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let’s give it up for pink hawks and the
let’s give it up for pink hawks and the students of vocal Coalition in an
students of vocal Coalition in an
students of vocal Coalition in an increasingly divided world making music
increasingly divided world making music
increasingly divided world making music can be a space for commonality an
can be a space for commonality an
can be a space for commonality an opportunity to understand shared ideas
opportunity to understand shared ideas
opportunity to understand shared ideas across cultural lines and like the final
across cultural lines and like the final
across cultural lines and like the final lyrics to the song you just heard
lyrics to the song you just heard
lyrics to the song you just heard tenemos el poder transformed our last
tenemos el poder transformed our last
tenemos el poder transformed our last frontier ‘as we can use our power
frontier ‘as we can use our power
frontier ‘as we can use our power through music to transform orders it’s a
through music to transform orders it’s a
through music to transform orders it’s a beautiful thing when it happens like
beautiful thing when it happens like
beautiful thing when it happens like that but while music has this power to
that but while music has this power to
that but while music has this power to transform and unites it more commonly
transform and unites it more commonly
transform and unites it more commonly divides now not divides like today’s
divides now not divides like today’s
divides now not divides like today’s hot-button issues exactly but it does
hot-button issues exactly but it does
hot-button issues exactly but it does provide a general stratification of
provide a general stratification of
provide a general stratification of cultures think with me for a second what
cultures think with me for a second what
cultures think with me for a second what is the audience makeup at a bluegrass
is the audience makeup at a bluegrass
is the audience makeup at a bluegrass concert who goes to an indie rock show
concert who goes to an indie rock show
concert who goes to an indie rock show who attends the Opera who shows up at a
who attends the Opera who shows up at a
who attends the Opera who shows up at a hip-hop concert consider how you reacted
hip-hop concert consider how you reacted
hip-hop concert consider how you reacted to the performance you just heard
to the performance you just heard
to the performance you just heard perhaps the style of music was
perhaps the style of music was
perhaps the style of music was unfamiliar to you or maybe the whopping
unfamiliar to you or maybe the whopping
unfamiliar to you or maybe the whopping low style guitar and the Spanish lyrics
low style guitar and the Spanish lyrics
low style guitar and the Spanish lyrics no matter Archie horns had you feeling
no matter Archie horns had you feeling
no matter Archie horns had you feeling right at home perhaps you caught
right at home perhaps you caught
right at home perhaps you caught yourself in a moment of self-awareness
yourself in a moment of self-awareness
yourself in a moment of self-awareness faced with a choice either lean in and
faced with a choice either lean in and
faced with a choice either lean in and engage the music with your heart and
engage the music with your heart and
engage the music with your heart and your mind let me be lean back hang back
your mind let me be lean back hang back
your mind let me be lean back hang back wait politely until the song is over as
wait politely until the song is over as
wait politely until the song is over as a music teacher its instances like these
a music teacher its instances like these
a music teacher its instances like these that make me wonder what music are we
that make me wonder what music are we
that make me wonder what music are we teaching in schools today
teaching in schools today
teaching in schools today or better yet whose music are we
or better yet whose music are we
or better yet whose music are we teaching I think it’s important to take
teaching I think it’s important to take
teaching I think it’s important to take a moment and think about how we got here
a moment and think about how we got here
a moment and think about how we got here the music that we like to listen to is
the music that we like to listen to is
the music that we like to listen to is based on a whole host of factors but
based on a whole host of factors but
based on a whole host of factors but research shows that familiarity is a
research shows that familiarity is a
research shows that familiarity is a central reason why we like or dislike a
central reason why we like or dislike a
central reason why we like or dislike a song so let’s let’s unpack this musical
song so let’s let’s unpack this musical
song so let’s let’s unpack this musical familiarity factor for just in
familiarity factor for just in
familiarity factor for just in first as we are growing up we normalize
first as we are growing up we normalize
first as we are growing up we normalize music based on our environment like what
music based on our environment like what
music based on our environment like what our families and peers listen to it sort
our families and peers listen to it sort
our families and peers listen to it sort of sets our palate and second we’re
of sets our palate and second we’re
of sets our palate and second we’re drawn to music with lyrical content that
drawn to music with lyrical content that
drawn to music with lyrical content that resonates with our daily lives songs
resonates with our daily lives songs
