Musicvibe songbook

Sofia We chose this song thinking of our Spanish partner, because singing in the same language was a means to feel equal. We HAD THE SAME OPPORTUNITY of expressing and singing, no one was excluded. <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KwZpij1vrd3sS1leKEpXfmEzJgHDtWau/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KwZpij1vrd3sS1leKEpXfmEzJgHDtWau/view?usp=sharing</a>

Songs selected by Italian students

1) Imagine 2) Every Breath You Take 3) Knocking on Heaven’s Door 4) Viva la Vida 5) Sofia

Songs selected by Spanish students:

1) E Malama 2) Funga Alafia 3) Coming home

Every breath you take We were discussing about how people may feel when they are EXCLUDED FROM THE GROUP OF CLASSMATES, and they bullied and criticised for everything they are, we concluded that maybe in such a situation it seems you have no way out, no escape. If someone teases you, you are not free, you live with the fear of doing something wrong, and you have the impression of being controlled.&nbsp; Immediately we linked these thoughts to the song “Every breath you take”, which probably is commonly considered a love song, while as a matter of fact it talks about control. The image it gives is&nbsp; one of a stalker. We tried to identify with the victim of this stalker, and we thought of the distress of being under someone’s control and criticism.&nbsp; Listening to the song from the victim’s point of view, you have the clear sensation of being trapped and you cannot help sympathizing with those who are victims of prevarication or discrimination, and THEY CANNOT ACCESS ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES of the rest of the group.&nbsp; <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SqXTuoQ9VBHSjCXngkRGxVyTMVxpvE9S/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SqXTuoQ9VBHSjCXngkRGxVyTMVxpvE9S/view?usp=sharing</a>

METHODOLOGY There were 3 meetings with all the students involved in the first mobility and&nbsp; other 3 meetings with the ones of the third mobility. During the first meeting teachers explained the aim of the mobility; a brainstorming activity followed, during which students expressed their ideas; all ideas were collected on the board. At the end students had the task to narrow things down and to think of possible songs to be performed. During the second meeting students presented their proposals. After a discussion, specific songs were chosen to be performed for every mobility:&nbsp; Mobility 1:&nbsp; Imagine by J. Lennon,&nbsp; Every Breath You Take by Sting of The Police,&nbsp; Knocking on Heaven’s Door by B. Dylan (and later by Guns n’ Roses)&nbsp; Mobility 3: Viva la Vida by Coldplay&nbsp; Sofia by Alvaro Soler.&nbsp; In preparation for the following meeting, students were told to find the music scores of each song and to write down the reasons for their choices. During the third meeting roles were distributed. Each student got his/her task in the performance (instruments and voices). The dates for the rehearsals were decided. The following instruments were used to perform each song: Electronic drums Electronic keyboard Electric guitar Acoustic guitar Electric bass For every performance there was a group of voices made up of three girls. Common rehearsal were carried out both in Italy and in Spain for a total of 6 hours.

Viva la vida We chose this song just because we were so happy we were meeting our Spanish friends, and we wanted to share this joy with them. The title is a hymn to joy, and for us it was the joy of being together, without any BARRIERS OR EXCLUSIONS. <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pJbWBEfXSTlQY_IgZmiUtTFren1qULsp/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pJbWBEfXSTlQY_IgZmiUtTFren1qULsp/view?usp=sharing</a>

Sheet music paper

E Malama! E Malama! It is a Hawaiian song sung to bless our planet, to be thankful to the Earth and a way to reflect on what we have, the marvellous place we live in and what can we do to preserve it. It can be sung in unison with some <a href="https://youtu.be/pMLNutIYPEU">gestures</a> and as a canon in three parts.

Knocking on heaven's door Considering the pacifist ideas of its author, this famous song by Bob Dylan is commonly interpreted as a moving denunciation against innocent victims of wars, and its lyrics as the last thought of a dying soldier. But we went beyond this: starting from the theme of the mobility, “Access for all”, we considered the title of the song as the metaphor of the ACCESS TO A PERFECT WORLD, where all have the same rights and the same opportunities. We saw the DOOR as the symbol of the entrance to an equal society, with no obstacles to the achievements of one’s goals, a door anyone can knock at and be let in. <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fDFzLDz-dJB3-3LKC2i9gsupsNZSGcr0/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fDFzLDz-dJB3-3LKC2i9gsupsNZSGcr0/view?usp=sharing</a>

Imagine We chose this song because according to us it is a real hymn to brotherhood and to equality. The author asks us to imagine a world where human beings want to build bridges instead of walls, WHERE EVERYBODY HAS THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES. The song is an invitation to overcome the differences in order to feel united. In fact in&nbsp; the lyrics we read Lennon’s invocation to a world where there are no divisions: no borders, no religions, no differences. In short, no reasons to fight. If we overcome differences, we can work together and create a better world. <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AnVGrNHK5c5ZEqZk_YbSI9k9F6b6UW6X/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AnVGrNHK5c5ZEqZk_YbSI9k9F6b6UW6X/view?usp=sharing</a>

Coming home Coming home is a Negro spiritual song, what is Christian music associated with Black Americans. During the slavery years, Black people were allowed to sing while working (so they developed the work songs) or during their prays (black spirituals). They are part of the American folklore. Coming home deals with a common topic in spirituals. Slaves thought that they would just be free when they were dead, so they prayed to die so that they could be free. This version is presented in four parts (SATB) but can be sung in unison with the soprano part (it also works as a canon), or a version in two parts (SB) or three (SAB).&nbsp;&nbsp;

This songbook accounts for some activities carried out during the experience "MusicVibe", an Erasmus+ project between two schools, the Italian Istituto Comprensivo "Rita Levi-Montalcini" and the Spanish Ies "Afonso X o Sabio". With this project the school partners aimed at developing a more inclusive society by breaking barriers through musical activities and also at developing a European dimension in the participating students. Online work and presence work took place throughout the whole project and made students exchange music and songs, focusing on different topics: access for disadvantaged people, gender equality, equal opportunities, inclusion and equity. Furthermore, during the mobilities the participating students played music together. In the following pages there is a selection of the songs chosen for the project. 																						The teachers

Funga Alafia Funga Alafia is a greeting dance and song sung in western Africa (Nigeria, Liberia, Senegal, Ghana, etc.). Alafia is a way of saying hello and Ashe means “have health and peace”.&nbsp; This song is sung with <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65VK4ZatMgc&amp;t=100s">gestures</a>: touching your head (I say hello without worrying that your ideas are different from mine), your mouth (I say hello no matter what you say), your heart (I say hello from my deepest soul) and showing your arms (I say hello showing that I have nothing to hide, that I´ve came in peace).&nbsp;

Let’s play together <a href="https://youtu.be/QCngul_F6QU">https://youtu.be/QCngul_F6QU</a>

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