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Beats and Rhymes

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Description

Beats & Rhymes provides school-age kids the chance to experience making and recording music in a way they can relate to. Youth participating in the program learn technology skills in the area of music production and engineering, recording and releasing their own musical creations. Local schools and youth organizations partner with Beats & Rhymes to implement their own program and music groups. The program is designed to provide challenging, positive youth and career development opportunities for low income, culturally-diverse youth.

Goal / Mission

The mission of Beats & Rhymes is to provide schools and community centers with the knowledge and resources they need to implement their own successful program, and subsequent music group.

Impact

Beats & Rhymes teaches youth music-making skills through implementation in various Minneapolis after-school programs.

Results / Accomplishments

The program has produced and released 8 albums with the various groups it has developed. Participating youth learn recording techniques, studio etiquette, song arrangement and writing strategies, and other skills needed to develop a successful career in music production.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
YMCA Nellie Stone Johnson Beacon Center
Primary Contact
YMCA Nellie Stone Johnson Beacons Center
807 27th Ave. N
Minneapolis, MN 55411
612-668-2949
beatsandrhymes612@gmail.com
http://beatsandrhymes.org/contact/
Topics
Education / Childcare & Early Childhood Education
Community / Civic Engagement
Art & Recreation / Music
Organization(s)
YMCA Nellie Stone Johnson Beacon Center
Date of implementation
2007
Location
Minneapolis, MN
For more details
http://beatsandrhymes.org/
Target Audience
Children, Teens, Families, Racial/Ethnic Minorities

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A Good Idea meets the following HCI criteria:

  1. The program description includes: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program funding source, program implementation steps and outcomes.
  2. The program evaluation is limited to descriptive measure(s) of success/accomplishment (i.e., program participation rates, number of services/education sessions/radio messages provided). Note: oftentimes, the program has been newly implemented and a program evaluation has not yet been conducted. Programs that have not yet been evaluated, but which show promise in improving health or quality of life, are classified as Good Ideas until an evaluation is conducted.