{"id":412,"date":"2018-03-21T13:55:32","date_gmt":"2018-03-21T13:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/?p=412"},"modified":"2018-03-21T13:55:32","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T13:55:32","slug":"peace-harmony-classroom-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/peace-harmony-classroom-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Peace &#038; Harmony in the Classroom and World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-413 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/fullsizeoutput_1b7.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"437\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/fullsizeoutput_1b7.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/fullsizeoutput_1b7-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><em>It\u2019s always good to incorporate life lessons into our music.\u00a0 During the past weeks, we have witnessed students from around the globe become organizers of change.\u00a0 They have been using their voices to condemn policy, violence, social injustice and hatred to name a few.\u00a0 These leaders were formed in their homes, communities, centers of faith and in their classrooms.\u00a0 Through lessons in the music classroom, we can also share in the social development of our children.<\/em><\/h4>\n<h4><em>At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\">ChimeWorks<\/a>, we offer the lessons below in the theme of peace.\u00a0 They combine a great text and tune with easy-to-teach harmonization which will work well in the classroom or concert stage. \u00a0\u00a0All are available for immediate purchase and digital download at the cost of $2.29 each \u2013 just pennies per student \u2013 in our \u201cHandchimes in the Classroom &amp; Rehearsal\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/products\/chimeworks\/lesson-plans\/\">store<\/a>.<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lessons Using Chords to Harmonize Singing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/products\/dona-nobis-pacem\/\">Dona Nobis Pacem<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use: Sacred, Secular<\/li>\n<li>Level: 3 &#8211; 6<\/li>\n<li>Canon: Yes<\/li>\n<li>Language: Latin<\/li>\n<li>Origin: Europe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dona Nobis Pacem is a traditional song in round or canon form. \u00a0The text translates to Grant Us Peace and is taken from the Latin mass. \u00a0While the source of this canon is unknown, it is believed to date from the 16th century.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/products\/greeting-of-peace-hevenu-shalom-aleychem\/\">Greeting of Peace<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use: Sacred, Secular<\/li>\n<li>Level: 3 &#8211; 6<\/li>\n<li>Chords: 5<\/li>\n<li>Language: English, Hebrew<\/li>\n<li>Origin: Israel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>Hevenu Shalom A&#8217;leychem<\/em> is a traditional Jewish greeting wishing the goodness of a peace-filled life.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/products\/peace-like-a-river\/\">Peace Like a River<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use: Sacred, Secular<\/li>\n<li>Level: K &#8211; 2, 3 &#8211; 6<\/li>\n<li>Chords: 3<\/li>\n<li>Language: English<\/li>\n<li>Origin: African American Spiritual<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Peace Like A River is an African American Spiritual. \u00a0The first three items of the \u201cfruit of the Spirit\u201d (Galatians 5:22) are love, joy, and peace. This spiritual compares the peace of God to a placidly flowing river, the joy of Christ to a merrily bubbling fountain, and the love of God to a deep, wide ocean.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/products\/shalom-chaverim\/\">Shalom Chaverim<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use: Sacred, Secular<\/li>\n<li>Level: K &#8211; 2, 3 &#8211; 6<\/li>\n<li>Chords: 3<\/li>\n<li>Canon:Y es<\/li>\n<li>Language: English, Hebrew<\/li>\n<li>Origin: Israel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Meaning farewell, good friends, Shalom Chaverim is a traditional song sung at parting. \u00a0It may be sung in English or Hebrew. It may be used as a three-part canon (round). \u00a0It may be used for welcoming guests or in teaching friendship.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lessons Using Ostinati Taught by Rote to Harmonize Singing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/products\/good-and-joyous\/\">Good and Joyous<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use: Sacred, Secular<\/li>\n<li>Level: K &#8211; 2, 3 &#8211; 6<\/li>\n<li>Canon: Yes<\/li>\n<li>Language: English, Hebrew<\/li>\n<li>Origin: Israel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Good and Joyous is a traditional Hebrew song usually sung in canon (round) form. \u00a0It is based on Psalm 133. \u00a0In the text, the word people may be used in place of brothers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/products\/happy-days\/\">Happy Days<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use: Secular<\/li>\n<li>Level: K &#8211; 2, 3 &#8211; 6<\/li>\n<li>Canon: Yes<\/li>\n<li>Language: English<\/li>\n<li>Origin: America<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Happy Days is a four-part canon that has been sung for generations. \u00a0Its origin is unknown.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/products\/make-new-friends\/\">Make New Friends<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use: Secular<\/li>\n<li>Level: K &#8211; 2, 3 &#8211; 6<\/li>\n<li>Canon: Yes<\/li>\n<li>Language: English<\/li>\n<li>Origin: America<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Make New Friends is a traditional campfire song sung by Girl Scouts in North America.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; It\u2019s always good to incorporate life lessons into our music.\u00a0 During the past weeks, we have witnessed students from around the globe become organizers of change.\u00a0 They have been using their voices to condemn policy, violence, social injustice and hatred to name a few.\u00a0 These leaders were formed in their homes, communities, centers of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/peace-harmony-classroom-world\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Peace &#038; Harmony in the Classroom and World<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,8,12,27,28],"tags":[36,13,17,11,14,4,21,42,25],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=412"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":416,"href":"https:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412\/revisions\/416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chimeworks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}