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In this beginning-intermediate series, you will go step by step into hip-hop culture, practice writing and rhyming, and write several hooks and choruses.
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Published Date
May 22, 2026
Warmups & Practice
Playing Together as a Group
Listening Skills
Songwriting
Improvisation
Rhythms
Instrument Technique
HIDE BANNER
UNIT LESSONS (28)
HIDE PANEL
Lesson 01Call and Response Warmup
Lesson 02Learn About the History of Hip-Hop with Pinqy Ring
Lesson 03Learn About the Five Elements of Hip-Hop
Lesson 04Play the Word Association Game
Lesson 05Counting Bars
Lesson 06Play the Musical Bars Game
Lesson 07Write Bars Using a Template
Lesson 08Practicing Rhyming with the "Yeah Yeah!" Game
Lesson 09Write Using Multi-Syllable Rhymes
Lesson 10Using Slant Rhymes
Lesson 11Brainstorming Topic Ideas
Lesson 12Creating Titles
Lesson 13Get Lyrical Inspiration from a Beat
Lesson 14Write a Hook Using Scatting
Lesson 15Play-Along: Beat by J. Rawls
Lesson 16Play-Along: Beat by Unlearn the World
Lesson 17Reflection
Lesson 18Write a Twelve Bar Verse Using a Template
Lesson 19Twelve Bar Example
Lesson 20Writing Tips
Lesson 21Editing Your Raps
Lesson 22Rehearsal Tips
Lesson 23Expressing Emotions
Lesson 24Holding the Microphone
Lesson 25Stage Presence
Lesson 26Play-Along: Rap Affirmations
Lesson 27Create Your Own Rap Affirmations
Lesson 28What to Do Now that You're an Emcee?
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