Dialogue Conversation | Graduation Project | 50
In this dialogue conversation, Emma and Luke talk about Luke’s plans for summer vacation and completing his graduation project for his degree in music composition.
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Emma (00:02):
Welcome to another dialogue conversation with Dialogue Frog. So, it's start'n to get pretty hot outside.
Luke (00:12):
Yep. Fried a egg on the sidewalk.
Emma (00:15):
It's not that hot yet. Yeah.
Luke (00:17):
That's good 'cause I don't really want to eat anything that's on the sidewalk.
Emma (00:21):
Yeah, that's pretty gross. But it is about to be summertime. So, you're... you're done with school for the summer, right?
Luke (00:29):
Mm hm.
Emma (00:30):
Congratulations.
Luke (00:31):
Yep. Thank you.
Emma (00:32):
Very nice. So, do you have any goals for your summer vacation?
Luke (00:38):
Um, be able to do five consecutive backflips while singing in a very high voice.
Emma (00:48):
That's pretty weird.
Luke (00:49):
Yeah. Yeah. It is.
Emma (00:51):
Good luck with that.
Luke (00:51):
Thanks.
Emma (00:54):
Do you have any real goals?
Luke (00:56):
Excuse me? Uh, I, I guess for my real goals, I'd like to, um, just work on my project that's due in the fall for, sch- for, for next semester.
Emma (01:13):
Oh, that's like your graduation project.
Luke (01:16):
Mm hm.
Emma (01:16):
Is it a project or is it a thesis?
Luke (01:18):
It's, it's a project, I would say.
Emma (01:22):
What is- what is this project?
Luke (01:24):
Um, so I have to record a album of original songs, um, show it to my professors, I guess.
Emma (01:33):
Wow. That's like right up your alley.
Luke (01:37):
It is.
Emma (01:37):
That's exciting stuff. So, do you have ideas for your project already?
Luke (01:43):
Yeah, it's a- I have it stewing in my, my noggin.
Emma (01:50):
And it has to- it's not just like, you're not just recording an album, but it's gonna to be performed, right?
Luke (01:55):
Yep.
Emma (01:56):
That's gonna be cool.
Luke (01:57):
Yeah.
Emma (01:57):
You get to have your peop- other people performing your music on the stage.
Luke (02:02):
Yeah, it'll be fun.
Emma (02:03):
Yeah, be satisfying, probably.
Luke (02:06):
Yeah.
Emma (02:06):
I'm excited for you.
Luke (02:07):
Thanks.
Emma (02:09):
All right. Well, this has been another real English Conversation with Dialogue Frog.
start'n
fried an egg on the sidewalk
yet
gross
summertime
done
congratulations
nice
goals
vacation
consecutive
backflips
singing
high
voice
weird
Good luck with that.
real
Excuse me?
I guess
I'd like to
work on
project
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fall
next
semester
graduation project
thesis
record
album
original
songs
show
professors
up your alley
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Some high schools and many university programs in the U.S. require the completion of a project, thesis, or portfolio before a student can graduate. Completion of the project demonstrates a student has mastered their studies.
In Luke's case, he is studying music composition. It is a common requirement for students studying music composition to write music and have it performed.
Check out this video by the Juilliard School, a famous school for studying music, drama, and dance in New York. This video shows a day in the life of a music composition student at Juilliard.
