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"The Hip-Hop Education Guidebook: Volumne 1"
Call it "Schoolhouse Rock" for the hip-hop generation. Some teenagers grooving to rap lyrics on their iPods are actually learning math, science, and civics. Today, we debate the growing trend of hip-hop as a learning tool in the classroom. Also: French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet loves the voice and opera. His latest album, called "Opera Without Words," contains 10 transcriptions of operatic pieces. He shares highlights with us today.
Rhyme and Reason
How do you get teens to memorize new vocabulary words or mathematical equations as easily as hip-hop lyrics? You can start by using hip-hop in the classroom. Today, we debate its effectiveness with Marcella Runell, co-creator of "The Hip-Hop Education Guidebook: Volume 1," and Dr. David E. Kirkland, Assistant Professor ...
Thibaudet's Opera without Words
French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet loves opera so much that he once appeared at the Met in Giordano's "Fedora," playing (literally) the part of the pianist Boleslao Lazinski. He joins us to share his latest album of operatic transcriptions called "Opera Without Words."