This project aims to take pupils into a musical trip across Europe.
Music
is an international language and a bridge over borders. Strangers can
easily get in contact thanks to a song or a melody. By studying
music, students will compare their cultural background through
their reflections on the diverse nature of music: a common language
which reflects the setting of their cultures, their past, their
present and their relationships. Pupils will communicate developing a greater sense
of commonality and a shared sense of experience with other European
teenagers, improving their
knowledge and deepening their curiosity. They will learn from their
differences and become more aware of their common points.
Musical practice will also be developed as a learning tool since playing together implies effort, discipline and listening skills to reach harmony. The European orchestra appears in this perpesctive as a relevant mean to develop social and learning abilities.
Further music and its history will allow us to introduce themes (freedom, peace, unity, melting of cultures) that will help the pupils understand the origins and the development of the E.U. Besides, the musicians who play different instruments while playing the same melody are similar to the E.U. countries looking for cooperation despite their differences. It also allows us to investigate the history of our continent by studying different kinds of music, the way they appeared and evolved from folkloric music to modern or from world music to classical music.
Now we're ready and eager to start...
Enjoy our music!
