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| Kelly Miller Middle school winners with their "My Life is Free" |
In 2009, I had the pleasure of working with students from Kelly Miller Middle School in DC, helping them craft poetry into songs. They performed and competed in a regional competition against other middle-schoolers, and the kids I taught won first place! The experience was great, only an hour two days a week and an opportunity to bring arts to some of the area's most at-risk youth. I recommend it for anyone who is a songwriter, musician and committed to uplifting our kids. Here is the call for artists below. Apply to the email address below. Peace, Moon
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DC SCORES builds
teams through after-school programs for over 800 DC youth at 27 schools by
instilling self-expression, physical fitness, and a sense of community. For people who believe in a well-rounded
childhood, DC SCORES is the quality, team-based approach providing youth with
the arts, athletics, and academics that will engage, enrich, and improve their
lives. DC SCORES accomplishes this in an innovative model combining poetry and spoken
word, soccer, and service-learning year-round. We have worked with over 6,000
students since our founding in 1994 and we aim to serve EVERY child in the
District deserving of a team who does not have one. DC SCORES is an affiliate
of America SCORES, with organizations in 14 cities.
This season our young people have been led by
their writing coaches (teachers) through a curriculum filled with poetry and
song writing lessons. As a music
specialist you will be assisting them as they turn their writing into three
group performance pieces to be performed at our city-wide Poetry Slam! November
30th and December 1st.
Responsibilities & Duties
- Lead eight-
60 minute sessions with middle school students.
- Collaborate with DC SCORES staff and
coaches to implement the program and supervise students.
- Plan and conduct song writing workshops
with students using their songs/poems already written to create three
polished performance pieces.
- Provide opportunities for each student to
demonstrate work and have a part/voice in the performance.
- Bring or create the music for the performance
pieces.
- Collaborate with DC SCORES coaches to prepare
students to perform their music at the Poetry Slam!.
· Provide DC SCORES with
a verbal/written summary of each session, a copy of students work, and a copy
of the music on a CD.
· Provide
DC SCORES with a background check and TB test prior to October 13th.
Dates of Employment:
October 18th – November 18th,
2011
Location(s)/Days/Times (choose one):
All sessions are from 3:45 – 4:45pm
- Cesar Chavez PCS-Parkside Campus – Tuesdays and Thursdays
- Lincoln Middle School – Mondays and Wednesdays
- Johnson Middle School – Mondays and Wednesdays
- Kelly Miller Middle School – Tuesdays and Thursdays
- MacFarland middle School – Mondays and Wednesdays
- Oyster-Adams Bilingual School – Mondays and Wednesdays
Compensation: The Music
Specialist will be paid $50 per session and an additional $100 for the performance
of the three students’ songs.
