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(Sample) Week #28 FOLK SONGS PETE SEEGER COVERS

Week #28
Folk Songs Pete Seeger Covers
This is week 28 of the year and we will be celebrating Folk Songs Pete Seeger Covers, by delving into the songs and applying concepts to create more joy and connection during caregiving routines with music.
The songs are:
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Featured Song
FREIGHT TRAIN
“Freight Train” is a North American folk song written between 1906 and 1912 by Elizabeth Cotten when she was a teenager growing up in North Carolina near train tracks. Cotten worked as a nanny for folk singer PeggySeeger, who helped to popularize the song with British folk musicians. Unfortunately, Cotten initially did not receive songwriting credit as the song was misappropriated by other songwriters before credit was appropriately returned to Cotten. |
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Freight Train Here is a video of the composer Elizabeth Cotten’s live version. I hope you enjoy it!
Creative Ideas
HOW TO USE THE MUSIC
Try humming or singing along with the provided recording, or one of your choosing for increased feeling of ______.
Listen to a recording to create a shared experience.
Listen while engaged in daily routines, to add a feeling of familiarity and comfort (if the song is known and loved)
Try reminiscing with the song history, or singers of the song. Look at pictures famous singers who performed the song.
SELF-CARE TIPS
Messages from Pete Seeger that can help us care for ourselves and stay connected to ourselves and others in a positive way:
Pete Seeger believed that singing together can make a positive difference. It can help us to feel more connected to ourselves and others. Try it and see if it brings you more peace, joy or connection!Share if you felt inspired by any of Pete Seeger’s thoughts at [email protected] |
CAREGIVING TIPS
Sing together! Because our theme this week is Pete Seeger and getting people to sing together was one of Pete’s passions, and research shows that singing together brings more connection and bonding, I thought it would be a good caregiver tip.
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