Key Stage 3
A rap used by Friends of the earth and written by Max Wheeler of Dirty Diggers to inspire kids to write their own rap lyrics about the importance of protecting the environment. Full version with looping and backing track only options. (c) Charanga 2009.
Official classification: Interactive Activities, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Rapping, Curriculum support, The Environment, Charanga, Climate, Rap Activities, Hip Hop Coach
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Chorus of a rap written by Max Wheeler of the Dirty Diggers used by Friends of the Earth ( FOE ) to inspire kids to write their own rap lyrics about the importance of protecting the environment. (c) Charanga 2009.
Official classification: Interactive Activities, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Rapping, Curriculum support, The Environment, Charanga, Climate, Rap Activities, Hip Hop Coach
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Short video clip (1 min.) with footage of the Space Shuttle and man-made constructions in orbit around the Earth.
KS2/3 idea: Music is only used during the last few seconds of this clip. Discuss with pupils the musical characteristics of this music (consider the musical elements pitch, timbre etc.) and how it relates to images of space. Then get pupils to extend the idea into a one-minute music track that could be used throughout the clip.
Clip from the Roland Collection of Film on Art (www.rolandcollection.com). Used with kind permission of Anthony Roland.
Official classification: Space, Painting, Paintings, Video, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Curriculum support, The Roland Collection of Films on Art
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This is a spoken factual presentation , with pause/play/rewind controls, about the evolution of Hip Hop production. There is a synchronised onscreen text transcript with interactive glossary terms. There are also relevant audio clips, photographs and lyrics excerpts. Topics explored are: political discord, cut up sampling, G-funk and the West Coast sound.
Official classification: Interactive Activities, Presentation Animations, Key Stage 3, Curriculum support, Charanga, Hip Hop Coach
Tags: Hip Hop, Public Enemy, De La Soul, 3 Feet High And Rising, Bring the Noise