We are collecting lesson ideas and other documents about using music and song for environmental learning. Some are found on this site, some are links to external sites.
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General Interest
Tapping Music to Encourage Environmental Literacy (Peter Lenton)
A Folk Song Could Save The World (Fred Starner)
Earthsinging: The Use Of Music In Environmental Education (Dave Orleans)
Earthsinging in Your Own Backyard (Dave Orleans)
Singing The Energy Blues (Joan Maute)
Music In Environmental Education (Delmar Janke)
Songwriting with Children
Children and Songwriting (Tom Hunter)
Writing Songs with Children (Lisa Garrison)
Environmental Songwriting Ideas for Kids (anon)
Academic and Research
Literature search “Do songs help with environmental education?” using AI-supported service Consensus. (The answer is YES! 😄).
The Role of Music in EE: Lessons From the Cod Fishery Crisis and the Dust Bowl Days (Doug Ramsay)
The Use of Original Music Videos to Teach Natural History (G. D. Grossman and C. E. Watson) PDF
How Can Music Help Us to Address the Climate Crisis? (H.M. Prior)
Both Sides Now—Music is powerful, useful and effective in sustainability education (Joyce J Rouse)
(Jennifer Publicover et al)
Perspectives on Music, the Environment, and Sustainability Education from Recording Artists Featured on the David Suzuki Foundation Playlist for the Planet (Thesis, July 2016)
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