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Music Production in the Classroom
Please welcome digital media teacher Matt Koons to EdSpace. We met at a KQED Education event last fall, and I wanted to hear more about his students’ music production projects, which reminded me of...
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Music & Dance at the East Bay Center for Performing Arts
This summer, KQED Education held a music and dance workshop for educators in partnership with the East Bay Center for Performing Arts in Richmond, a state-of-the-art space with multiple rehearsal...
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In the Studio with Rashidi Omari
Rashidi Omari is a performance artist, writer and educator at Destiny Arts Center, a violence prevention and arts education organization in Oakland. Growing up, hip-hop was an outlet that helped...
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“Wows and Wonders” at Glenview Elementary
Arts educator and recording artist Jahi recently shared an inspiring new video with us that gives an overview of his artist residency at Glenview Elementary School in Oakland, and his philosophy about...
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In the Studio with Kwesi Anku, Kwaku Manu, and Selasi Morgan
Kwesi Anku, Kwaku Manu, and Selasi Morgan are performing artists who teach at the East Bay Center for the Performing Arts in Richmond, CA and are members of the Bay Area’s West African Music &...
View ArticleMeet the Alphabet Rockers!
We recently met a group of educators known as the Alphabet Rockers and started jamming to their YouTube videos, including this one called Shape Rap that helps young students learn their shapes, and...
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Online Conversation on the State of Jazz Education
Grammy Award-winning musician and composer Esperanza Spalding is the star of a new generation of jazz musicians who are breaking down barriers and introducing new audiences to the world of jazz....
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In the Studio with Aisha Fukushima
Using the latest episode of KQED Art School, introduce your students to teaching artist Aisha Fukushima, who channels her love for hip hop into a social activist project called Raptivism, which...
View ArticleIn the Studio with American Nomad
American Nomad is a local band that finds inspiration in roots music and many other genres, and as singer-songwriter Shiloh Parkerson notes, their tunes are reminiscent of the days “when our country...
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