This one of the the first tracks from Heritage Afterschool Music Production.
The assignment was to create a New York City anthem.
Students Alan Martinez and Kindu Baker took it to the next level.
After considering the metaphor of New York as the "Big Apple," Alan posed the question, "What about the worms?'
This inquiry spawned the creation of a song bearing the title "Worms."
Click on the Flash Player below to listen to the track in its entirety!
Credits:
Written by K. Baker, A. Martinez, S. Sellers
Co-Produced by A. Martinez and S. Sellers
Music Production and Song Writing
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Welcome to one of Working Playground's Network Artspace blogs!
"Dedication" by JHS Afterschool, 2007
This blog is part of an afterschool Music Production My New York model program at Heritage High School. We meet twice a week on Mondays and Fridays in the heart of El Barrio. The class is guided by a Foundation Statement, which seeks to explore an essential question that grounds our artistic work;
"(Not) My New York" -
Music Production with Sam Sellers
Uptown/Downtown. Mets/Yankees.
Tenements/Condominiums. Cabs/Trains.
Briefcases/Brooms. Grafitti/Guggeneheim.
Grannies/Nannies.
How many opposing forces can you think of on the planet NYC?
The basic question might revolve around "my New York." But a large part of self-realization is found in gaining insight into the world of "others." Our goal will be locate our cultural, political and social positions and juxtapose them with what we're not. Through the craft of Spoken Word we will write and perform poetry, take it to the stage and the streets, become notetakers on life and visit the disparate worlds that co-exist in this city. We will also be responsible for organizing, promoting and producing all of this year's New Design Poetry Slams.
Find out where "Your NY" fits into the jigsaw puzzle of cityscape.
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