Minneapolis Community Education

Terrell X’s adaptable Human Beat Boxing & Vocal Percussion: Your Body Is An Instrument residency is a one-of-a-kind experience. It features fun exercises delivered with a no-judgment approach. You will learn:

• Beat Box Basics: Where did it come from?; How does it fits into the basic structure of Hip-Hop culture?
• Passion & Proper Position: getting bodies moving; boosting awareness of body part/mouth movements; producing sounds similar to those made by professional Human Beat Boxers.
• Beat Box Vocab: identifying sounds and motions by name; developing and increasing skills in complex vocalization and intricate phrasing.
• Conscience and Confidence: raising comfort levels in public speaking and live performance; displaying potent stage presence.
• Strength & Stamina: building breath-control and improving timing; learning how to count “bars” and measures; holding the rhythm and taking control of their bodies.
• Leaders Follow, Too: identifying social cues; exploring teamwork through collaboration in music composition.
• Let’s Perform!: learning how to operate instrument technology (microphones, foot pedals/looper); composing music with the body from scratch.

Partnering with Compass