September in Review & Georges Simenon novels !

Georges Simenon, 1973

Photograph: Keystone/Getty Images

https://www.theguardian.com/books/

The prolific and incredible Belgian writer, Georges Simenon, was dead 30 years, on the 4 September 1989.

His serious novels that involve elements of crime and melodrama continue to fascinate writers and readers.

He has at last achieved, at the age of 60, what one French critic (Jacqueline Barde) calls "son grand roman, son premier roman." 

And in this first "pure" novel, even the hitherto confused should be able to see why André Gide long ago described this author as "perhaps the greatest and most truly 'novelistic' novelist in French literature today." 

"Gide wholehearted enthusiasm for Simenon and Dashiell Hammett must be a persistent obstacle for those who insist on drawing a sharp line between "entertainment" and "literature."

Georges Simenon, années 50

credits: Mondadori Portfolio

https://www.lemonde.fr/livres/

Born in Liège (Belgium) on 13th February in 1903, began writing in his teens. In a decade or so he wrote two or three hundred books under 17 pseudonyms, of the most hack description - spy stories, westerns, sentimental novels for girls, and other.

In his late twenties, Simenon moved up several notches with the creation of Commissionaire Maigret (1930) and other less known but rewarding fictional detectives. 

Maigret's War of Nerves

Georges Simenon, 1981

https://www.amazon.com/

Contractually bound to a Maigret novel a month plus a short story a week, he began turning out work of extraordinary quality.

Simenon's career is as improbable as any in modern literature. Georges Simenon, the masterly Belgian novelist whose Inspector Maigret mysteries and many other highly regarded works made him one of the most widely published authors of the century.

Maigret tend un piège

(en français facile)

Georges Simenon

https://www.amazon.co.uk/

Simenon wrote 84 Maigret adventures and 136 other novels under his own name, and some 200 novellas under 17 pseudonyms early in his career.

His work consists of 391 titles, and he is best known as the creator of the fictional detective series consisting of 75 books featuring Inspecteur Maigret, translated into more than 50 languages. 

"It is not too much to say that Simenon is one of the great revolutionists of the detective story. Maigret novels operated, like the work of Hammett and his fellow pulpsters in America, to enable the detective story to achieve novelistic stature, while the intellectuals of the period were still praising S. S. Van Dine, who denied the possibility."

Anthony Boucher

Liens utiles/ Links:

Georges Simenon

Sur la piste de Maigret

Écouter sur Georges Simenon

The Myth of Simenon

Literature's Enduring hero: The Inpesctor Maigret's novels

Georges Simenon

illustrator: Loustal

http://frenchculture.org/

“A little knowledge distances us from people, a lot of knowledge brings us closer.”


Inspector Maigret

And now, time to the review of the most popular posts of September


Here are the most popular posts of the last month:

NASA Contest Mars rover : your best name ideas !

Peace Day : #CyberNonViolence #ClimateAction4Peace

Harry Potter fans : Magical Places from films

Music, Photography, Environment & Youth

Oh! La Rentrée 2019-2020? : 7 nouveautés sous le signe de la réussite

Summer holidays, last break !


Hoping you're enjoying to teach! New students are always so good!

G-Souto

06.10.2019

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Schools : Music Day : the value of music in public education ! Resources

Music Day | stamps
Musical instruments

https://unstamps.org/

Oh! What a special day! Today, October 1 is International Music Day!

As my usual readers know, I love music, I have a master degree in Music/Piano. I have been a piano teacher for years. It would be impossible not to write about Music Day. 

"Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy."

Ludwig Von Beethoven

International Music Day is celebrated on 1 October each year. The day was established in 1975 by the International Music Council (IMC), which was founded by UNESCO in 1949. 

Music is essential to many of our lives and is a powerful platform that brings people together across cultures. 

Music Day | stamps
Musical instruments

https://unstamps.org/

Aim:

The main objectives of the Day are to celebrate the importance of music and musicians worldwide and to promote its value in society by building peace and understanding through a common language.

Music is a language that all people speak and that cuts across cultural, social, and economic barriers and enhances cultural appreciation and awareness.

Art provides opportunities for self-expression, bringing the inner world into the outer world of concrete reality. 

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that everyone has the right "to enjoy the arts", as they constitute an important vehicle for individuals and communities to develop and express their humanity. 

The vitality of artistic creativity is also necessary for the development of vibrant cultures, for the protection and promotion of cultural diversity across the world and for the smooth functioning of democratic societies.

Music Day | stamps

Brass

https://unstamps.org/

Education:

Many studies have emerged in recent years describing the cognitive, emotional, and behavioral benefits of music education for children. But given the tight budgets and questionable priorities of so many schools, a lot of kids don't begin formal music training until they enter high school and (only 2 years) or decide to join a band or chorus.

Children and young adults from all backgrounds should have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument, to make music with others, to learn to sing or to dance,  to have the opportunity to progress to the next level of excellence.

Music Day | stamps

Woodwinds

https://unstamps.org/

The Five Music Rights of IMC make important declarations about artistic rights and values in respect of music. In particular, the first three Rights articulate much of what is expressed above:

• 1st IMC Music Right: 'For all children and adults to express themselves musically in all freedom'

• 2nd IMC Music Right: 'For all children and adults to learn musical languages and skills'

• 3rdIMC Music Right: 'For all children and adults to have access to musical involvement through participation, listening, creation and information'

Read the entire Statement here

Music Day | stamps

Percussion

https://unstamps.org/

Resources:

INPA issued three mini-sheets of twelve stamps to celebrate International Music Day on 1 October 2018. 

