Wednesday, December 16, 2015

A Message of love to the earth with music

From Antara news:

http://m.antaranews.com/berita/534437/pesan-cintai-bumi-dari-sara-michieletto



Also in:

http://seleb.tempo.co/read/news/2015/12/10/113726707/gesekan-klasik-sampaikan-cinta-bumi-dari-sara-michieletto

Music is a life saver!

http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/dec/14/music-school-system-government-orchestra-education

Sunday, December 6, 2015

From Agi: Emotion for a change

(AGI) Jakarta, Dec 4 - Italian musician Sara Michieletto is taking part in a concert on climate change called "Emotion for a change" in Jakarta on Saturday. 
She will perform a series of pieces devoted to the problem, accompanied by Dutch pianist Rene van Helsdingen, and linked with the UN conference in Paris, to help build awareness of the issue. 
The programme includes pieces inspired by Eugene Ysaye, Nildo Sanvido, Francesco de Guarnieri and Barbara Strozzi. She hopes to evoke feelings and emotions to persuade the most powerful nations on earth to take direct action to safeguard the planet. 
The concert is promoted by the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Jakarta, with the support of the United Nations. 
Ms Michieletto will also run a series of music workshops for street children, with the NGO Kampus Kiakona Modern, Pondok Gede. (AGI).

http://m.agi.it/en/world/news/italy_s_sara_michieletto_plays_at_jakarta_climate_concert-201512041835-cro-inw0005#.VmR9_EbXec0


 

Emotion for a change: Dec. 4th, 2015

A concert to bring awareness on climate change.

Violin and gamelan.




Music and Empathy in Jakarta, workshop 3

Workshop n.3

Thursday, December 3rd, 10-12 am


EMPATHY CAN IMPROVE OUR RELATIONSHIPS




Participants:

11 Kids from Kdm



Trainers:

Sara and Sotar, Mette, Mia, Mara, Roy


Goals:

To improve the understanding of empathy and foster authenticity 

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Main message:

An empathetic person can understand the reason why other people behave in a certain way.


Objectives:

- to learn to place in another person's position

- to work on Empathetic behaviours: don't judge the persons as a whole but only the specific acts that they have done.


 Tools that we will need:

- around 10 balloons

- small items for the kids to perform the drama

- guitar

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Activities:


- Song: The little green frog

(Team building activity)

(5 min)


- de- briefing on what we did the previous day

(5 min)


- story by Mette 

Mette will tell the kids a story, and Sara will underline it with a sort of soundtrack.

The story will be without an end, and will have to give elements to judge some other people behaviour.

We will ask the kids what they think and how the story could end.

Finally, Mette will tell them the whole story, in which the "evil" guy is shown with all the elements, so he/she doesn't appear evil any more.

If possible, it would be great to show it as a drama performed by the "trainers".

The story of the samurai and the old lady could work.


Share if something similar happened to you.

(40 min)


(If needed: mouse and cat game, to release energies)


- break -


- octopus game

(Warming up)

(10 min)


- Talk in the ear through the Balloon game 

Make pairs. One child Put the half full balloon on the ear of the other child and sings very softly a song (can be a lullaby).

Exchange roles

Ask them what they felt.

(10 min)


- Monti's Czarda music

The children first listen, trying to imagine a story following the music

Then we will divide them in three groups and ask them to make a small drama that suits the music and that shows some empathetic behaviour.

All of this, without speaking.

(30 min)


- Musica musica song

(Final song)

(2 min)


Music and Empathy in Jakarta, workshop 4

Workshop n.4

Friday, December 4th, 10-12 am


AM I EMPATHETIC?




Participants:

11 Kids from kdm


Trainers:

Sara and Sotar, Roy, Mette, Mara, Mia


Goals:

To improve the understanding of empathy and foster authenticity 


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Main message:

Knowing our emotions (in order to be able to better know other's emotions).


Objectives:

- to be aware of our feelings

- to learn how thinking can change our feelings


 Tools that we will need:

- Projector

- seven sheets, each with the name of an emotion on it (happy, sad, angry, calm, anxious, worried, enthusiastic

- guitar

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Activities:


- Song: The little green frog (fast, slow, loud, soft)

(Team building activity)

(5 min)


- de- briefing on what we did the previous day

(5 min)


- game: Sara plays a music and each of the kids and trainers run to the emotion they feel.

(To develop authenticity and self awareness, and check their mood)

(5 min)


- Roy activities on how our thinking can change our emotions, followed by discussion with the kids

(20 + 20 min)


If needed: - Octopus (or mouse and cat) game

(To release the tension)

(5 min)


- break -


Parachute games:

- making the sea (following the music)

-  making a flying cloud (to work on cooperation)

- running exchanging place under the parachute

- make a house


- make a drama on empathy: Sara will play some music and Sotar will tell them a Story invented by him in which they will have to act.

The Story could be a short situation in which they could have experienced empathy while living at kdm or in tue street, or a fantastic Story.

The parachute on the floor could be a house on a tree in the forest, or a boat in the era, or a safe place in the street, or a spacecraft in the space.

Mara could help playing with the kids.

(30 min)


- game of sharing our experience

Each of us will share what she/he felt, liked and disliked during the four workshops.

