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Produced by Michele Myers
In association with Seattle Partnership For Popular Music
Executive Producer is Kevin Cole
What happens when the controversial beat-oriented genre of hip-hop
is used for education? Youth program Hip Hop Hope takes a diverse mix
of teenage and adult artists and musicians to the forest for a new take
on the classroom and on hip hop.
Listen Now: Hip Hop Hope (.wav, 49.5MB)
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The 1970's cartoon series "Schoolhouse Rock" was one of the first TV features to use alternative types of music, like blues, jazz and soul to teach children. Since "Schoolhouse Rock", who has used alternative types of music to educate on TV? Only one show stands out — a twisted series for kids hosted by a goat. Pancake Mountain!
Listen Now: Schoohouse Rocks the Millenium (.wav, 54MB)
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University of Washington teacher Georgia Roberts
teaches college students about the elusive image of top-selling rapper Tupac Shakur.
Featuring Tupac’s own narration of his life from the movie Tupac, The Resurrection: In His Own Words.
Listen Now: The Mystery of Tupac Shakur (.wav, 68MB)
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James Torrance, a professor at Bellevue Community College near Seattle, Washington recreates a counterculture atmosphere in his class on punk history and underground culture.
Listen Now: Punk Goes to College (.wav, 48MB)
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5th Grade Teacher Paul Bloch takes his students back in time using
pop songs from the past. From the depression to the baby boom, this
innovative teacher creates an autobiography of each era through its music.
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Pop Songs In History (.wav, 53MB)
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Spoken word artist Laura “Piece” Kelley creates her own spoken word and hip hop, and then takes it into the community, using her street knowledge to initiate hip hop education programs in the city of Seattle. We asked Piece, why hip hop?
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Street Smartz (.wav, 47.5MB)
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South African group Ladysmith Black Mambazo are most famous for their work on Paul Simon’s album “Graceland”. Their mission is to share the indigenous culture of South Africa through its music. Their CD “Gift of The Tortoise: A Musical Journey Through South Africa” brings the history and legends of South Africa to an international audience.
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Ladysmith (.wav, 60MB)
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Photo credits: Scott Newton (bottom left), Scottish Arts Council (bottom right).
They Might Be Giants write some of the catchiest songs in the universe. They’re most famous for being the first alternative band to get a video on MTV, and for their grammy-winning theme to the “Malcolm In The Middle” TV show. But most people don’t know that this same band is on the cutting edge of alternative music in education.
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They Might Be Giants (.wav, 45MB)
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Every Saturday morning freshly scruffy homeless and in-transition youth walk off the city streets and into the Sanctuary Arts Center, a rock music program held in a church basement. A Seattle church donates the room, Guitar Center gave the equipment, and local artists and musician volunteers join in the fun to teach street youth how to rock.
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Homeless Youth Rock (.wav, 41 MB)
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The Nature Consortium in Seattle is a community organization that hosts a free hip hop program where our city’s youth find a powerful platform to speak out.
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Hip Hop Production (.wav, 35MB)
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Photo credits: Bonnie Russel.
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