Time for Change: Black History Month Resources

This October, in celebration of Black History Month, Southampton and Isle of Wight Music Hubs are delivering workshops in over 20 schools in the region: writing rap lyrics on the 2022 UK theme for BHM ‘Time for Change: Action not Words’. Lyrics from these songs will be brought together by local artists to create one performance track shared back with everyone who took part and featured at our schools hip-hop event in January in MAST Mayflower Studios.

The original song this term was composed and brought together by local artist and regular music hub partner deliverer @JT_UK_, and produced by @Lovemade_Muru another local artist.  You can find the resources for our BHM rap project  in the Everybody Sing Song Bank if you would like to have a go at this at home or in school.
The weekly music hub digital resource content has been featuring songs by important black musicians over the past few weeks through a wealth of content in our 10 Minute Sign & Sing (KS2+) and 5 Minute Rhythm & Rhyme (EYFS and KS1) channels. You can head over the 10 Minute Sign & Sing YouTube channel and use the Black History Month playlist or search ‘Black History Month’ in the songbank to enjoy learning to sing, sign or do some body percussion to one of the many tracks there.

Nia Collins, Strategic Planning & Programme Manager and Isle of Wight Hub Lead, says:

"For us BHM is not just about October so all of these resources we are creating will have a lasting legacy as part of other projects and content being made use of throughout the year and onwards"