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>>Narrator: THIS TIME, ON COLORES!\e ROBB JANOV AT ALBUQUERQUE'S JEFFERSON MIDDLE
SCHOOL TRANSFORMS THE CLASSROOM AND THE STUDENTS. \e
>>Robb Janov: They're failing most of their classes, not doing well. Or even if they are
doing well they're disengaged, their disconnected and I'm hoping that creating this environment
and giving them a chance to succeed at something that they love, can start changing their perspective
of themselves.\e >>Narrator: ROBERT HUNTER, HAS SHARED THE
STAGE WITH ROCK LEGENDS. YEARS LATER, HE TRADES HIS HEAVY METAL ROOTS FOR JAZZ.\e
>>Robert Hunter: Good music is good music, doesn't matter what it is.\e
>>Narrator: THE 2008 WINNER OF GOSPEL DREAM, MELINDA WATTS, SHARES HER PASSION FOR MAKING
MUSIC.\e >>Melinda Watts: My goal now is to help other
people realize their dreams because I'm living mine.\e
>>Narrator: IT'S ALL AHEAD ON COLORES!\e ROBB JANOV IS USING ROCK\e
AND RYTHMN TO HELP STUDENTS REALIZE THEIR POTENTIAL.\e
>>Pearl Campbell: When you walk in the room it was like what? [Singing] \e
>>Robb Janov: The burst through the door. They can't wait to learn. [Singing]\e
>>Campbell: You don't see all these weird posters and cool instruments around a regular
class room. So that's why I was like 'is this really school?' [Singing]\e
>>Katelin Jackson: I love this class. It is fun. I never thought I could just stand up
there and play in front of people.\e >>Tori Stuckey: It wasn't normal...[Singing]...It
was like 'wow I didn't know that this could like ever happen.' \e
>>Janov: I'm going to count you in with this very annoying cowbell...[music]... Thirty
kids playing on rock instruments is a sight to see, first of all, but they are eager.
They can't wait to just pick up the instruments and start playing and exploring. There is
a notion in our society that certain people can be musicians and certain people can't.
I think that's ridiculous. I think everyone can play music... [music]... and that's the
whole idea behind rock and rhythm band. I want to provide music for any and every kid,
even if they have never played and instrument, never took a lesson. \e
>>Jackson you can't believe that your in it. You always see people doing it and wonder
how they are doing it. When your actually doing it your like its not that bad.\e
>>Janov: Most of the kids in rock and rhythm band have never played music before. So the
first thing I tell them is 'we can do this, you can play music, ya.' I almost look baffled
at their idea that they cannot do it...[music]...I think the key is to create and environment
where they feel safe. So they know that they can fall down and make some mistakes. No problem
get back up, try it again.\e >>Campbell: when we first started I was worried.
I was like how can I play these instruments?\e >>Selene Rodriguez: I was terrified to play
in front of people. \e >>Campbell: How am I going to do these songs?
What if I am just terrible?\e >>Jackson: The first time is obviously its
terrible, but your going to get the hang of it and your confidence will build up and build
up.\e >>Rodriguez: When you first get a part in
a song and learn how to exactly it is supposed to be done you feel so happy. It's like oh
my God. \e >>Campbell: But now I think wow its really
not that scary or that hard you just have to focus. So my perspective has changed a
lot. \e >>Rodriguez: It helped me realize that I can
do this. I can stand in front of a crowd and show what I can do.\e
[Music/Singing]\e >>Stuckey: I know every word of every song
on my phone. I'd say I have 220 songs.\e >>Janov: There is 88% of the kids who don't
chose do music lessons. That's most of the kids but they love music.\e
>>Jackson: Its not all Beethoven in here.\e >>Stuckey: Music is music. Love it for what
it is whether or not its Beethoven or Bon Jovi. I didn't really find music, it found
me in a way. Once I got to start playing and actually listening, I got to hear what music
was all about. Like a song, it's a story. \e
>>Jackson: We all have that one song, that when we hear it we go 'oh my gosh, I can relate
so much to that song.' Its just one of those things where it is easily relatable because
other people have been through the same thing and you feel like you are not alone and you've
been through some things. When you hear it you go oh ok that kind of makes me feel better.
