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 * __The Power of Music__**


 * "We all have an experience in our lives where a song truly made a difference in us, and we will never forget the song, or what it taught us" (Crosby, 1999)**

Welcome to our Adelphi University Levermore Global Scholars (LGS) class wiki. This wiki has been established as a collaborative tool for our class songwriting project. The purpose of this project is to learn how music is a powerful force in shaping society and how you, as Levermore Global scholars, can create social change through music and song. With the advent of digital technologies (hand held recording devices, audio editing software, personal computers and Web 2.0/social media technologies), music can be recorded, edited, produced and uploaded, by any individual, in a relatively short period of time and for minimal cost. Social media has also allowed individuals to post content that can reach millions of people, across the globe, instantly.

Throughout history, music has played an integral role in shaping society. Music has the power to change the way we think and the world in which we live. In the 1960s for example, thousands of college students, armed with protest-filled lyrics, flocked to the streets in protest of the Vietnam War. An example of a song written about the war was, "For What It's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield.Also, Dion wrote a song called "Abraham, Martin and John, which is a tribute to those involved in the battle for civil rights. The people referred to are Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy.

In 1985, the United Artists Support for Africa wrote the song, "We are the World."This song was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and was performed by a group of popular musicians. The song was played worldwide and raised 50 million dollars to help famine-relief efforts in Ethiopia. In 1984, Band Aid, a British and Irish charity group, sang "Do They Know it's Christmas." to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia.

__**Songwriters:**__
 * Robert Agnello (a.k.a. Onthelamb), musician and songwriter**
 * Dr. Laura Martin, Professor**
 * Adelphi University Levermore Global Scholars Students**

__**A few notes on wikis:**__

__**What is a wiki?**__ A wiki is a web site which allows chosen users to be co-authors of the site. Here is a great video explaining wikis: