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The educator of this lesson is Eric Liu, founder of Citizen University. Visit his websit e to find out more about him and the projects he's involved in.

Now, take a look at his TED Talk: Why ordinary people need to understand power. How important do you think it is that ordinary people and citizens understand that they too have power to make change? Is there something you would like to see changed? Think about taking the steps to implement this change.

You can also watch Liu's TED-Ed lesson, How to understand power, for further information on how power works and flows through every day life. Learn how he defines power and how it can be used to make a difference across the world. This article in the Atlantic also asks you: How Much Power Do You Have? Take the quiz and find out. You can also visit this link and read all of Mr. Liu's articles.

The TED Talk how to start a movement ioffers another idea about what you can do to make a difference. You never know where it may take you or who may follow.

Finally, what makes an effective leader? These TED Talks may give you some ideas from a wide variety of sources. Don't have time to watch them all? Check out which five the Washington Post recommends: five TED talks on leadership worth watching.

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How to turn protest into powerful change - Eric Liu

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We live in an age of protest. On campuses, in public squares, on streets and social media, protestors around the world are challenging the status quo. But while protest is often necessary, is it sufficient? Eric Liu outlines three strategies for peacefully turning awareness into action and protest into durable political power.

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How playing an instrument benefits your brain - Anita Collins

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When you listen to music, multiple areas of your brain become engaged and active. But when you actually play an instrument, that activity becomes more like a full-body brain workout. What’s going on? Anita Collins explains the fireworks that go off in musicians’ brains when they…

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Who were the Muses?As we’ve mentioned, there is some debate still going on today as to how many muses there were and what they did, but generally scholars agree today that there were nine principle muses. But who were they? There’s a wealth of information about the Muses out on the web, but one of the most straightforward yet detailed pages is on www.greekmyths-greekmythology.com. This webpage lists the Muses by name, their discipline, and gives a thorough account of the mythology surrounding them. Furthermore there’s other great links to the history of Greek mythology, which is a wealth of fascinating stories guaranteed to get your creative juices flowing! www.greekmyths-greekmythology.com/nine-muses-in-greek-mythology/
Texts vary slightly on this information, and I encourage you do to your own research on the topic, but the list I settled on in the end is as follows:
Calliope, the muse of philosophy and epic poetry
Erato, the muse of love poetry and the lyre
Euterpe, the muse of secular song and the aulos (an ancient Greek flute),
Polyhymnia, the muse of sacred song or hymns
Terpsichore, the muse of dance
Thalia, the muse of comedic theatre and writing
Melpomene, the muse of tragic theatre and writing
Clio, the muse of history,
Urania (or Ourania), the muse of Astronomy.

Greek MythologyThe Muses are a tiny part of the incredibly rich ancient Greek mythology. Stories from ancient Greece continue to be as entertaining and insightful as they were when they were first told thousands of years ago. These stories would have been sung in verse when they were first conceived, but here, on this great website, you can find ancient Greek stories retold for us today in written and spoken word. http://www.storynory.com/category/educational-and-entertaining-stories/greek-myths/

What did ancient Greek music sound like?The ancient Greek world faded over two thousand years ago, and this presents some pretty obvious difficulties for us today when we try to answer the question, “what did ancient Greek music sound like?”. Luckily we have some clues: we know what instruments they used, and some nearby cultures still use techniques that scholars suspect were used by the ancient Greeks. We also are lucky enough to have some tiny scraps of written music from all those centuries ago. This great article outlines how scholars have figured out what they believe music in ancient Greece sounded like, and even includes a recording from a song thousands of years old. The song that is. Not the recording. Obviously. (Teachers: please see additional resources for more guidance on this site) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24611454
Further Reading:
•Anderson, WD. Ethos and Education in Greek Music: the evidence of poetry and philosophy (1966). Harvard University Press: Cambridge, Mass.
•D’angour, A. “How did ancient Greek music sound?” BBC News Business. Published 22nd October 2013. Web 26th November 2013.
•Grout, DJ. & Palisca, CV. A History of Western Music (4th ed.) (1988). Norton & Co. Inc: New York.
•Plato Republic. Trans. A.D. Lindsay (1969). Dent: London.
•Price, AW. Virtue and Reason in Plato and Aristotle (2011). Clarendon Press: Oxford
•West, ML. Ancient Greek Music (1992). Clarendon Press: Oxford
If you elect to get one book on this list, I thoroughly recommend getting a copy of Grout and Palisca’s A History of Western Music. This book has been my go-to music bible for a decade, and I am indebted to the authors for inspiring in me a lifelong passion for music history. Their chapter on Music in Antiquity is especially interesting, and is the basis for this lesson.
In researching supplementary material for this lesson, I stumbled across a great article on the BBC website discussing what ancient Greek music sounded like.
Finally, a thanks to Elizabeth Minchin, Professor of Classics and Ancient History at the Australian National University, who read over my lesson to make sure my terminology about all things ancient and Greek were correct. One of a few things I learned: the Romans wore togas; the Greeks wore tunics. Always learning!

