VOW has new music and resources. Please visit iVOW.net for more information. Striking A Chord For Nonviolence. The lesson plans, each with a different focus, have been created from the VOW Artist in Residency series. Through Music It has always been music's job to bring the community together, in churches, schools, ballparks, during the peace and civil rights movements, and as a nation.
Community building is an important part of reducing violence.
All of us have dreams for our lives and the life of the world. This lesson begins with the famous question posed by poet Langston Hughes and juxtaposes the tragedies of violence against the waking dreams we would all like to realize, through the stories in the music, the words of Dr King and others and the poetry of Langston Hughes. Back to the top. VOW is a project of 2 PM poesia per musica, an arts company. For more information on VOW, the Music and the Study Guide for Schools, which is freely available online, please click the graphic below.