{"id":34587,"date":"2025-01-27T13:43:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T04:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/?p=34587"},"modified":"2025-01-27T13:44:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T04:44:04","slug":"blog-2024-far-away-but-never-apart-by-levi-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/news-en\/2025\/01\/27\/34587\/","title":{"rendered":"RHYTHM and VIBES\u3000by Sil"},"content":{"rendered":"
Sil
\nICC Student Staff Leader<\/h6>\n

Hello everyone!<\/p>\n

I am Sil and I have recently started working at the ICC. I have really enjoyed my time as an SSL so far. I look forward to make more memories as an SSL and interact with different unique and interesting people.<\/p>\n

The theme for this blog is songs and chants.<\/p>\n

You may ask \u201cbut why did you choose this topic?\u201d, and to answer that I would say I honestly do not know. However, reciting chants (not referring to religious chants) or making new rhythms together with other people makes me feel like I am a part of something bug. It is something that has always been very interesting to me. Making chants could be something really simple\/ most people generally associate chants with sports events but it can be done absolutely anywhere, whether it be at a small event with your friends and family or even just by yourself when you are feeling down.<\/p>\n

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Image by Nicholas Green via Unsplash<\/p><\/div>\n

For example<\/strong>: When there is a function and the crowd want you to get done with the drink\/food as fast as possible, they sing the chant \u201cWe love to eat\/drink with [friend\u2019s name] because [friend\u2019s name] is our mate, and when we eat\/drink with [friend\u2019s name], he\/she gets it down in 8\u201d and then count down from 8 to 0. Although it is really simple, it makes everyone in the function be a part of something. It is the perfect icebreaker. It makes everyone come closer and might also start a chain of other similar chants.<\/p>\n

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Image by John Arano via Unsplash<\/p><\/div>\n

The formula to make a chant-like song is not very hard. All you have to do is to find something that rhymes with a topic and you are good to go. Sometimes, it is not even necessary to rhyme or even make sense. For example: one can just shout \u201cHe is our friend Mike, and he moves like a bike\u201d, or even \u201cMichael, Michael, motorcycle\u201d, in a rhythm (you can even sing it to a nursery rhyme and it still works, in fact most chants are sang in the tune of nursery rhymes) and then it becomes a chant once enough people start saying it. It makes no sense but still livens up the mood of everyone around you. Try to come up with a chant and a rhythm and sing it along your friends!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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