How can I use hip-hop in my 7th grade band? Third grade general music? Beginning strings? High school choir?
Hip-Hop is both a rich art form and a pedagogy, shown to engage students, encourage creativity, and sharpen critical thinking. This workshop not only looks at elements of hip-hop culture—the DJ, MC, B-boy/B-girl, graffiti, etc. but will do a deep-dive into hip-hop pedagogy and how it activates student self-knowledge, independence, and social awareness. Learn how to incorporate these skills in your band, choir, orchestra and K-12 general music classroom.
Goals
- Provide music teachers with curriculum ideas, strategies, and guidance for lesson design.
- Provide a foundation in hip-hop education as a theoretical framework and culturally relevant practice.
- Help teachers with little hip-hop experience to participate in the culture.
- Provide an introduction to technology for composition and beat-making.
Date and Time: Monday & Tuesday, August 2 & 3, 2021 – 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Virtually hosted by Madison Metropolitan School District
INSTRUCTORS
Prof. Jarritt Sheel is an assistant professor of music education at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA, and a doctoral candidate at Teachers College, Columbia University in the Music Education Department. He is a professional musician who has toured the world and led youth ensembles in places like Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. He’s particularly interested in how hip-hop music, culture, and pedagogies should be applied in music education and teacher training. He is a co-founder of Hip Hop Music Ed.
Mother Nature is the irresistible force of Klevah and TRUTH—emcees devoted to building a legacy founded on defiance and self-discovery. They are a Chicago-based due and founders of “Miseducation of Hip Hop”.
Lamont Holden, aka TheLetterLBeats, holds an M.A. in Teaching and Education and works with University of Illinois School of Music students to facilitate pathways to the professional music industry by way of his “The Art of Beatmaking,” music business, and songwriting courses.
Dr. Tasha Iglesias is a co-founder of the non-profit, Hip Hop Association of Advancement and Education and is a lecturer at the University of California-Riverside.
EDUCATORS
Anthony Cao (Madison West HS) and Luke Hrovat–Staedter (Madison East HS) are MMSD Hip-Hop Educators and have presented on Hip-Hop curriculum at various state and regional conferences.
Larena Code is an elementary music teacher at University of Chicago Laboratory Schools.
Miles Comiskey is a UW-Madison alum who teachers Hip Hop, Sound Engineering and Music Theory at Lane Tech High School in Chicago.
Jessica Minarik is a modern band and general music teacher at Evergreen Academy Middle School in Chicago.
Randal Swiggum is the Arts Teacher Leader for the Madison Metropolitan School District and a longtime leader in the CMP (Comprehensive Musicianship through Performance) movement. He is always looking for ways to push the conversation toward deeper, richer, and more culturally-relevant music teaching.
Registration
Pre-registration is required.
- WMEA/WSMA School Member – $50
- Non-Member – $50
- Madison Metropolitan School District Educator – $25
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