Author: Brooksie Lawson

“Let’s Stay Home Tonight” is the opening song to NEEDTOBREATHE’s Acoustic Live Album vol. 1. It starts off with some ambient padding. It sounds very mystical, and you can’t really tell what song is about to play until the opening line begins. In the studio version, there is no musical intro and it jumps into… Continue reading Let’s Stay Home Tonight

I watched this video for the first time in my third-grade classroom. It greatly intrigued me because it was the first time I was introduced to acapella music. Knowing that people’s voices were creating all of the sounds I was hearing fascinated me. I love music, and I love creating music. To see how this… Continue reading Perpetuum Jazzile – Africa

The song “Clean” by Hillsong is primarily acapella with some subtle instrumental accompaniments. Something that really stood out to me throughout the entirety of the song is the slight dissonance in the harmonies. They blend together nicely, but on certain notes, they seem to rub against each other slightly, which I found to be really… Continue reading “Clean” by Hillsong

Jason, a now avid runner, receives the devastating news of a retinitis pigmentosa diagnosis which will eventually cause him to lose his sight. It slowly took away the freedoms of a normal life–the ability to drive…to work. He saw running as an opportunity to push himself and overcome the challenges that his onset blindness had… Continue reading Pushing the Limit