{"product_id":"we-declare-songs-chants-dances-and-multimedia-projects-based-on-a-global-ethic-paperback","title":"We Declare!: Songs, Chants, Dances and Multimedia Projects based on A Global Ethic - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMerrill Collins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eYvon Chausseblanche\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer), \u003cb\u003eKabir Sehgal\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe Declare! Songs, Chants, Dances, and Multimedia Projects\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e by composer and musician Merrill Collins presents a unique melding of music, interactive projects, and learning about musical instruments from around the world. This collection of songs are based on \u003cem\u003eTowards a Global Ethic: An Initial Declaration\u003c\/em\u003e, a document that outlines the common values of all the world's religions. This book contains instructions, lyrics, scores and educational materials for songs, chants, dances, and multimedia projects based on the music, rich with photos and facts about instruments from around the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e * * * \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are instructions for eight musical experiences in this book, adaptable for all ages, from preschoolers to children to teens to adults to senior citizens. The parts for participants are largely chant and percussion, which can stand alone or be played with the instrumental music soundtrack, which is available wherever music is streamed or sold (see www.spiralingmusic.com).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e * * * \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe text of \u003cem\u003eTowards a Global Ethic: An Initial Declaration, \u003c\/em\u003e reprinted with permission from the Council for a Parliament of World Religions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e * * * \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWe Are Interdependent \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"We are interdependent. Each of us depends on the well-being of the whole, and so we have respect for the community of living beings, for people, animals, and plants, and for the preservation of the Earth, the air, water and soil.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGolden Rules \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"We must treat others as we wish others to treat us. We make a commitment to respect life and dignity, individuality and diversity, so that every person is treated humanely, without exception. We must have patience, and acceptance. We must be able to for- give, learning from the past but never allowing ourselves to be enslaved by memories of hate. Opening our hearts to one another, we must sink our narrow differences for the cause of the world community, practicing a culture of solidarity and relatedness.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForsaking Violence \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"We commit ourselves to a culture of non-violence, respect, justice, and peace. We shall not oppress, injure, torture, or kill other human beings, forsaking violence as\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003ea means of settling differences. Make a just and peaceful world, with nature-friendly ways of life.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHumankind Is Our Family \u003c\/strong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eWe consider humankind our family. We do not live for ourselves alone, but also serving others, never forgetting the children, the aged, the poor, the suffering, the disabled, the refugees, and the lonely.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOpening Our Hearts \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Opening our hearts to one another, we can move mountains.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCause and Effect \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"We take individual responsibility for all we do. All our decisions, actions, and failures to act have consequences.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEvery Man, Woman, and Child* \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Give every man, woman, and child our human rights.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e * * * \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*this bonus track is from the song, Every Man, Woman, and Child, which is a musical setting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. More info can be found in the Every Man, Woman and Child volume of the \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe Agree!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e series.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e * * * \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is book two of the \u003cstrong\u003eWe Agree! \u003c\/strong\u003eseries by Merrill Collins. Learn more at www.spiralingmusic.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 46\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.13 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 21, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47469047578873,"sku":"9780974834115","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/VFlJdDZaYnBtVC90RGNqdi9idGZQdz09.webp?v=1772478465","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/we-declare-songs-chants-dances-and-multimedia-projects-based-on-a-global-ethic-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}