MC-ing & Rap workshop
The MC-ing & Rap workshop leaders | The MC-ing & Rap workshop | Customer comments | Scheme of work | Certified qualification | Evidence of participation | Booking
Learn the art of writing and delivering your own raps in various styles; Hip Hop, Drum & Bass, Garage and Break-beat to name a few of the styles explored in this workshop. Participants get to perform their "piece" with the help of a professional MC. Beat-boxing also included.
The MC-ing & Rap workshop leaders
Our MC-tutors have been rapping professionally for many years in clubs, events, festivals and youth groups as well as for recorded and session, work. They have performed live with bands, for the BBC and recorded albums and written lyrical content for songs. Like all our other experienced tutors, our MC tutors have worked extensively with young people in schools and community projects and are very skilled at engaging and interacting with young learners.
The MC-ing & Rap workshop
Learn to build self-confidence through performance and unlock creativity. Literacy skills are used to compile self-written "pieces" to backing tracks and technical skills used when recording. Personal and social development is encouraged through team-work, performing as a crew and expressing thoughts and feelings through music/lyrics.
Young people are encouraged to focus their writing (of raps) on subjects important to them and in support of current events, affairs and causes they may wish to get involved in. For example if a local community or charity event is taking place, they may wish to use MC-ing as a way to get involved and express their feelings on the issues.
Customer comments
"I was slightly nervous about doing this as a team building activity, especially running it at 8.30 in the morning! But it was a huge success. With the ice-breaker Matt and Adam dispelled any awkwardness and by the end of it we had to prise the microphone away from some of them!" - Jane Roberts, Communications Manager, ABN AMRO
Scheme of work
Principal purpose:
- Encourage people to gain confidence in performing and creativity
Benefits include:
- Compiling a self written music piece to a backing track and possibly recording the final project
Highlights of the workshop:
- Working as a team (crew) and getting to perform their final piece together.
All participants will have the opportunity to:
- Be creative and express feelings and thoughts through music and lyrics
Certified qualification
Top Dog Certificate of Achievement in MC-ING
All of our workshops are accredited with a certificate that all partakers can take away with them at the end as proof of their participation and to mark their achievement in learning a new skill.
Evidence of participation
Many youth schemes require evidence of learners' participation and achievements in wider learning projects to contribute to the young persons file or CV. Top Dog support this by providing other supporting evidence of participation in addition to the Top Dog Certificate of Achievement. Available for this workshop are:
- Recordings of the performances when recording equipment is available
- Lyrics of self composed raps
- Records of attendance and evaluation/feedback forms are completed by all participants