HIP-HOP FOR TEACHER
Jun 1, 2005 12:00 PM
Since when did field trips get so cool? On April 8, 100 grade-schoolers from P.S. 34 and P.S. 188 in Manhattan met up with guest teacher Talib Kweli at Gibson Studios for the launch of Harman: How to Listen, a program that brings musicians and students together to promote the importance of music education. Sponsored by Harman International, the program's eighth season will make stops in five cities — including New York, Detroit, Phoenix, Miami and Baltimore — covering 21 inner-city schools, with Harman to donate sound equipment to each. At the launch, Kweli shared his experiences with hip-hop and how it opened him up to other types of music, as well as encouraged the kids to make music a primary focus in their lives and even led them in a live reworking of his single “Get By.” The students also had a chance to sing and breakdance onstage while Kweli handled mic duties. “When children learn how to listen to music, it makes them better listeners in society in general,” Kweli says. For more information about the program, visit www.harman.com.
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