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DocuSign Envelope ID:3A2943C2-EE76-446E-9116-3566395E1533 <br /> Teacher's Guide to Sankofa:African American Music from Spirituals to <br /> Hip Hop <br /> Greetings Teachers, <br /> The Beast is excited about performing at your school. We can't wait to share our <br /> genre-bending Hip Hop and Jazz curriculum with your students and faculty—we always <br /> have a fun time! In this guide, we've provided you with some resources to prepare you <br /> and your students for our performance. Please feel free to use any of the information to <br /> give your students a bit of background to the program. <br /> This is an interactive performance,which relies on participation and volunteers, <br /> so be prepared—we might even call on you teachers? Please let your students know that <br /> they are welcome to clap or sing along with us if they like. There will be times in the <br /> show when we will need them to be calm, quiet, and attentive so that we can deliver the <br /> teaching points for each genre we cover. We will use time-tested West African call-and- <br /> response phrases"AGO! AME!"to bring the group into focus if they get too riled. <br /> Objectives: <br /> By the end of this workshop/performance students will be able to: <br /> 1. Identify the several styles of African American music. <br /> 2. Define common musical themes across various American musical styles, <br /> including: improvisation, storytelling and call& response. <br /> 3. Understand how music relates to history and culture. <br /> 4. Recognize different styles of music by sound, <br /> SANKOFA: African American Music from Spirituals to Hip Hop <br /> Performance <br /> a. The Beast performs 2 original songs, illustrating our genre-bending work. <br /> b. Griot—introduce students to the West African Griot/Deli---a historian and <br /> musician who used the oral tradition to communicate stories. <br /> Spirituals-Storytelling <br /> a. Political/historical significance of Spirituals <br /> b. African origins/use of coded language <br /> c. The Beast live performance—"Wade in the Water" <br /> d. Lyrics/music analysis, socio-political impact <br /> e. Emphasize storytelling <br /> The Blues--Storytelling <br />