The stamps featuring Brass and Woodwinds, Strings and Percussion were designed by Sergio Baradat (United Nations).

An interesting resource to include into school curriculum to teach Music and its instruments hearing some musical excerpts chosen previously by teachers.

The Beatles on Abbey Road

credits: James Veysey/HUTTERSTOCK

And why not talk and include into school curriculum pop-rock music? That´s right! By the way, did you know that Abbey Road celebrated its 50th anniversary
last 26 September? Yes!

Don't forget the great digital resource on Voyager Google Earth! Beatlemania published on my blog May 2017.

Students from Bluffs Middle School | Nebraska

via StarHerald.com

Some thoughts:

"No truly cultural pursuit, involving the intellect and the emotions, is complete unless it can be regarded as both an end and a means."

Georges Duhamel, Académie Française

As my usual readers know, as a teacher I believe and pledge for the integration of Music in all schools, public and private.

Along the years I wrote often about Music as a fundamental subject in school. 

Music, a practical and active subject, must be taught as part of the curriculum in all year groups. 

The engagement of important and experienced musicians as Leonard Bernstein is central to achieving significant transformation, particularly to the lives of the most vulnerable children.

Bernstein manages this impressive feat of popular education, by dividing music into: Phonology (the study of sound); Syntax (the study of structure) and; Semantics (the study of meaning).

Of course this video is about Music education in Vocational Music Schools.

" I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosion expression of humanity. It's something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we're from, everyone loves music. "

Billy Joel, musician

G-Souto

01.10.2019

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Schools : Harry Potter fans : Magical Places from the films !

Harry Potter Magical Places from the Films

Hogwarts, Diagon Alley and Beyond

Jody Revenson, 2015

https://www.amazon.com/

Harry Potter: Magical Places from the Films is actually one of the books from the Harry Potter Page to Screen Collector's Edition.

"A comprehensive and delightful look at Hogwarts, Diagon Alley, The Burrow, Azkaban prison and all of the memorable places, both loved and feared, that brought the Harry Potter movies to life - a keepsake treasury bound in a debossed leatherette case and featuring a removable poster and interactive booklet."

"Grand in its design and package, Harry Potter: Magical Places from the Films: Hogwarts, Diagon Alley, and Beyond offers an unprecedented look at the creative process that transformed the magical locations of the wizarding world from the page to the big screen."

Harry Potter Magical Places from the Films

Hogwarts, Diagon Alley and Beyond

Jody Revenson

https://www.booktopia.com.au/

Book:

The book grants a complete, unprecedented look at the process of adapting those locations for the films. Detailed profiles of each environment pair never-before-seen concept art, behind the scenes photos and film stills with text highlighting filmmaking secrets from the Warner Brothers archives.

The book focuses on the locations and sets. There are environment concept art, stories on how the sets were build, what was filmed there, how the props were created, how the sets relate to the movie and the book, and many other bits of interesting details.

Harry Potter Magical Places from the Films

Hogwarts, Diagon Alley and Beyond

Jody Revenson

https://www.booktopia.com.au/

Inside, readers will discover the many challenges the studio faced to build the fantastical sites depicted in Rowling’s books, from Hogwarts castle and its many classrooms and dormitories, to Diagon Alley and the Ministry of Magic.

This is a large 208-page hardcover film companion. The presentation is beautiful and the same can be said about the layout inside. 

The pages are filled with behind the scenes photography, film stills and lots of commentary. 

Harry Potter Magical Places from the Films

Hogwarts, Diagon Alley and Beyond

Jody Revenson

https://www.amazon.com/

Organized by film appearance, Harry Potter: Magical Places from the Films: Hogwarts, Diagon Alley, and Beyond takes readers on a behind-the-scenes visual journey through all eight of the Harry Potter films. 

Jody Revenson provides detailed profiles of each location and pairs them with never-before-seen concept art, behind-the-scenes photographs, and film stills with supplementary information that reveals film making secrets from the Warner Bros. archives.

Harry Potter Magical Places from the Films

Hogwarts, Diagon Alley and Beyond

Jody Revenson

It also includes real-life scouting locations across the stunning countryside of England, Wales, and Scotland—many of which would later become the settings for Hagrid’s hut, Shell Cottage, the Hogwarts bridge, and other iconic places.

Harry Potter Magical Places from the Films

Hogwarts, Diagon Alley and Beyond

Jody Revenson

via Google Images

There are nine chapters:


1. Dursley's House
2.Diagon Alley
3.King's Cross Station
4. Hogwarts Castle
5. Hogwarts Classrooms and Offices
6. Hogwarts Grounds
7.Hogsmeade
8.Ministry of Magic
9. Wizarding Homes

Harry Potter Magical Places from the Films

Hogwarts, Diagon Alley and Beyond

Jody Revenson

https://www.amazon.com/

Education:

Students/ Potterheads will no doubt find it extremely satisfying to delve into the information and revisit the Harry Potter world again.

Harry Potter fans who read the books and went to the movies will love to rediscover  all the memorable places that brought the Harry Potter movies to life.

Teachers, why not invite the new readers! The youngest potterheads who begin the Harry Potter magical journey! 

Curricula: English (mother language / foreign language)

Highly recommended to all Harry Potter fans. It's the only way to "visit" all the grounds without being growled by Snape.


G-Souto 

28.09.2019

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