resonates with our daily lives songs that use words that we might use or
that use words that we might use or
that use words that we might use or songs that express our worldviews
songs that express our worldviews
songs that express our worldviews next we’re drawn to music like
next we’re drawn to music like
next we’re drawn to music like instruments and sounds the instruments
instruments and sounds the instruments
instruments and sounds the instruments and sounds matter deeply to us the style
and sounds matter deeply to us the style
and sounds matter deeply to us the style of singing and speaking that’s employed
of singing and speaking that’s employed
of singing and speaking that’s employed and without turning this into a music
and without turning this into a music
and without turning this into a music theory lesson it’s important to
theory lesson it’s important to
theory lesson it’s important to acknowledge that the rhythmic and
acknowledge that the rhythmic and
acknowledge that the rhythmic and melodic and harmonic qualities also
melodic and harmonic qualities also
melodic and harmonic qualities also correlate to this familiar factor
correlate to this familiar factor
correlate to this familiar factor finally familiarity is strengthened by
finally familiarity is strengthened by
finally familiarity is strengthened by the music that we hear in the places we
the music that we hear in the places we
the music that we hear in the places we spend time like school the gym
spend time like school the gym
spend time like school the gym the club restaurants and shops that we
the club restaurants and shops that we
the club restaurants and shops that we patronize or in the movies and TV shows
patronize or in the movies and TV shows
patronize or in the movies and TV shows that we watch now of course there are
that we watch now of course there are
that we watch now of course there are outliers and exceptions here and of
outliers and exceptions here and of
outliers and exceptions here and of course many people do cross music
course many people do cross music
course many people do cross music cultural lines by swimming upstream of
cultural lines by swimming upstream of
cultural lines by swimming upstream of this familiarity factor but most of us
this familiarity factor but most of us
this familiarity factor but most of us don’t
don’t
don’t most of us without even realizing it
most of us without even realizing it
most of us without even realizing it bolster our own cultural identity by
bolster our own cultural identity by
bolster our own cultural identity by choosing similar music to listen to
choosing similar music to listen to
choosing similar music to listen to every day it’s like there’s some
every day it’s like there’s some
every day it’s like there’s some continuum somewhere between how familiar
continuum somewhere between how familiar
continuum somewhere between how familiar the music is to us and how we identify
the music is to us and how we identify
the music is to us and how we identify as people navigating the world I think
as people navigating the world I think
as people navigating the world I think it’s important to acknowledge potential
it’s important to acknowledge potential
it’s important to acknowledge potential problems here with this phenomenon when
problems here with this phenomenon when
problems here with this phenomenon when we discern that we like certain types of
we discern that we like certain types of
we discern that we like certain types of music we also usually decide that we
music we also usually decide that we
music we also usually decide that we dislike other types of music and in and
dislike other types of music and in and
dislike other types of music and in and of itself this is not a problem but what
of itself this is not a problem but what
of itself this is not a problem but what we’ve started to notice is that by
we’ve started to notice is that by
we’ve started to notice is that by discounting certain types of music we’re
discounting certain types of music we’re
discounting certain types of music we’re often unknowingly discounting the people
often unknowingly discounting the people
often unknowingly discounting the people making the music realizing this issue my
making the music realizing this issue my
making the music realizing this issue my friend and fellow music educator Katie
friend and fellow music educator Katie
friend and fellow music educator Katie lachemann and I formed vocal coalition
lachemann and I formed vocal coalition
lachemann and I formed vocal coalition it brings teenagers together from across
it brings teenagers together from across
it brings teenagers together from across the Denver metro area to explore and
the Denver metro area to explore and
the Denver metro area to explore and perform music that confronts their
perform music that confronts their
perform music that confronts their personal musical identities while also
personal musical identities while also
personal musical identities while also giving them a chance to seeing music
giving them a chance to seeing music
giving them a chance to seeing music from cultures that are different than
from cultures that are different than
from cultures that are different than their own for some of our students the
their own for some of our students the
their own for some of our students the song you just heard is close to their
song you just heard is close to their
song you just heard is close to their cultural identity but this next song
cultural identity but this next song
cultural identity but this next song from any of them what’s pour into them
from any of them what’s pour into them
