Cool “acapella” beat maker!

Incredibox

Today students reflected and responded to the following prompt: “Select a song to listen to off the YouTube playlist “America: A Tribute to Heroes”. This concert aired on MTV in 2001 and acted as a tribute to 9/11, after the twin towers were hit. Why do you think people/society turn to music in a time of distress? What role do you think music can play in times of conflict?”

“The Largest Vocabulary In Hip Hop”

“1619” Podcast, New York Times

“Four hundred years ago, a ship carrying enslaved Africans arrived in the English colony of Virginia. A new Times podcast examines the long shadow of that fateful moment.”

Times Article

“The 1619 Project is a major initiative from The New York Times observing the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery. It aims to reframe the country’s history, understanding 1619 as our true founding, and placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans at the very center of the story we tell ourselves about who we are.”

Rapsody “Eve” Pitchfork Review

“Grandmaster Flash Becomes The First DJ To Win “Nobel Prize For Music”

“JAY-Z and NFL Announce New Apparel Line and Music Series to Benefit Social Justice Organizations”

“When You Gonna Get A Real Job?’: Philip Glass And Devonté Hynes Compare Notes”

VOX video, diving into the Stevie Wonder classic, “Sir Duke”.

Check out my latest conference presentation at the AES HSE Conference (Audio Engineering Society) (High School Educators) in Hartford CT!

Conference Proposal