Hip Hop pedagogies are consistently being implemented into public schools throughout the country however, few resources exist for the music classroom. This session focuses on practical Hip Hop activities which are designed around improvisation and freestyle, and are facilitated through a culturally responsive and sustaining framework. This session will include curricular resources and instrumental Hip Hop beats for classroom use. No experience is required and all that is needed is a willingness to experience a unique form of teaching and learning in order to better serve the needs of our diverse student population.
Target Audience
Elementary music and General Music teachers
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Clinician Info
Tony Sauza
Education through Music - Los Angeles
Tony Sauza is a music educator from Los Angeles and is currently an Instructional Supervisor with Education through Music – Los Angeles. He has taught elementary music, along with music education courses at the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at California State University Long Beach. Tony also taught secondary music and most recently worked for the music education nonprofit, Music Will (formerly Little Kids Rock) as the Associate Director of Teaching & Learning. Tony received his bachelor’s degree from UCLA in Ethnomusicology and earned his masters degree in Afro-Latin Music from California State University Los Angeles. His current focus is around Hip Hop Education and Social Emotional Learning. He loves music from around the world and is a vocal supporter of recreational music making, music therapy, and exploring culturally sustaining and responsive pedagogies within the music classroom.