\e [Music/Singing]\e
>>Janov: These are the kids who would not chose to be in traditional music classes.\e
>> Stuckey: You get to try different things maybe something that you would never try but
your trying it now. And it also makes it easier for you to learn because you want to learn.
[Music/Singing]\e >>Janov: I pride myself that the kids in rock
and rhythm band come from every background; socioeconomic, cultural, academic background
and they are all in there playing together. In order to capture there attention we need
to make school match them. Right now school does not match kids, at least these kids,
especially at risk kids. It is irrelevant to them. \e
>>Rodriguez: I was really shy I didn't want to talk to anybody. I was kind of a loner.
And when I started this class I was more confidant. Even my parents noticed that I was more outgoing.\e
>>Janov: For a lot of kids this is there success in school. \e
>>Campbell: It changes my perspective because I looked at school as a boring place and now
I look at it as a place where I can have fun but also get work done. You learn something
about yourself. Well maybe if I try and if I am not so unenthusiastic about it then I
can get it done. \e [Music/Singing]\e
>>Janov: They are failing most of their classes and not doing well, or even if they are doing
well they are disengaged. They are disconnected. And so I am hoping that creating this environment
and giving them a chance to succeed at something that they love can start changing their perspective
of themselves. \e >>Campbell: I discovered that I can actually
play instruments, and if you believe in yourself you can accomplish anything. It's a good feeling\e
>>Janov: I think we are becoming obsessed with objectives and goals and standardized
testing. I understand why we are obsessed with that we want to see outcomes. But while
we are focused so intently on this objective we miss amazing opportunities to engage with
kids and connect with them. Help them feel like what they have to say and what they do
matters. \e >>Stuckey: Mr. Janov he lets you find your
voice in this classroom. He lets you find who you are. \e
>>Campbell: The thing about this class is you can play what you want. You can like what
music you want and no one is going to judge you for it. \e
>>Janov: So I ask the kids I want to find out what would make you want to be here? What
would be exciting to you? And certainly having electric guitars and keyboards, having a rock
band is very engaging for the kids. But what I discovered was a much more compelling reason
why these kids, even though they are crazy about music, weren't choosing music is school
and a lot of them were feeling disconnected or unsuccessful and that is the culture of
the classroom. So I set out to create a different kind of culture. The kids have a voice, they
get to help pick songs, they get to switch instruments and explore the whole room. \e
>>Stuckey: You get to discover what you are good at, what your bad at, what you like,
what you love. You discover your strengths and weaknesses. \e
>>Campbell: You get to try different things maybe something that you'd never try but your
trying it now. And it also makes it easier for you to learn because you want to learn.
\e >>Janov: Through creating this program I've
learned that the school system is going this way and the kids in our society are going
this way, and we are loosing them. I suggest a much more radical approach to school. Lets
expand what it means to playing music in school. Lets expand what it means to be educated.
Testing objectives and bench marks if you focus so intensely on those then your going
to miss all this wonderful stuff going on around you. There are so many learning opportunities
that we miss because we are obsessed with numbers and stats. We have to get them ready
for the standardized tests. We have to meet all these objectives. Meanwhile these kids
are dying. I see them. You can see it in their eyes everyday. There sitting there but inside
they are fading away. \e [Music/Singing]\e
>>Campbell: Performing for the concert I was really well prepared for it. I felt confidant
because Mr. Janov prepared us for it. Even if I wasn't doing as well as I'd hoped to
or as well as I though I would, if I was having fun then the audience would have fun to. \e
>>Janov: And once they see that they can play music, and once they experience being in a
rock band and it sounds good they are hooked. \e
>>Campbell: When I finished the concert it was really good and I'm so glad all of that
hard work paid off. You feel accomplished and really proud of yourself. When people
come to watch you your like 'oh ya that was me, I played this song.' \e
>>Jackson: You don't even think that you can try singing but finding out that you can do
it, even if your not amazing or professional you can still do it. It doesn't matter who
you are or how you do it you can do it. \e >>Campbell: Its really been fun and game changing.
