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LANGSTON HUGHES
Making Our Own CD 2008
We had a great year with Langston Hughes and related poetry and song.
ACME
Anthony Curtis Music Education
Program: Making Our Own CD
2008 Annual Report
This year I launched the full program in three Richmond Public Schools: John B Cary, Chimborazo, and Miles Jones. The core texts used this year were The Dream Keeper and Other Poems by Langston Hughes. Also we used The Entrance Place of Wonders: Poems of the Harlem Renaissance. We also studied and recorded the Underground Railroad classic, “Harriet Tubman” by Walter Robinson. Additionally we recorded John Coltrane’s landmark song from May of 1959 “Giant Steps.”
This year the boys and girls of Chimborazo, Miles Jones, and John B Cary memorized, discussed, and recorded more than twenty (20) Langston Hughes poems, singing some, and narrating others. Over the course of the year we enriched our songs with examples from various important composers and singers, including Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Thelonius Monk, and most importantly John Coltrane. A total of ninety-one (91) certificates of completion were issued this year. Ten (10) Certificates of Appreciation were also issued to the supervisory staff. Also the winners of Artist of the Year and Runner-up Artist received awards.
This year Artist of the Year was won by fifth grader Diamon Polk, and Runner-up by Zaria Credle, both students of Chimborazo Elementary. Each of the students, staff, and principals also received a high quality CD containing fifty-one (51) tracks. The final CD and photos are all available online at: anthonycurtis.net/anthonycurtis.netacme.htm
Some of the outcomes of this program that I am pleased with are:
1 Increased reading and comprehension skills
2 Greater language articulation
3 Increased collaborative skills
4 Greater confidence and ease in groups
5 Increased problem solving skills
The initial reviews for the CD are glowing:
“Upon hearing “Po Girl Blues” I had shivers down my spine, and actually teared up.”
Jay Smack XL102.1
"A shining example of the diverse talents that reside within our public schools"
Joe Starsja Song Writer
Several local radio stations will be playing the CD and have extended an invitation to the some of the outstanding children and their parents to appear on the radio.
Finally I would like to thank all those who supported this program, especially Charles Hester, Gloria Redmond, Dena Green, Marie Myatt, Talmadge Richardson, and Principal Cheryl L. Burke.
Anthony Curtis
ACME President
ACME Annual Report 2008
Making Our Own CD 2008...................
Listen to Artist of the Year 2008 Diamon Polk, and runner-up Artist of the Year Zaria Credle. Congraulations Diamon and Zaria from Chimborazo, and to all you children, you all did very well!
Langston Hughes Poems an online collection of his poetry
17 Track 17 Diamon singing "Po Girl Blues"........................
18 Track 18 Shedarian reading "Long Time Ago".................
20 Track 20 Tamia reading "Alabama Earth"
01 Track 1 Mark reading "Democracy"
21 Track 21 Kristen reading "Prayer"
22 Track 22 Miles Jones Group singing "Dream Variations"
23 Track 23 Diamon singing acoustic "Po Girl Blues"
24 Track 24 Zaria singing "Harriet Tubman"
03 Track 3 04 Track 4 05 Track 5 06 Track 6 07 Track 7 08 Track 8 09 Track 9 11 Track 11 12 Track 12 13 Track 13 14 Track 14 15 Track 15 16 Track 16
25 Track 25 26 Track 26 27 Track 27 28 Track 28 29 Track 29 30 Track 30 31 Track 31 32 Track 32 33 Track 33 34 Track 34 35 Track 35 36 Track 36 37 Track 37 38 Track 38 39 Track 39 40 Track 40 41 Track 41 42 Track 42 43 Track 43 44 Track 44 45 Track 45 46 Track 46 47 Track 47 48 Track 48 49 Track 49 50 Track 50 51 Track 51
ACME Awards Video May 29, 2008
Check out some of the Chimborazo fun. Principal Burke, Gloria Redmond, and others join us. Thanks to Joan Kalyan-Curtis for videography and editing.
ACME Programs:
1 Making Our Own CD! Langston Hughes
2 Making Our Own Show! From the Harlem Renaissance to the Civil Rights Movement (Martin Luther King Jr. Special)
3 Making Our Own Podcast/Video!
4 Making Our Own Band!
To Contact ACME email us at:
ACME Founder Anthony Curtis with Runner-up Zaria Credle and Artist of the Year Diamon Polk
also Kristin Fountain
ACME Programs:
1 Making Our Own CD! Langston Hughes
2 Making Our Own Show! From the Harlem Renaissance to the Civil Rights Movement (Martin Luther King Special)
3 Making Our Own Podcast/Video!
4 Making Our Own Band!
To Contact ACME email us at:
ACME Founder Anthony Curtis with Runner-up Zaria Credle and Artist of the Year Diamon Polk
also Kristin Fountain
ACME 2008 "Making Our Own CD!"
Anthony Curtis Music Education Richmond Virginia 2008 ACME email ACME
