I love this. A school in the north east of England has played calming classical and sounds from nature to the kids at lunchtime and before they head off home. The same soundtrack has been played at the local metro station too.
The aim has been to make lunchtimes a little less rowdy and the journey home a little calmer. It seems to have worked too.
This reminds me of how music played a great role in calming football fans down at the European football Championships 2004. The Dutch authorities played happy dance tunes to the English footy fans, putting them in a positive mood as they downed the beers. Meanwhile in Belgium, the authorities used water cannons and riot police to deal with the fans.
The only worry I have is that some teachers might take it upon themselves to share their ‘chill-out music’ for ‘the kids’. Will we get ‘Morning Has Broken’, ‘Kumbayaâ€, ‘Amazing Grace’, ‘Greensleeves’, ‘All things bright and beautiful’ and Enya?will it be Miles Davis and Elgar? Or will it be more Acid House, Sonic Youth and Happy Mondays and Bjork?
Will keep you posted…
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