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Music and creativity in Ancient Greece - Tim Hansen

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You think you love music? You have nothing on the Ancient Greek obsession. Every aspect of Greek life was punctuated by song: history, poetry, theater, sports and even astronomy. In fact, music was so important to Greek philosopher Plato that he claimed the music we listen t…

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Using this tonematrix and the magic of looping, you can create music just by clicking squares. See what you can create!

This Aeon Magazine article probes further into the mysterious relationship between music and repetition. Do you think music can exist without repetition? How would you feel about a song that didn't have some type of repetition?

If that's not enough, On Repeat: How Music Plays the Mind, by Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis, is an entire book that examines the psychology of repetition in music. Listen to this NPR story on Dr. Margulis with excerpts from her work on the "mere exposure effect." In what other areas can the "mere exposure effect" be applied?

In 1995, Diana Deutsch determined that a phrase repeated over and over begins to sound as if it was sung not spoken. Read about and listen to Diana Deutsch's Speech to Song Illusion effect here.

Philip Glass on finding repetition in his music.

Why songs have choruses.

From Pitchfork, Ten Meditations on Repetition in Music, With Soundtrack.

If you're interested in learning more about music cognition, try these blogs:

Henkjan Honing's Music Matters
Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis's Looking at Listening
Victoria Williamson's Music Psychology Blog

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Why we love repetition in music - Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis

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How many times does the chorus repeat in your favorite song? How many times have you listened to that chorus? Repetition in music isn't just a feature of Western pop songs, either; it's a global phenomenon. Why?

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Wooten, now a five-time Grammy winner, hit the worldwide scene in 1990 as a founding member of the super-group Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. Continuing to blaze a musical trail with the band, Victor has also become widely known for his own Grammy nominated solo recordings and tours. http://www.victorwooten.com/
Watch Victor jam. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVQEe8OI3zk
Borrowing proven skills, techniques, and philosophies from his Nature teachers, and combining them with many years of learning Music from his brothers, Regi, Roy (Future Man), Rudy, and Joseph, Victor developed a new, unique approach to Music; an approach that not only caused him to immediately play better, but also directly improved his Life. Now cruising into its twelfth year, Vix Camps continue to be the perfect setting for Victor Wooten to share his musical approach with students from across the globe. With a collection of the world's most innovative instructors, they have directly helped hundreds of musicians better themselves and their Music. http://vixcamps.com/
Victor played with Béla Fleck and eventually helped start Béla Fleck and the Flecktones. Béla Fleck has won 14 Grammy Awards since 1998, and he has received 30 nominations. He has been nominated in more different categories than anyone in Grammy history. http://www.belafleck.com/

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Music is a powerful communication tool--it causes us to laugh, cry, think and question. Bassist and five-time Grammy winner, Victor Wooten, asks us to approach music the same way we learn verbal language--by embracing mistakes and playing as often as possible.

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Musician and researcher Charles Limb wondered how the brain works during musical improvisation -- so he put jazz musicians and rappers in an fMRI to find out. What he and his team found has deep implications for our understanding of creativity of all kinds.

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Rhiannon Giddens: Songs that bring history to life

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Rhiannon Giddens pours the emotional weight of American history into her music. Listen as she performs traditional folk ballads -- including "Waterboy," "Up Above My Head," and "Lonesome Road" by Sister Rosetta Tharp -- and one glorious original song, "Come Love Come," inspired by Civil War-era slave narratives.

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Anika Paulson: How I found myself through music

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"Music is everywhere, and it is in everything," says musician, student and TED-Ed Clubs star Anika Paulson. Guitar in hand, she plays through the beats of her life in an exploration of how music connects us and makes us what we are.

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Bonjour à tous,

Mes sites préférés pour continuer de travailler son anglais quand on a un niveau B2+ ou C1 (niveau avancé) :

1. Khan Academy qui propose des vidéos dans de nombreux domaines

2. Ted talks pour apprendre avec des gens passionnés !

et u n article qui propose 40 sites pour apprendre quelque chose tous les jours ;)

N'hésitez pas à commenter et partager vos sites préférés !

Excellente journée !

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Bonjour à tous, Mes sites préférés pour continuer de travailler son anglais quand on a un niveau B2+ ou C1 (niveau avancé) : 1. Khan Academy qui propose des vidéos dans de nombreux domaines 2. Ted talks pour apprendre avec des gens passionnés !

