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CREATION SONG PROJECT Presents:

HEALING SONG LODGE

    

Children require no musical experience/background to participate using a variety of sound sources, including traditional and nontraditional instruments.

 

Each child learns how to actively play and perform music in a group setting in a fun and safe environment, providing confidence and inspiration. Participants perform on rhythmic, melodic instruments.


Children take an active role in construction of the Healing Song Lodge, creating an overall community effort enhancing the theme of performance -The healing power of music.


Participants actively learn how music has been used by indigenous tribes as a vessel for healing and the purpose of good. They will be able to compare and contrast on how music of today has changed from its original origin.


In a culture surrounded by modern technology, children will experience the power of “unplugged,” grassroots songs, rhythms and easy-to-follow songs.

 

Round 1:
Honoring Songs -
Begins with children reading a short, simplified version of Chief Seattle's famous speech, “How Can You Buy or Sell the Sky,” while music begins and is played. Children are then encouraged to speak a name of a person, place or thing they feel like honoring. For example, honoring the trees for giving oxygen to breathe or honoring mom and/or dad for providing a home to live.  

         

Round 2:   
Healing Songs -
Singing for things in one's life which need improvement. For example, a participant speak of better grades or clean water to drink for the planet.


Round 3 : 
Receiving Songs -
An improvisational, instrumental round of music where participants are encouraged to experience the tones, rhythms, and sounds of the music played. The idea of “receiving” in indigenous culture means connecting with “All Our Relations” through the universal unspoken language of music.
                                                   

Round 4: 
Thank You Songs – Participants are encouraged to mention a person, place or thing they are thankful for. For example, an individual may mention their pet cat or the best friend he or she has to play with. It is at this time, our large puppet (held by 4 children) named Captain Monarch, a symbol of transformation makes an appearance.