Guiding questions
- How much more powerful are words when they are accompanied by music?
- Why do countries have national anthems?
- Why do some national anthems have words whilst others do not? For those that do have words, how would you describe those words?
- What effect, if any, does your country’s national anthem have on you? Why? In what situations?
Links
Videos
- English: Why do we sing the National Anthem at sporting events?
- French: Pourquoi personne ne connaît l'hymne national?
- Spanish: Lionel Messi: "No canto el himno a propósito" - TyC Sports
Articles
- English: What Makes a Great National Anthem?
- French: L’hymne national: un élément changeant du patrimoine culturel
- French: (with audio samples) Hymnes nationaux européens
- French: (with audio/video samples) Petites histoires des grands hymnes nationaux africains
- French: La difficile évolution des hymnes nationaux
- Spanish: Los mensajes velados y manifiestos del Himno Nacional
Guiding questions
- What is a protest song?
- What purpose do protest songs serve?
- What are some examples of protest songs?
- Where/when have protest songs been used to great effect?
Links
Videos
- English: How to Write a Protest Song 2020 | Writing Protest Music
- French: (includes commentaries) Les cinq chansons protestataires les plus efficaces de tous les temps
- Spanish: (includes audio/commentary) Canciones de protesta que sacudieron a toda América Latina
- Spanish: (includes commentaries) 5 canciones poderosas de protesta adoptadas por movimientos sociales
Articles
- English: The Power of Protest Songs
- English: One, two, three, four! What makes a protest song really soar?
- French: (includes videos) Les cinq chansons protestataires les plus efficaces de tous les temps
- French: L'histoire des Protest Songs
- Spanish: (includes videos) 5 canciones poderosas de protesta adoptadas por movimientos sociales
- Spanish: (includes audio/video) Canciones de protesta que sacudieron a toda América Latina
