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Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5 Radio Club: Studio Visit
Students in Radio Club at Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5 came to the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh to visit our studio and to tour the museum. While in the studio, they learned how a radio station works and made recordings about what they’ve learned as well as made some beats using only pencils and their hands!
Live Music: Chad Elliott
From 4/26/14: Chad Elliott a native from Guthrie center, Iowa. Plays the guitar and writes poetry as he adds them to his original songs.
YES: La Escuelita Arcoiris
From 4/26/14: Students from La Escuelita Arcoiris sing and talk about their Spanish immersion school’s Salsita!
YES: Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestras
From 4/26/14: Our Youth Expression Showcase begins with Aleksandra Voinova (violin), Rebecca Rest (cello) and Katie Liu (piano) from the chamber music program.
YMAP 2013-14 Culminating Celebration at St. Agnes Hall
WQED Multimedia/Learning Innovation coverage of the April 25, 2014 Youth Media Advocacy Program (YMAP) culminating event celebrating the work of nearly 400 ninth graders at Pittsburgh Obama, Pittsburgh Brashear and Wilkinsburg during the 2013-2014 school year.
Sarah Heinz House Alumni Reflections 2014
In Spring of 2014, students involved in the Media Lab at Sarah Heinz House convened to conduct interviews with Sarah Heinz House alumni. While learning about digital audio recording, the students also discussed the importance of storytelling through the oral tradition and the impact of Sarah Heinz House on their lives and the lives of past participants. Over the course of 4 workshops, students created interview questions and interviewed alumni.
Mentoring Partnership: Future Focus
The Mentoring Partnership hosted its Future Focus: Take Your Mentee to Career Day conference on April 24, 2014. Mentees were given the tools and knowledge to help them prepare now for their future aspirations. Workshops and interactive activities helped students learn more about different careers and how they can begin to work toward their goals today.
Pittsburgh Spring Hill K-5 Radio Club: Radio Kits!
Today in Radio Club we learned how to build a working radio out of a kit! Students broke into groups or worked on their own to follow instructions on building a working radio.
The ZONE: Virtual DJ-ing 101
Students at The ZONE were introduced to the audio mixing software, Virtual DJ Pro, with which they used to alter various Pop and Disney songs, leaving their own personal mark on the likes of Frozen’s “Let It Go,” Arrested Development’s “Tennessee” and The Clash’s “I Fought the Law.”
Live Music: Steel City Harmonizers
From 4/19/14: The Steel City Harmonizers, a 25-member a capella chorus of the Pittsburgh Metro Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society. The chorus, which is all male, sings a variety of music in the traditional four-part barbershop style.
