Arts, Beats & Tech workstation is aimed at youth with the purpose of enriching educational goals as embodied by STEAM through the production of music. Opportunities to teach a variety of subjects beyond sound and music include basic physics, math and creative entrepreneurship.

Prerequisites

  • This is a beginner-friendly course, no previous experience is required.

Who is this course for?

  • This workshop is for K-12 students seeking to learn about extended reality and immersive media tech and their applications.

How will it help me?

  • We seek ways to expose youth to immersive media technologies.  We believe the best way to prepare our future immersive story tellers and creative entrepreneurs is by giving them first-hand experience using the extended reality tools.

Put creativity front and center.

Course Overview

Online Tutorials

4

HOURS OF LESSONS / WEEK

The GRX Immersive Labs Arts, Beats & Tech workstation aims at youth to enrich educational goals embodied by STEAM through music production.

Opportunities to teach various subjects beyond sound and music include history, reading (ELA), math, and creative entrepreneurship.

Curriculum Breakdown

  • Students develop an understanding of the historical contributions and cultural dimensions of music. Students analyze the role of music in past and present cultures worldwide, noting cultural diversity as it relates to music, musicians, composers, and producers.

  • Students develop the skills for processing, analyzing, and responding to sensory information through the primary language and skills unique to music. Students read basic drum notation to listen to, analyze, and describe music and other aural sounds using a basic set of music terms.

  • Reading basic drum notation to listen to, analyze, and describe music and other aural sounds using a basic set of music terms. Students utilize clapping, tapping, and vocalizing primary 4/4 rhythms as they relate to drumming sequences which are then transferred to a drum sequencer.

  • Students and educators learn how to engage with basic skills sets of how to interact and engage in virtual (XR) spaces.

Details

 Who is this course for?

This workshop is for K-12 students seeking to learn about extended reality and immersive media tech and their applications.

How will it help me?

We seek ways to expose youth to immersive media technologies.  We believe the best way to prepare our future immersive story tellers and creative entrepreneurs is by giving them first-hand experience using the extended reality tools.

 

Ambassador - John “Yaw” Agyepong

 

Course Love + Testimonials

  • Amrahu M. Ibraheem DOO/Educating Young Minds

    “The kids really enjoyed the summer program and they were able to express themselves through the curriculum experience making their own content”

Pricing

$0

FREE

Sign-up at https://www.verizon.com/learning/ar-vr-apps

 
 

Frequently Asked Questions

  • If you are an educator for middle or high school students seeking to enhance your classroom curriculum with immersive media and tech, this workstation is for you.

  • Facilitators lead sessions and give students hands-on experience with exploring and creating immersive media tech.

  • After purchasing you’ll be connected with a member of the GRX Immersive Labs team to customize your program.