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Language Arts (by Rhythm Rhyme Results, Children's Music)

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Rap CD teaches English with cool beats and memorable lyrics.

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Parents need to know that this imaginative CD, part of the Rhythm Rhyme Results educational rap music series, teaches English in an unforgettable rap format that actually sounds authentic. There's no objectionable content to worry about for younger kids, and parents may find them useful too, for helping with homework.

Positive messages: Excellent messages about developing verbal and writing skills while having fun making music with your friends.
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What's the story?
Relaying a message with music isn't new. But deconstructing the more complex material in middle-school curricula, and teaching those concepts via clever music and lyrics, has never worked all that well -- until now. As on the other offerings in the series, LANGUAGE ARTS offers four versions of each song. The "Original Track" presents the complete song at its normal tempo, the "Downtempo Track" presents the complete song at a reduced tempo, the "Recall Track™" feature eliminates key words and phrases from the lyrics, and the "Instrumental Track" provides a karaoke-style version without lead vocals.

Is it any good?

Is it any good?
 
The genius of the Rhythm Rhyme Results series lies partly in the care taken to identify crucial concepts, and partly in the talent applied to presenting them in musical form. The Language Arts CD presents ten lessons, including "Verb Tense," "Parts of Speech," and "Figurative Language," set to music that is clever, contemporary, and beautifully performed and produced. The motivational "Sit Down & Write" is a highlight that sums up the importance of the written word for scribes of all ages.

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Released on: April 3, 2008
Genre: Children's Music
This review was written by Kathi Kamen Goldmark
 
 

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