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The Remix of “Change the World Shyann!”

by Cassandra Hill August 17, 2020
written by Cassandra Hill
Monique Cooper during a recording session in the studio

Change the World Shyann! Is a song written to encourage children to build friendships cross culturally.  At the closing of my show, I often utilize the song to bring children on stage with me to offer some good old-fashioned gross motor play via a game of “Copycat.”  Another clever way to demonstrate and prove how children are more alike than they are different.  

The message of unity is contagious and meant to adjourn our time together on a positive note.  It allows students and staff to carry these concepts of friendship building to their classrooms and beyond.  Differing backgrounds and cultures should be intriguing, interesting and experienced. Learn about cultural foods, traditions, music, and dances outside of your own selves and have fun doing it.  “Change the World Shyann!” Encourages children to love themselves and others.  What a delicious concept.

Monica is pictured here with her mother
Monique is pictured here with her mother

The song was written mostly for the good of the classroom and school auditorium presentations as an educational tool.  As time went on, I saw how much that time on stage meant to the children.  They are fully engaged.  And when I presented the song at summer camps and programs, the children enjoyed learning the words and singing along.  It was then that I was inspired to re-record the song and to make it accessible to children and families to own.

As a speech language pathologist, I have been entrusted to rehab the voices of singers.   At the end of treatment, I told Ms. Talia Lawson that I was really in awe of her beautiful voice.  I said I’d like to work with her one day.  She was so humble and said “Of Course.  It would be my pleasure.”  Another talented singer is Ms. Monique Cooper, who also happens to be my cousin.  I was elated that she decided to participate in my project.   I immediately invited them both to the recording studio.  This was going to be good.  Real good.  And it turned out to be a great experience for all involved.

David Prescott of Prescott Studios with Cassandra Hill

I explained to David Prescott of Prescott Studios, that I wanted to remix my song, adding drums, and making the instrumentation more dynamic.  I am a first-time song writer and I don’t play any instruments. So how is it possible that I wrote a song?   I basically play the sounds of the instruments with my mouth.  The musical engineer makes the interpretation and magically brings the suggestions to life.  Both singers are amazing in their ability to go into the studio and lend themselves fully to the song and lyrics.  I’m eternally grateful that they did, and I look forward to watching them perform it in the future.

Today, I’m able to offer a beautiful remixed and updated rendition of “Change the World Shyann!”  My goal is to release it for you, the consumer, but to also attach the song to fundraisers to help those less privileged.  My first recipient is “Pencils of Promise.” Circumstances are now perfect to relaunch my campaign to support Pencils of Promise and raise $10,000 to build a school in Africa.  I’m willing to split profits and am more than hopeful that children, parents, and families all over the world want to assist in that effort.

Monique Cooper and Cassandra Hill

Visit our shop and download the lyrical or musical version of “Change the World Shyann!”.  Although it is also on sale on iTunes, only the purchase on my website is in support of the Pencils of Promise fundraiser and is priced at $2.00 for the download.  And if you’re also a singer, download the musical version and send us a video of you singing our song so we can share your version with our audience.  Enjoy!

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Author and Illustrator Cassandra Hill in Action
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The Creation of Shyann!

by Cassandra Hill August 16, 2020
written by Cassandra Hill

Egypt has always intrigued and fascinated me in many ways.  The book, Ancient Egypt Revealed by Peter Chrisp page 6 taught me that Egyptians created one of the earliest and most influential civilizations (known to man).  They invented writing and were the first people to record their own history.  A calendar, dividing the year into 12 months, and day and night into 24 hours, was created by Egyptians.  By Africans.  It’s fascinating that the Egyptian society has existed 1,000 years longer than Christianity.  They are an over 5000-year-old society. 

They were the first to embalm their dead and their mummies were preserved for over 3000 years. Hieroglyphics depicted a society with elaborate funerals. Kings, queens, and pharaohs were buried with their valuable jewelry, weapons, and riches, believing that they would need those things to live in their afterlives.  They forged their own religions, having not the benefit of Christ, to worship deities like the sun, the bull, the lion, the cat, and even the hawk. Some gods were even mixed having the body of a lion and the head of a ram.   Be they right or wrong in those religious beliefs, they strongly believed in the afterlife and searched to worship something bigger than themselves.  They searched for a creator.  They worshiped over a hundred different gods and some were created by kings and queens like Queen Nefertiti, wife of King Akhenaten, who ruled long after his death.  It was they who created the Sun God, Aten, and commanded their people to worship.  

