Fara Palmer & 7th Generation

On Thursday and Friday, students from the HHP worked with First Nations recording artists Fara Palmer and 7th Generation. They workshopped on Thursday, recording a song, and performed the song for a Scott Collegiate audience. The concert will air nationally on CBC Radio in the spring. Here is a link to the song on youtube - check it out!


Kasp working with students on their lyrics


Johnny BKoy on the mic


Kasp from 7th Generation

the poster

Hard at work in the IMP Labs

In the IMP Labs DJ Pod

Graffiti Workshop with IMP Labs and Def3

Facebook Page for April 2nd Performance

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=61492281119

Dance with U of R students

Today we went and did a dance workshop with education dance students from the University of Regina. Though not 100% Hip Hop the students enjoyed the workshop -- see the pics to prove it!

New Logo

Check out the Hip Hop 4 Youth logo above that the students collaborated to design -- this will be printed on t-shirts, and be given away when the class does workshops with Elementary Schools on positive ways to stay healthy relating to Hip Hop. The workshops will include breakdancing as well as writing positive rap lyrics.

Graffiti

One more piece of graffiti:

Today

I thought you all rocked today! All of you showed great courage by getting up and sharing your rhymes and your beats. I'm beginning to see the concert take shape.

See you next week!
Charity

Graffiti Comp

I think we can put up some serious competition ...

http://www.sk.johnhoward.ca/

What do you think?

Graffiti

This week students worked with Def3 on graffiti. Below is some of the work they completed:

Rhyme Schemes

On Wednesday, Mr. Riley, an intern from the university, taught the class about different rhyme schemes employed in Hip Hop music. He outlined five types of rhyme:

End Rhyme - when the last words in lines rhyme
Ex) "I sit on my bed and weep
While I still have eyes to see
When thing is true, you I will never keep
A heart to weep for thee"

Assonance - repetition of vowel sounds to create internal rhyme
Ex) "Dead in the middle of little Italy, little did we know that we riddled two middle men who didn't do diddly" - Big Pun

Half Rhyme - rhymes that aren't perfect - sometimes called crap rhyme, near rhyme, off rhyme, or imperfect rhyme.
Ex) Ill/shell or dropped/wept

Internal Rhyme - rhyme that occurs within a single line of verse - sometimes called middle rhyme.
Ex) While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping.

Multisyallabic Rhyme - rhyme with two or more syllables
Ex) "Praying for sleep, dreaming with a watering mouth, wishing for a better life for my daughter and spouse, in this slaughtering house, caught up in bouts with the root of all evil. I've seen beautiful people cruel and deceitful." - Eminem

How do we talk about music?

The first week of the Hip Hop Project, students learned terms we use when talking about music. They will continue to use these terms throughout the whole project, as we learn to describe what we hear and create. Below are their initial attempts at using some of the specialized vocabulary to describe a song they like.

First Week Reflection

We are one week into the HHPv2, and the first week was a busy one! See the student comment section for a sense of how our students feel about the HHP so far...

1. What was your favourite part of week 1? Why?
2. What were you excited to learn? Why?
3. How does project-based learning compare to what you normally do in school? Which do you like better? Why?

Here is Farley talking with us about the business side of music, and how we might be able to use our skills and talents to give back to the elementary schools in our neighbourhood.



Here we are at the University of Regina, working with Dr. Charity Marsh in the IMP Labs.

HHP v2.0

We're about to embark on the Scott Collegiate Hip Hop Project v2.0 - bigger and better than ever! The project will be offered mornings from January 27, 2009, to April 8, 2009, culminating in three different shows in March and April. Stay tuned for more information!

Performance!

On November 6th, the final performance of the Hip Hop Project v1 took place at the Mackenzie Art Gallery. Below are links to some video from the night. They are very large, so be patient as they download - they're worth the wait!

Breaking, Avanna and Shone rapping
Freestyle Breaking

If you're a bit impatient as the videos load, click here to see some photos from final performance, and the rest of the project.

Graffiti Styles

As part of their Arts Education 20 credit, students had the opportunity to work with a local graffiti artist to create their own style.  Below are some of the completed works!

Beats...

Part of the time we spend at the University of Regina is working in the Interactive Media and Performance Labs where students have been learning how to use the MPC2500 and MPC 1000 to make beats. Below are some that the students have made so far:

Rena
Raven
Kashayla
Little Mic
Shone
Jordan
Chris