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Writing a Pea
ce Anthem
Writing the L
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Pea
ce Anthem
Everyone will have different ideas about peace and You can use the words that you come up with
nonviolence. Begin by writing down all the words as building blocks to create a line, verse, or
that you associate with the subject; you may have chorus. Collaborate with others who may have
already done this in class or for homework. musical ideas.
Write down everything that comes into your head. Use the words “Peace One Day” as the title of your
Some words may seem out of place, but don’t song or as part of the lyrics, perhaps as part of
filter anything out at this stage. the chorus.
Keep everything you write in a notebook or
a folder. Look at the film The Day After Peace
for inspiration.
The Editing Process
Notice that song lyrics are often much simpler and message and don’t always feel the need
shorter than many poems. to rhyme. Songs such as “Feed the World” have
Try to be succinct and to the point with your simple phrases with direct messages.
composing the music f
or Y
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Pea
ce Anthem
Anyone who has ever hummed an original tune or choices of music and instruments. Consider how
phrase has the ability to start the process of writing these choices help build atmosphere and convey
a song. Of course, if you can play an instrument an emotion or mood.
(including singing) and read and write music
fluently, then use these skills and collaborate with
What instruments are being used and what effects
other musicians and those who have the ability to
do they achieve? What instruments are available
write lyrics.
to you at school?
Think about how you are going to set and “paint”
A line, a verse, or a chorus that someone has
particular words to the music in order to make more
written may inspire you to come up with a
sense of them or highlight particular feelings.
musical phrase. The important thing is that you
capture the idea in some way so that you can
Listen to singer/songwriters such as James Blunt;
remember it and share it with the people you are
notice how Blunt emphasizes the simple words
working with.
“You’re Beautiful” through his choice of rhythms
and melody.
Hum into a digital recorder or MP3 recorder and
develop your own graphic/picture notation to
In the protest song “Free Nelson Mandela,” the
remember the musical ideas.
word “free” is set across several notes, making
the message stronger and more compelling to
Watch The Day After Peace and listen to Jeremy’s
the listener.
Devel
oping Y
our Ideas
Set aside some time by yourself to experiment Your teacher can log your involvement in the
with your musical ideas. Then share them with project on the Peace One Day website and also
others and allow the group to develop them into send in recordings and/or videos of the completed
a group/class/school Peace Anthem to sing on Peace Anthems.
September 21.

Resource X – Writing a Peace Anthem
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