Time to start those vocal warm-ups and restring those guitars, the great Colonel Hadfield is coming to Waterloo’s Music Program! Chris Hadfield, the famous ISS Commander, has been described as a Canadian hero, bringing pride through to many Canadians across the globe. His endeavors has landed him not only in the hearts of many Waterloo engineering students, but also in the hearts of many Waterloo music students! No one can doubt the unparalleled skills of this legendary Canadian. After all who can boast performing David Bowie’s Space Oddity out there in space itself?
This is not the first time that Hadfield has partnered up with the University of Waterloo. Looking back now on that space-to-ground downlink the University had with a smiling Chris Hadfield up in the ISS, we think it would’ve been even more awesome if he put on a little performance for us! We are however very happy with the series of insightful and interesting videos up there floating in YouTube. If you haven’t seen the videos yourself, you need to get yourself to a computer of some sort and watch a few! We especially recommended the unbelievable Space Oddity cover which we mentioned earlier and Chris Hadfield’s duet with the Barenaked Ladies and the Wexford Gleeks of “I.S.S. (Is Somebody Singing)”.
There is no doubt about Hadfield’s ability to take music to a whole new level and will definitely revolutionize the way Waterloo’s music program is run. Waterloo will certainly be the first University in the whole world to have a professor in its music program that will teach guitarists out there how to keep their guitar plectrums handy and how not to lose them! After all, Chris Hadfield had to deal with guitar picks threatening to float away from him while onboard the ISS. Hadfield’s in-depth of knowledge of physics will certainly be a great asset to those taking any Recording & Music Production courses on campus. For those of you who don’t know, this man had his own recording space up on the Space Station! Surely his knowledge of dealing with those pesky acoustic and microphone placing problems must be superior to anyone out there!
Chris Hadfield’s coolness factor is certainly out of this world. The Canadian hero really pushes the limit on performance. In fact, his stage isn’t limited to this world: it goes out there to the stars, out there in space! Once again diving into the treasure trove that is YouTube, one does not simply realize how cool Chris Hadfield is until you have seen all of his music-related videos out in space! This man not only brought a guitar to space but even had a series he hosted out on the ISS called “Music Mondays”. There’s nothing cooler than a Rockin’ Canadian Astronaut in outer space.
The University of Waterloo is extremely excited to see this Canadian hero join the school as one of its professors. The music program will be brought to new heights! Forget about the sky being the limit. This extraordinary man proved that even a lack of atmosphere to transmit sound waves can’t stop the music!
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