Fresh Beats A Standards-Based Hip-Hop Curriculum

This groundbreaking program is a resource for secondary general music classes, designed to help teachers involve more students in their programs. The book is fully reproducible and includes information and resources to acquaint teachers with hip-hop music and culture, as well as easy-to-use lessons that teach the National Standards for Music Education.

The curriculum will engage students while enhancing their musical and critical thinking skills as they learn about the history of hip-hop and its role in society, listen to and critique popular music, write their own rap songs, and learn to compose and perform drumbeats using the accompanying CD.

Contents:
About Fresh Beats
Alignment with National Standards  
How to Use Fresh Beats  
History and Culture  
Hip-Hop Beginnings  
Hip-Hop -- Emergence and Evolution  
Hip-Hop: 1980s  
The 1990s and the Rise of Gang Rap  
2000s and Beyond  
For Further Reading  
Lesson: Beginnings of Hip-Hop  
Writing Prompt  
Artist Profiles: Kool Herc; Grandmaster Flash; Afrika Bambaataa  
Artist Summary  
Hip-Hop Beginnings
Worksheet  
Evaluation  
Worksheet Answer Key  
Lesson: Hip-Hop -- Breakthrough and Evolution  
Artist Profiles: Sugarhill Gang; Kurtis Blow; RUN-DMC  
Artist Summary  
Worksheet  
Evaluation  
Evaluation: Compare and Contrast  
Worksheet
Answer Key  
Compare and Contrast Sample
Answers  
Lesson: Hip-Hop during the 1980s  
The Rise of Pop Rap  
Writing Prompt  
Song Topics  
Artist Profiles: The Fresh Prince; MC Hammer  
Artist Summary  
Worksheet  
Evaluation  
Compare and Contrast  
Song Topics
Answer Key  
Worksheet
Answer Key  
Compare and Contrast Sample
Answers  
Lesson: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Hip-Hop Meets Television  
Worksheet  
Worksheet Sample Answers  
Lesson: Hip-Hop During the 1990s: The Rise and Fall of Gang Rap  
Writing Prompt  
Artist Profiles: Tupac Shakur; The Notorious B.I.G.  
Artist Summary  
Worksheet  
Letter Template  
Worksheet
Answer Key  
Letter
Model Response  
Lesson: Women in Hip-Hop  
Opening Activity  
Artist Profiles: Queen Latifah; Lauryn Hill; Salt-N-Pepa  
Artist Summary  
Worksheet  
Evaluation  
Compare and Contrast  
Answer Key  
Women in Hip-Hop  
Compare and Contrast Sample
Answers  
Final Exam  
Final Exam
Answer Key  
Hip-Hop Interview Project  
Songwriting  
Lesson: Class Song  
Worksheet  
Model Response  
Lesson: Introduction Song  
Worksheet  
Model Response  
Lesson: Song for Change -- Preparation  Story Summary  Planning  
Lesson: Song for Change  
Worksheet  
Model Response  
Recording  
Drum Set  
Lesson: Basic Rock/Hip-Hop Beat  
Worksheet  
Playing Test  
Lesson: Beat #2  
Worksheet  
Playing Test  
Lesson: Drum Set Composition  
Playing Test