(15 min)


- circle of compliments

In a circle, each of us, in turn, will be told a compliment by the others.

(10 min)


- greetings

(5 min)


- Musica musica song

(Final song)

(2 min)

Music and Empathy in Jakarta, workshop 2

Workshop n. 2

Wednesday, December 2nd, 10-12 am


WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE EMPATHETIC?





Participants:

11 Kids from Kdm


Trainers:

Sara and Sotar, Roy, Mette, Mia, Mara


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Main message:

An empathetic person is someone who can share another person's feelings. 


Objectives:

- to understand other person's feelings

- to work on Empathetic behaviours


 Tools that we will need:

- an A3 sheet and a pen

- guitar

- projector (Roy)


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Activities:


- Song: The little green frog (two voices)

(Team building activity)

(5 min)


- de- briefing on what we did the previous day

(5 min)


- Ask the kids to name as many emotions as they can, and write it down.

Then name those emotions and ask the children to make the face expression and body language to show it.

(To collect their knowledge)

(5 min)


- Roy activities on how to understand other person's feelings.


(Tentative:

How the emotional brain works and mirror neurons (slides)


Have the kids been taught about Self Awareness? i.e. Are able to recognise their own feelings and thoughts , and importantly, understand how thoughts determine feelings and actions?   It is good if they understand this because its the basis to understand how others feel and think.

One idea that comes to mind is to show pictures of faces with different expressions and have the kids try to see what emotions the person in the picture is feeling.

We could also have them make faces of different feelings and then others have to guess what feeling they are expressing.

For conflict resolution I have some slides for kids to explain about how sometimes our emotions (such as anger) are a FALSE alarm, based on thought that doesn't reflect reality.  (e.g.  She bumped into me on purpose)


(30 min)


- Octopus game

(Releasing energies  game)

One child is in the middle of the room and is the octopus.

The other children are "fishes", at one side of the room.

At the start, the fishes try to reach the other side of the room without being touched by the octopus.

Who will be touched become an octopus and will help him for the second round, sitting down where they have being tagged, and moving the arms.

The last fish will be the octopus for the next time.

(10 min)


    - break -


- Mirror game 

(To improve empathic observation)

With faster music, in pairs, move, one in front of the other, like in a mirror.

Then, exchange roles.

Exchange the feelings.

(20 min)



- Rhythmic circle (led by them)

(To have fun, foster self esteem and improve concentration)

(10 min)


-Listen carefully to Sara playing (Tartini's Abandoned Dido)

What story do you imagine?

Which feelings are inside the music?

Sara tells the original story.

What would you have done or said to her, if Dido had been your friend?

Play the music again

(20 min)


- Musica musica song

(Final song)

(2 min)



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Music and Empathy in Jakarta, workshop 1

Workshop n.1

Tuesday, December 1st, 2-4 pm


A NEW WORD: EMPATHY


Participants:

11 Kids of Kdm.


Trainers:

Sara and Sotar, Mette, Mia, Mara, Roy


Goal:

To improve the understanding of empathy and foster authenticity 


Main message:

Empathy is the capacity to place oneself in another's position, the ability to feel and share another person’s emotions.


Objectives:

- Improve and develop vocabulary on emotions

- to learn what empathy is


 Tools that we will need:


- a bunny/bear easy to hold and soft to throw (Sotar)

- a guitar (Sotar )

- seven sheets, each with the name of an emotion on it (happy, sad, angry, calm, anxious, worried, enthusiastic) (Mara)

- banner of emotions (to be hanged at the end of the session) (Sotar)

- banner of golden rules. (To be hanged at the beginning) (Sotar)

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Activities:


- Song: The little green frog

(Team building activity)

(5 min)


- Greetings, introduction of Trainers and workshops

(10 min)


- Dance: 

(To enhance authenticity)

Dance freely on the different music that Sara will play (panjang umurnya, adagio from Vivaldi's winter, jakarta fantasy, tarantella).

Ask which music they prefered to dance, and what emotion they felt while dancing.

(10 min)


- How do you feel today game

(To share how each participant feels)

Show on the bunny/bear how do you feel now. The others have to guess.

5 min


- Rhythmic circle (led by Sara only)

(To have fun and improve concentration)

(5 min)


- Active listening game

(To improve empathy)

Make pairs, one in front of the other, one talks about something that is important for her/hem, and the other has to listen very carefully.

Then exchange the roles.

Share their feelings in the group.

Sotar asks if they felt empathy. 

(Empathy is the capacity to place oneself in another's position, the ability to feel and share another person’s emotions.)

(30 min).


     - break - (15-20 min)


- Mirror game 

(To improve empathic observation)

With violin soft music, in pairs, move, one in front of the other, like in a mirror.

Then, exchange roles.

Exchange the feelings.

(20 min)


- sit in a circle and discuss about empathy: Sotar will ask if they know this word and collect what they know about it.


Then they will talk about the lyrics of The little green frog: is it empathetic to become all upset when one person is behaving naughty?

what do the frogs do later on?

What do you do when the mood around is tense and difficult?


(On empathy)

(20 min)


- game: sara plays a music and each of the kids and trainers run to the emotion they feel

(To develop authenticity and self awareness, and check their mood)

(5 min)


- Musica musica song

(Final song)

(2 min)