u19 Winner: u14 Award of Distinction
In several workshops organized by the Friedensburo Salzburg in the winter semester of 2018/19, the 3a class from NMS Liefering explored the topic “War in Syria” in terms of its subject matter as well as from the perspective of literature (in a writing workshop with the Syrian-Austrian writer Luna Al Mousli) and music. The focus was on the question “What does war have to do with me?”.
Especially motivating for the students was the rap workshop, held as part of a music class and conducted by the rapper Yasin Ulu (Nasihat), in which they wrote their own rap lyrics. The students could so clearly relate to the question “What does war have to do with me?”, it was not difficult for them to spontaneously create their own lyrics to the prerecorded beats in loosely organized groups and to put them to a rhythm.
In a follow-up workshop held by the public access television station FS1 Salzburg, the lyrics were filmed as video clips, allowing the students to learn about and experiment with the technical equipment (camera work, sound engineering, lighting, etc.) under professional guidance, which was a great deal of fun for many of the students.
Credits:
Rabela Abdul, Ivan Abdulaziz, Leonita Ahmeti, Juana Bermudez, Uygar Eroglu, Stephanie Gomez, Redon Hashani, Linett Haszonics, Marcel Joham, Darko Jovanovic, Tamas Kincse, Nemanja Mihajlovic, Benjamin Naere Srest, Yusof Nazari, Rebecca Novac, Andjelina Rikanovic, Gülseren Sivari, Michael Trinh, Renato Vrdoljak/ SchülerInnen der NMS Liefering (AT)
