Community Arts Learning Grant
Community Arts Learning Grant
The MixTape Project
Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of Music at University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.
Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Quentin Stille: student liaison, College Music Director at KUMD.
Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, Drew Digby (218) 722-0952
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
The goal of The MixTape project is to engage teen boys in the residential juvenile justice program at Woodland Hills in self-reflection through music. By reading other artist's lyrics and stories, students will analyze how Hip Hop artists use music as a means to share their lived experiences with the world. Students will then have the opportunity to write and record a track titled "My Reflection" to share their own stories with the rest of the group and a broader audience through KUMD. Not only will students analyze music as a vehicle for self-expression, they will be exposed to the recording and production process, using Logic software to record and mix their own track. Literacy will be measured when student has READ, SELECTED artist lyric, and PRESENTED on the theme/subject. Writing will be measured when student SUBMITS 3+ verses, with HIGHLIGHTS of 5 new vocabulary words. Collaboration will be measured when student PARTICIPATES in crafting a Single" that FEATURES SIX OR MORE youths. Skill will be measured when student successfully SETS UP equipment properly and is able to RECORD themselves. An assessment form including all categories/goals will be used by the facilitator to track each student's progress in the program. Students will complete pre and post surveys that measure their growth, interest and knowledge of music recording."
Literacy measured when students READ, SELECTED artist lyric, and PRESENTED on the theme/subject. Writing measured when student SUBMITTED 3+ verses, with HIGHLIGHTS of 5 new vocabulary words. Collaboration measured when student PARTICIPATED in crafting a "Single" that FEATURES SIX OR MORE youths. Skill measured when student successfully SET UP equipment properly and is able to RECORD themselves. Students believe in their ability to express themselves through art. Students improved teamwork skills by collaborating on a few group projects.
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