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Je viens de recevoir un petit mot d'une élève qui est désormais dans le supérieur et qui ne se souvenait pas du site que nous avions utilisé pour faire des mind maps.
Une excellente opportunité d'écrire un petit billet sur le sujet !
Tout d'abord : qu'est-ce que le mind mapping ? Réponse ici sur le site de l'Académie de Martinique !
Mais quel site choisir ?
Mon outil préféré est Popplet qui permet de créer des mind maps extrêmement facilement et rapidement !

Vous pouvez également découvrir d'autres outils tels que :
bubbl.us
ou coggle
Bonne soirée à tous !

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Je viens de recevoir un petit mot d'une élève qui est désormais dans le supérieur et qui ne se souvenait pas du site que nous avions utilisé pour faire des mind maps. Une excellente opportunité d'écrire un petit billet sur le sujet ! Tout d'abord : qu'est-ce que le mind mapping ?

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A is a formal declaration of objection. If students at your school are fed up with the overly restrictive dress code, they might stage a . Washington, D.C. is often the site of political protests.

Protest is both a noun and a verb. You've probably seen news about protests, because people all over the world organize them when they need to get a message across urgently. A protest doesn't have to be on the world scale, however. You might protest against eating frozen pizza for the third night in a row, and you've certainly seen a little kid protest against going to bed. When protest is political, it's also known as dissent.

n a formal and solemn declaration of objection

"they finished the game under protest to the league president"

"the senator rose to register his protest "

n the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent

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boycott

a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies

direct action

a protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demands

demonstration, manifestation

a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature)

walkout

the act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest

work-in

occasion when workers continue to work as a protest against e.g. proposed dismissal or closure of the factory

protest march

occasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a license

civil disobedience

a group's refusal to obey a law because they believe the law is immoral (as in protest against discrimination)

job action

a temporary action by workers to protest management decision or to make demands

nonviolence, nonviolent resistance, passive resistance

peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate

recusancy

refusal to submit to established authority; originally the refusal of Roman Catholics to attend services of the Church of England

Type of:

resistance

group action in opposition to those in power

n the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval

"he shouted his protests at the umpire"

"a shower of protest was heard from the rear of the hall"

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What's a protest song?

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An 18th-century example of topical song intended as a feminist protest song is "Rights of Woman" (1795), sung to the tune of " God Save the King", written anonymously by "A Lady", and published in the Philadelphia Minerva, October 17, 1795. There is no evidence that it was ever sung as a movement song, however.

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3- 20 of your  songs that changed the world

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3- 20 of your  songs that changed the world

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Can a song really help change the world? A recent Magazine feature raised this question, and hundreds of readers responded.

Fifty years ago, Barbara, a French singer of Jewish descent, wrote the song Goettingen about a German city she loved. Many believe her song helped build a new relationship between Germany and France. Here are some of the songs that you think also changed the world:

1. "For me and for my generation it was Free Nelson Mandela by The Specials (1984). I was born in 1960 and had no memory of Mandela being sentenced to life imprisonment in 1964. So when we heard the song on the radio, it was a case of who is this guy and what has he done? Before long I was a member of Anti-Apartheid Movement, taking part in boycotts whilst apartheid, Desmond Tutu, Winnie Mandela and Steve Biko all became household names and in the national news." Barry King, Walsall, UK

2. "I am a fan of Barbara, but feel you have made far too much of it. The important one is Jean Ferrat's Nuit et Brouillard, or Night and Fog (1963). It talks about the trains that took Jews, like his father, to the concentration camps and is very powerful. De Gaulle did not like it as it interfered with his rapprochement with Adenauer. Ferrat says let the young dance the twist if they like, but the world should know who you - the people in the trains - were." Irene Ball, London

5. "Ben Kayiranga's Freedom was a daring song in 1997 right in the aftermath of the genocide in Rwanda, not much for the bits of dancehall and reggae there, but the lyrics. It's not just that the lyrics were in Kinyarwanda, French and English either. But the message - freedom for people, freedom forever, freedom. The youth wants freedom, children want freedom. And maybe not the message either, because it was not that new in Rwandan music. But the moment, the timing - that fresh message of hope when a country is still mourning. The song gave a smile to a whole nation, so if Rwanda is the world, then that song changed the world." Rafiki Ubaldo, Knivsta, Sweden

Strange Fruit was voted by Time magazine as the most important song of the 20th Century
Doug Yeager, New York

8. "The Japanese song Ue O Muite Aruko (I Will Walk Looking Up, 1961) - but inexplicably known in the US and UK as Sukiyaki (1963) - did as much or more to change the attitudes of Americans toward their former enemies as any policy or speech. I am not old enough to remember the song coming out in 1963, but many older Americans have said this song marked the first instance where they began to see Japanese people not just as a former enemy or some mysterious, exotic race, but as people with feelings no different from their own, and capable of expressing beautiful, tender emotions. The effect went both ways. I lived in Japan for about five years, and many older Japanese shared with me how moved they were at the reception this song received in America, and this made them feel more positive toward their former foes. It is still to this date the only Japanese song to ever top the American charts. I do think it helped accelerate the alliance between Japan and the US that has maintained peace in the Pacific for over 50 years." John Taylor, Washington, DC

