the sky just before you die/It’s the last time he will.” Preparing for warfare with this one. Well, warfare with football pads. And fewer guns. “Eye of the Tiger” – Survivor This song might be twice as old as Foster. However, there’s no denying Foster’s tenacity on the field. This song also throws back to his college days, playing at the University of Memphis. Foster was a force to be reckoned with for the Tigers’ defensive line, and he hopes to bring that play to the DSFL and eventually the NSFL. “X Gon’ Give It To Ya” – DMX One of the all-time great rap “Don’t f*** with me” songs, no matter how many times Foster listens to this one, it gets him into the mood to rip skulls from shoulders. While at Memphis, his teammates demanded this be the last song he listened to before taking the field, out of fear if he listened to it sooner he’d take his aggression out on them instead of the opposing team.
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