ENGAGING OUR YOUTH
WITH MUSIC & ARTS
Our youth music programs are designed to achieve specific outcomes and objectives. Our ethos and methods that align with current industry standards and practices.
We partner with relevant stakeholders, organisations and communities to create programs that are tailored to individual and specific needs so as to make a real-world difference to the lives of young people from all backgrounds.
- HOOPS & JAMS -
YOUTH ENGAGEMENT & CRIME DIVERSION
HIP HOP CULTURE & 3X3 STREETBALL
Is a youth crime diversion program that combines 3x3 Basketball, Hip Hop & Street Culture. This program was developed by Rhythm Arts North founder Taciano Cavalcante and delivered by a team of seasoned practitioners. The program is designed to be easily translatable making it deliverable in any community. It can be an effective tool for difficult to engage young people. The program also comes with a simple yet effective, outcomes generating and tracking system.
This program is delivered by a team of experienced professional youth workers, artists, sports people and managed by Rhythm Arts North. A key factor that determines the success of this program is the careful recruitment of personnel that have genuine street credibility, life experience, an understanding of the complex co-existing needs of disengaged young people, and are accomplished at their artistic expression or sports discipline.
Most media coverage of Hip Hop and street culture is predominantly negative which serves only to further marginalise young people from this sub cultural demographic. This program uses fundamentals of Hip Hop such as word craft and lyricism to inspire youth towards self-expression, whilst guiding them to develop lyrical content that reflects the positive and uplifting aspect of the culture.
3x3 Basketball known widely as Streetball has recently become an Olympic sport. It’s fluid format keeps the game moving, fun and engaging with less rules, a few more bumps and allows for a lot more creativity. For the last thirty years Hip Hop and Basketball have enjoyed a symbiotic relationship that has seen sport and music directly influencing each other.
HOOPS & JAMS - Brings together the positive aspects of Hip Hop and the Street Culture that envelop the sport. It is designed to be delivered in the community and is entirely portable with very few requirements.
- IMPACT -
YOUTH HIP HOP PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
An 8 week Hip Hop professional development program is available for youth who have previously engaged in the HOOPS & JAMS program as part of our LEVEL UP system. This program dives deeper into real-world experiences and encourages youth to find new possibilities and pathways away from crime and anti-social behaviour. For more information contact us and our Senior Program Facilitator will be in touch.
- MOSH FOR MENTAL HEALTH -
YOUTH METAL MUSIC & MENTAL HEALTH
This program uses Heavy Metal music to engage young people from this subcultural demographic
It can be formatted as a one-off event in the form of a concert, under 18's or all ages or an 8 week music development program that concludes with a concert.
This concept can be adapted to suit different timeframes.