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MR. Holland's opus

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Question	Answer
Who directed the video	Stephen Herek
Who wrote the script for the video	Patrick Sheane Duncan
Who wrote the music for the video	Micheal Camen.
When was the video first released for an audience to view	Dec 29, 1995.
Who was Glenn Holland	The main character in the film, a composer and music teacher, spouse of Iris Holland.
Who played Glenn Holland in the video	Richard Dreyfuss.
Who was Iris Holland	Mr. Holland’s wife, and mother of Cole. Photographer.
Who was Bill Meister	The gym teacher at the high school, and Mr. Holland’s friend. Football coach.
Who was Principal Jacobs	The principal of the school. Kind.
Who was Vice Principal Wolters	The vice principal of the school, super strict.
Who was Gertrude Lang	A student of Mr. Holland’s, and a clarinet player.
Who was Louis Russ	A football player, who Mr. Holland taught to play the drums. Died in the army. Hard-working. Wresler.
Who was Rowena Morgan	A student at the high school, with a wonderful voice and is the lead in the school play her senior year. Goes to New York.
Who was Cole Holland	Mr. Holland’s son. He is deaf.
Who was Stadler	A talented but lazy student, who Mr. Holland helps.
Mr. Holland talks to who when he first arrives at the school for his first job?	Vice Principal walters.
The first class Mr. Holland gets to teach is?	Music appreciation
Miss Lang plays what instrument in the orchestra?	Clarinet
What two jobs does a teacher have at the school?	to fill young minds with knowledge and to point them in the right direction.
Mr. Holland spends his summers doing what?	Teaching drivers ed.
What is the full name of Mr. Holland’s son?	Coltane Gerswind Holland
Russ joins the band and plays what instrument?	The drums
Rowena wants to be what after graduation?	A star in Broadway
Mr. Holland dedicates a song to his son. What is the name of the song? Why does he dedicate the song to his son?	Beautiful boy, and because he felt bad for making his son feel stupid. And realizes he was wrong.
Why does Mr. Holland lose his job?	Because the school is cutting the arts program.
“We are your symphony, Mr. Holland. We are the melodies and the notes of your opus, and we are the music of your life.”	Gertrude Lang.
“Well, I guess you can cut out the arts as much as you want, sooner or later these kids aren’t going to have anything to write about.”	Glen Holland
“I minored in modern dance.”	Bill Meister
“Why is everyone else’s child more important than your?”	Iris Holland
“Well, congratulations Gene. You’ve been looking for a way to get rid of me for 30 years, and they finally gave you an excuse.”	Glen Holland
“I can't talk to my son! I don't know what he wants or what he thinks or what he feels. I can't tell him that I love him, I can't tell him who I am. I want to talk to my son!"	Iris Holland
“It's almost funny. I got dragged into this gig kicking and screaming, and now it's the only thing I want to do.”	Glen Holland
How are minute in G and Lover's Concereto similar yet different?	The tempo is different somewhat, but the notes are very similar.
How are Cannon in D and memories similar yet different?	The tunes are strikingly similar. They both carry the same melancholy tone, and similar beat patterns. However, they are still different, because the beats aren’t completely the same, and the are slightly different tempos.
How Did Mr. Holland use the song, louie Louie, to teach his class?	The song above was used in the film to Help Mr. Holland teach. He uses it to teach the class that music is supposed to be fun.
How was the song above used in the video. And how did Mr. Holland use it to teach the class? Song= Amagine	The song was used to set the mood for the transition and the sadness of the moment. He uses it to teach the class to imagine hardships. Talks about Beetoven.
Someone to watch over Me How was the above song used in the video? How did Mr. Holland use the song to teach Rowena?	The song above was used in the play, and to let Glen help Rowena. He uses the song to teach Rowena about getting into character more.
Beautiful Boy How was the above song used in the video? How did Mr. Holland use the song to speak to Cole?	The song above was used by Glen to apologize to his son. He used it to talk to Cole by singing while he sung. He used it to tell his song to tell his son he loved him.
American Symphony How was the above song used in the video? How did students of Mr. Holland used the song to speak to him?	The song was used as a finale. The students of Mr. Holland used it to speak to him in the way that they were showing him that he showed them to play, and that they are grateful.

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