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UN Music and Environment Initiative
The United Nations is taking the songs for EE movement to a whole new level! UNEP Music and Environment Initiative website. The objectives of the Initiative are twofold: use the popularity of music to promote environmental awareness and respect for the environment among the public, especially young people, assist in the process of “greening” of…
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New Study on Music, the Environment, and Sustainability Education
“Music fans can be turned off by messaging that seems contrived, preachy, or overwhelming. The efficacy of a pro-environmental message can be profoundly influenced by perceptions of its sincerity, relevance, and artistic quality.” — from the abstract. Jennifer Publicover, scholar and musician from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada recently successfully defended her thesis titled Perspectives on Music,…
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Introducing the music/environment connection, by Harold Wood
Harold Wood has made great contributions to music and environment, through his detailed Earth Songs pages. Here is a repost from the home page of this site. Modern science, and even economics, tell us that global environmental protection is a necessity and must become a greater priority. But what we know in our minds isn’t…
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Earth Day/Week bonanza of EE songs
Earth Day April 22 brings out the eco-singer in us, it seems…folks love to celebrate the Earth with song at this time of year. Commercial interests tend to jump on board too, like it or not. Here is what’s come our way in the last little while: all sorts of Earth day playlists of songs and…
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Quotables from our info/ideas section
Here are some quotable excerpts from our Ideas/Info section… A song may jolt us. It can unlock our shared ancient yearning for peace, the mystical energy tapped as we view an unspoiled vista. The emotions released by a song (or speech, play, movie) can help validate the principle of environmental protection being more important than…
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Singing Locally, Thinking Globally
It’s been a lot of fun reviving this online home for the Songs for EE (SEE) community… and one of the most striking elements is how many fabulous artists/creators there are out there! Seems like every region has its own eco-troubadour singing the praises of their local natural heritage. These are caring folks who use their…
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Webinar: Inspiring Deeper Learning Through Music
Produced by Green Teacher magazine Presenters: Remy Rodden and Joyce Rouse (Earth Mama) Thursday, March 31 2016 7:30-8:30pm EST Register Why do we teach and learn our ABC’s with a song? Learning techniques that use music, motion, humor and fun take place in the affective domain of the brain, and tend to be deeper and…
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Songs for EE Workshop at EECOM 2011
Here we are in Regina at the annual meeting of EECOM: The Canadian Network for Environmental Education and Communication.What a time! Kudos to the organizers for such a well-coordinated and stimulating program. Links for items discussed in this workshop: The World in Six Songs book by Daniel Levitin Songs for EE on Blogger Scat Rap Earth…
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