from any of them what’s pour into them please welcome
please welcome
please welcome trout steak revival
trout steak revival
trout steak revival [Applause]
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[Applause] [Music]
[Music]
[Music] we’ll miss blowing outside bread
we’ll miss blowing outside bread
we’ll miss blowing outside bread crystals up and over the divine we
crystals up and over the divine we
crystals up and over the divine we travel down the highway 200
the tail and all his Pakistan I smell
the tail and all his Pakistan I smell pies or cool water to fill that girl
[Music]
[Music] just me
it is a powerful thing to watch students
it is a powerful thing to watch students fall in love with the type of music that
fall in love with the type of music that
fall in love with the type of music that was completely foreign to them if you
was completely foreign to them if you
was completely foreign to them if you ask most of these singers they weren’t
ask most of these singers they weren’t
ask most of these singers they weren’t exactly seeking out bluegrass music in
exactly seeking out bluegrass music in
exactly seeking out bluegrass music in their free time but after working with
their free time but after working with
their free time but after working with trout stake revival on a song about
trout stake revival on a song about
trout stake revival on a song about Colorado place we all share it’s now
Colorado place we all share it’s now
Colorado place we all share it’s now music they completely call their own
music they completely call their own
music they completely call their own when we look at different types of music
when we look at different types of music
when we look at different types of music we often find common themes like
we often find common themes like
we often find common themes like relationships family spirituality and in
relationships family spirituality and in
relationships family spirituality and in the case of Colorado River home one of
the case of Colorado River home one of
the case of Colorado River home one of the most beautiful things about
the most beautiful things about
the most beautiful things about facilitating these collaborations isn’t
facilitating these collaborations isn’t
facilitating these collaborations isn’t just how the artists inspire the
just how the artists inspire the
just how the artists inspire the students it’s how the students inspire
students it’s how the students inspire
students it’s how the students inspire the artists it’s this culture of
the artists it’s this culture of
the artists it’s this culture of collaboration between the two that
collaboration between the two that
collaboration between the two that really gives me faith in the future so
really gives me faith in the future so
really gives me faith in the future so go go this into a concert take in music
go go this into a concert take in music
go go this into a concert take in music that you wouldn’t normally seek out and
that you wouldn’t normally seek out and
that you wouldn’t normally seek out and honor your own musical and cultural
honor your own musical and cultural
honor your own musical and cultural heritage by experiencing the music you
heritage by experiencing the music you
heritage by experiencing the music you love the most live together with these
love the most live together with these
love the most live together with these artists and these young people leading
artists and these young people leading
artists and these young people leading the way we can create a future that is
the way we can create a future that is
the way we can create a future that is more empathetic and more connected and
more empathetic and more connected and
more empathetic and more connected and filled with music we leave you today
filled with music we leave you today
filled with music we leave you today with a performance by the Colorado
with a performance by the Colorado
with a performance by the Colorado Springs based hip hop duo the reminders
I think you’ll find that their music
I think you’ll find that their music illustrates some universal ideals as it
illustrates some universal ideals as it
illustrates some universal ideals as it turns out we are all different and we’re
turns out we are all different and we’re
turns out we are all different and we’re all the same and music can be something
all the same and music can be something
all the same and music can be something that truly transforms and brings us
that truly transforms and brings us
that truly transforms and brings us together if we let it let’s give it up
together if we let it let’s give it up
together if we let it let’s give it up to the reminders
to the reminders
to the reminders [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] thank you for being curious and
thank you for being curious and
thank you for being curious and wonderful being here with us today we
wonderful being here with us today we
wonderful being here with us today we appreciate you
appreciate you
appreciate you here’s already baby
here’s already baby
here’s already baby you’re feeling you’re ready
you’re feeling you’re ready
you’re feeling you’re ready [Music]
I can feel it
I can feel it [Music]
are you shinin
are you shinin I can feel it
I can feel it
I can feel it no matter what people say yes in the
no matter what people say yes in the
no matter what people say yes in the middle all over I am shining like the
middle all over I am shining like the
middle all over I am shining like the Stars I can feel it
Stars I can feel it
Stars I can feel it [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
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