9. "Former slave ship captain John Newton wrote Amazing Grace in 1772. He mentored William Wilberforce in his long fight to outlaw slave trading. The song took root in the US during the Second Great (religious protestant) Awakening in early 1800s. It became a standard hymn sung by all races but also a protest song associated with civil rights and with Martin Luther King. It remains a hymn, a freedom song and also has a life as a radio chart hit for performers as diverse as Mahalia Jackson, Judy Collins and the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards. It is the song most frequently sung on Martin Luther King Jr Day in the US. Unfortunately, people-trafficking and slavery still exist, so the song has not been entirely successful. Yet." Alison Ahearn, London

Where have all the Flowers Gone? by Joan Baez encapsulated the disgust over and opposition to war for an entire generation
Warwick Onyeama, London

13. "Sam Cooke's A Change Is Gonna Come (1963) was influential during the civil rights movement, particularly after Martin Luther King was killed. Some would say that it played a significant role in bringing white Americans to actively support the move towards equality." Peter Wilding, Sheffield

Blowing in the Wind became a catalyst for a lot of unfocussed, uncrystallised anger and frustration in America
Jock Brandis, Wilmington, NC

15. "Nena's 99 Luftballons (1984) certainly cast an interesting light on the East/West Berlin division. The keyboardist, I believe, wrote the song after going to a Rolling Stones concert in Berlin where a bunch of balloons were released. He then wondered what people on the other side might think they were, if they floated over the Berlin Wall. It certainly gave me, as a young man, the idea to question what governments tell their people, and maybe it did for others too. In the song, a war takes place, because people in power used the balloons as a sign of provocation to start a war. In the end, she finds a balloon, releases it into the air, and thinks of someone she has lost, or is missing, or someone she hasn't seen in a while. A modern example might be North and South Korea." Clayton Dale, Anchorage, Alaska

16. "David Hasselhoff is on record as saying that he thought his song Looking for Freedom (1989) helped bring down the Berlin Wall. I disagree, but I haven't the heart to tell him." Paul Kachur, Oberheimbach, Germany
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Can a song really help change the world? A recent Magazine feature raised this question, and hundreds of readers responded. Fifty years ago, Barbara, a French singer of Jewish descent, wrote the song Goettingen about a German city she loved. Many believe her song helped build a new relationship between Germany and France.

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ONE's agit8 campaign launched in 2013 during the run up to the G8 summit in the UK, to encourage world leaders to take decisive action towards ending extreme poverty by 2030.

Historically, protest songs have proven to be powerful tools in uniting people together to support a common cause. From civil rights and women's suffrage to anti-apartheid and Live 8, protest songs have helped shape history. When people come together and raise their voices, extraordinary things can happen. The agit8 campaign used these songs to send a message that we will not be passive in the fight against extreme poverty.

To kick off the campaign, ONE hosted a two-day pop up concert in London which featured over two dozen artists at the Tate Modern on the bank of the river Thames. Concert attendees enjoyed performances by featured artists, including Paloma Faith, KT Turnstall, Jamie Cullim, and David Gray, who covered some of our favourite protest songs, like Harrowdown Hill by Radiohead and Killing in the Name Of by Rage Against the Machine. ONE volunteers also collected signatures on our petition to the G8, which asked leaders to make commitments to improving food security and increased transparency to help alleviate poverty for millions of people around the world.

ONE also teamed up with some of YouTube's most popular artists to form Come Together: The YouTube Project. ONE supporters could watch a video recorded by each musician and vote for their favourite artist. Artists who received 1,000 or more votes on their videos were featured on ONE's Ultimate Protest Song playlist alongside Mumford & Sons, Jessie J, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, U2, will.i.am, and Sting. ONE supporters voted in 6 YouTube artists - Connie Talbot, Jordan Jansen, Vázquez Sounds, Christina Grimmie, Ryan Van Sickle and Heather Fay - whose songs were included on ONE's agit8 album.

As a result of the agit8 campaign, ONE collected over 350,000 signatures on its G8 petition, which was handed in to the White House in Washington DC, to Prime Minister David Cameron in the UK and President Hollande in France. ONE Champions from Africa and Asia were even able to speak directly to PM Cameron about the impact corruption and secrecy have on daily life in their home countries.

To see more ONE videos check out our YouTube channel!

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ONE's agit8 campaign launched in 2013 during the run up to the G8 summit in the UK, to encourage world leaders to take decisive action towards ending extreme poverty by 2030. Historically, protest songs have proven to be powerful tools in uniting people together to support a common cause.