Cats were revered as protectors.  Lions symbolized immortality.  The cat goddess Bastet was a local deity during the time of Nefertiti c. 1352 -1336 BC.  Bastet was regarded as the daughter of the sun god.  She was described as having gentle and fierce aspects.  She is epitomized with the protective aspects of motherhood.  So, she was regarded as the mother of Kings. Originally shown or depicted with the head of a lioness, she was later shown with the head of a domestic cat, Ancient Egypt, by Lorna Oakes & Lucia Gahlin Pages 228-229.   I found it interesting that she wore earrings.  Often her statues were made watching over her children, kittens.  Yet another depiction of motherly love.

Later, when I wanted to create my own superhero, I thought of Queen Nefertiti with her majestic crown, bejeweled corselet and Ankh, the symbol of life and considered to be an amulet.  Crosslets were worn by both men and women and they often had symbols within them that were of great value to the one who wore them. 

 I wanted my character to symbolize strength, love, and compassion for others.  I wanted a queen that could also have the power to save the day when needed.  She must be fun, smart, and artful.  I wanted my character to travel by magic carpet and be anthropomorphic.  After searching for an artist for 6 years, my father encouraged me to create Shyann myself.  “Who me?” I said in disbelief.  I painted portraits of people at that time.  I had never attempted a cartoon.  “Why not you?” Daddy asked. “But, no. I want her to be perfect.”  I didn’t want to fail at my attempt to create something wonderful and someone that kids would be able to fall in love with.   “Kids aren’t looking for perfect.  They’re looking for you to read to them,” my father said confidently.  So much so, that his wisdom enlightened my soul.  Inspired, I wanted to try.  So, I began drawing Shyann myself. I gave her earrings in the shape of the ankh and a bejeweled corselet with a fish in the center.  YUMMY!  She had an infectious smile and sometimes goofy grin that could be adored by children everywhere.  I gave her green piercing eyes that invite children to friendship, fantasy, and fun.  I wanted her to represent the BC society of Egypt Africa, next to the Nile, with all its majestic beauty and pyramids that still baffle people of their creation.   And thus, we now have Shyann to enjoy.  And maybe, just maybe, kids will also want to learn about that wonderful Egyptian society in Africa as well. 

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Cassandra Performs with Students
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Welcome to Cassieland LLC

by Cassandra Hill August 6, 2020
written by Cassandra Hill

CassieLand LLC was established by author and illustrator Cassandra Hill, who has a passion for the arts. Ms. Hill wants to create content for everyone in society as a whole, that brings people together through various artistic mediums such as art, literature, music and even television. At the age of seven, Ms. Hill recalls attending a school assembly wherein she thoroughly enjoyed a dramatic presentation by a story teller. It was then that she knew that she wanted to become a performer herself one day. After earning two degrees in the field of Speech Language Pathology, Ms. Hill has made good on that dream. She has authored two children’s books, Shyann I Am! and It’s Your Birthday Shyann! To promote cross cultural friendships, she wrote the song, “Change The World Shyann!” And she plays that song at the end of every show. The song inspires children to dance beside Ms. Hill as they participate in a festive banter of “Copy Cat.” With her profession rooted in speech language pathology, her books also promote educational speech and language learning opportunities and fit well in classroom curriculums everywhere. As a result, Ms. Hill is now a proud performing artist, song writer and storyteller as she performs for community events and at elementary and middle schools all over the US. Her aspirations are to one day perform internationally.

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Cassandra Hill performing with Children
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Cassandra Hill in Action

by Cassandra Hill August 5, 2020
written by Cassandra Hill
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Shyann Book Series Slide 1

by Cassandra Hill August 1, 2020
written by Cassandra Hill

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Shyann Book Series Slide 2

by Cassandra Hill August 1, 2020
written by Cassandra Hill

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by Cassandra Hill August 1, 2020
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