This is a Test (Only a Test)
sample of title song featuring NU student Amy Turner, with introduction (by Walter Stormont and Dr. BLT)
words and music by Dr BLT © 2009

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This is a test, only a test!  If this had been an actual emergency, we would have told you.  No, instead of an actual emergency, what you are witnessing is a whole new way of learning, in which at attempt is made to seamlessly integrate course material, music, and drama into a multi-arts audio production that other students can listen to as an entertaining way of getting into the material.

The pictures you are seeing are members of the creative cast of This is a Test! Only a Test!  They consist of students from my Assessment Techniques course at National University in Bakersfield, California, myself, and my own creative team, involving Walter Stormont, who stars as my voice-over sidekick, Pat Prase, who plays the drums, Reggie Langendorfer, who engineers the project from the beautiful studio known as Bakersfield Sound and Recording Studio on 26th and O, right off Golden State Highway, and myself, who wrote the songs, This is a Test..., Predictability and I Wanna Test Your Heart, and who sings the last 2 songs and plays a few instruments on them.  The students wrote their own script and Amy, a rising singing star, sings on the very first number, the title track of the audio study aid. 

It looks like I'm running out of time to get to my day job, but watch this blog post over the next few days.  I'll add more pictures, a few photo captions, lyrics and  links so you can sample the songs, add a little audio of the skits, and identify members of the cast. 

STAY TUNED.  This is a Test, and it's still under construction.  Enjoy the photos below and, students, feel free to add comments and suggestions.

Cast and Crew Skit # 1: Ashtray Girl Burned Girl: Lorena Cisneros Friend of Burned Girl: Meghan Holland Mean Sister: Laura Melton Friend of Mean Sister: Gabriel Diaz Therapist: Mark Dominguez Teacher: Tracey Francis Father/Husband: Vester Bradshaw Mother/Wife: Irma Sanchez School Counselor: Fernanda Skit #2 Murder and the Mental Status Exam Therapist/Detective: Lucy Mendoza Therapist 2: Martin Flores Religious sister: Charlene Thomas Drug addict: Nicholas Torez Crazy Trixie: Jaimey Crawford Emily Strange: Sarah Villasenor Lollipop (script writer): Amy Turner Voice Over Artists: Arnold: Reggie Langendorfer Dr. BLT: Commenter Walter: Comical Commenter Singers: This is a Test: Amy Turner I Wanna Test Your Heart/Predictability: Dr BLT Drummer: Pat Prase Guitarist/Bass Player: Dr BLT