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-alex plays e-guitar in a jazz band

makes him feel better

wasn‘t bored anymore

enjoys playing for Sol

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- song called Tradition

- then goes into matchmaker matchmaker

- another oompa Part

- Part is called to life

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-Sol Likes hearing to alex

affects him emotionally

because was a famous musician

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For Alex music is important to calm down, for example when he plays the guitar in the basement he calms down himself.

Music helps Alex to express his emotions.

Sol was a good musician when he was younger, he used to play in a jazz band too.

Sol wants Alex to love music as much as he does, because it helped him a lot.

Music helps Sol to find comfort, happiness and express his feelings.

The music between them helps build that beautiful friendship, because they really started to talk when they noticed the both play/ed in a jazz band.

Music helps both to cope with hard times. It helps Sol to cope with the end of his life and it helps Alex with his parents getting divorced and his accidents.

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Alex plays a song on his guitar for sol and it made sol calm down. Sol also instructs Alex to play more since he likes it and sol became emotional

Pg.53,54,57

„His face looked almost peaceful, and his breathing was the quietest it had ever been in my presence.“(pg. 53, LL-23-24)

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Alex played in a jazz band of his school

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Alex spent hours on his electric guitar (p.16)

Alex plays for sol many times on his guitar (p.53)

Alex will play simpler (p.93)

Alex was gone too much playing the guitar (p.111)

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After having a dispute with his mom Alex walks out of the house with a walkman on.

p.67 ll.17

Alex plays a song because of Hanukkah and Sol cries after three notes of the Song "Is this the little girl I carried?"

p.57 l.4-18

Alex sits in the back of the police car and vibes to the playing music from the radio.

p.9 ll.9

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Alex started playing the guitar, because he was bored. P. 17

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p. 54 „more“ he whispered hoarsely. „More“ - Sol

p.57 „I‘m fine Alex, what?? A man can‘t be moved by some music once in a while?“ - Sol

p.16 „and played for a month nonstop „ - Alex

Sol: he was a famous jazz guitar player and lost his wife, because he did not want to cancel the Gig (p.111-112)

He likes when alex plays guitar for him (p.51-52)

Sol got „back to life „ because he could play guitar at the concert Alex organized (p.104-105)

Alex: he played guitar when he was mad at his mom (p.21)

He learned how to play guitar on his own, because the lessons were to expensive (p.20-21)

He wants the old people to enjoy the music at the concert (p.99)

„The Ball Falls „ p.66 (l.l 2-3) - Alex uses his free time practicing and playing guitar.

„Half an answer „ p.57 (l.5-l.18) - Alex starts playing the guitar and he saw how connected and sensitive Sol was when Alex was playing. They both are connencted when music plays.

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Alex is playing in the jazz-band folder school. P55 (l.25-26)

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-strenght the Bond between them

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Music for Sol:

Chapter 18 "Darkness" :

-he played guitar 🎸for a living for 30 years. (P.110) professional guitarist.

-he lost his wife after he refused to go with her to the hospital because he had a gig -> feels guilty "No, I didn't retire to be with my family. I should have..." (l.22 P.111)

-Feels emotional when he listens to Alex playing (P.57 ll.21)

-> Therefore we can conclude that music used to play a very important role in Sol's life because he spent a lot of time playing guitar but he tried to remove music from his life after his wife's tragedy. When Alex came to him he reminded him of its importance.

Music for Alex

Alex plays on his guitar after coming back home after the accident to distract him from thefact that he isnt allowed to leave the house: " [...] so I spent hours I the basement noodling around on my electric guitar. It's the best thing I own, [...]" (p. 16 ll. 9)

He accepted the bribe (the tele) from his dad and was very happy with that decision: " [...] plugged the television in, and played nonstop." (p. 16 l. 18)

He expresses his emotions with it: " [...] because jazz is the hardest guitar music on the planet, but I could ROCK. So there I was, raging along [...] with my little Amp cranked,[...]" (p. 17 ll. 2)

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Alex is lazy, because he likes rock guitar more than jazz guitar because it is easier. P.17 l.1-3

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Alex was angry about the fact that his dad bought him a guitar as a bribe gift and played it for a month straight as sort of „revenge“ that he was doing fine

Pg.17

„I spent about twelve millionths of a second contemplating whether I should refuse such a transparent bribe gift, but gimmie a break,……… So I told myself living well was the best revenge, plugged the tele in, and played it for about a month non-stop.“(pg.17, LL-14-18)