\e >>Janov: I find that the more I talk about
rock and rhythm band the less I talk about music and the more I talk about helping kids
create a life for themselves. Help kids develop confidence and work together as a team, problem
solve, feel like they have a voice in the world.\e
>>Campbell: I think you do learn a lot in this class and even if it is not academic
its about yourself and about setting goals and accomplishing them. \e
>>Rodriguez: When I was younger I didn't know what it was I wanted to do, and then when
I got into this class I felt like I understood who I was more. I knew that I was a person
who loved music. \e >>Stuckey: I feel really proud of myself because
we always do an amazing job in here because we practice so hard. I am proud of all my
classmates and everybody who played.\e >>Campbell: Team work and interact with people
and how to play instruments. I think your also learning that if you put your mind to
something, and if you really want to do that you can accomplish it. If there is a will
there is a way. I really learned that in this class. \e
>>Narrator: ROBERT HUNTER WORE A HOCKEY HELMET DURING PERFORMANCES AND SMASHED HIS HEAD ON
CYMBALS. BUT AS AN AUDIO ENGINEER, HUNTER USES FINESSE TO MAKE MUSIC.\e
>>Robert Hunter: I started playing drums, actually late, I didn't start until I was
about 16 or 17. And it was by accident. Some guys had a band and they wanted a drummer
they had a drum kit, I said I'll do it.\e Back in 1981 when I was 23 there was a local
band named Raven, several times they had come into the music store I hung out in. They had
heard I played the drums and asked me to come and rehearse with them. When I finally agreed
to I noticed just how passionate they were about playing even when there was no audience
and that really appealed to me. \e We played for a while, gathered a bit of a
following and released a demo tape on a 45 that got a lot of airplay. We ended up going
on tour and at our height we were playing with Ted Nugent, Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica
was our opening act. Iron Maiden played with us Judas Priest and many others. I loved every
minute of it, it was truly the best of times. \e
I always loved music, from as far back as I can remember I could harmonize with stuff
I could do stuff when I was a kid. \e When they used to record albums in stereo
and when artists were really great, you would do one take and be done and get the balances
between the instruments it was all well and good. But now a lot of instruments are recorded
on different tracks and when they come up on the tape machine or on the computer which
is what we tend to use now all of those tracks have to kind of, they have to relate to each
other in some way. \e So you have to go in and kind of balance each
track out, its an art form. You have to find a way that the artist is happy with, that
you are happy with and that the record buying public are going to be happy with as well.
\e When Branford asked me to start working on
his jazz records, the first record we did was contemporary jazz. We did it up at Bearsville
Studio just outside of Woodstock in Bearsville. We recorded the album and when we finished
we knew there was something about it that was kind of special, we just had a good feeling
about it. We weren't thinking Grammy's or anything like that we just knew it was a good
record. It was the first jazz record I had worked on and it was Branford Marsalis. \e
So we were on tour and it got nominated for a Grammy, best instrumental album. The year
was 2000 and we were on tour and playing the Village Vanguard in New York. I arrived at
the venue for the concert and I went into the back room and all the guys were sitting
there and Branford looked at me and said We got it. I then I suddenly realized he was
talking about the Grammy we got the Grammy, my jaw was actually hurting because I was
smiling the rest of the day. \e I think it's very important that if you're
an engineer you need to have some kind of musical background. Being a musician in a
rock band people well people tend to think that all you listen to is rock music. Well
in my case it wasn't true, I used to listen to everything, I grew up with a lot of jazz
and pop music that my parents used to play. When I started engineering I worked with a
lot of country and Jazz artists, good music is good music doesn't matter what it is.\e
When I'm not working on records I've become just a bit of a tinkerer, have a nice little
spot of land here and couple of dogs that I love to bits, Tango and Cash...my biggest
fans.\e >>Narrator: MELINDA WATTS ... THE 2008 WINNER
OF GOSPEL DREAM, A VOICE COMPETITION FOR ASPIRING GOSPEL SINGERS, STARTED SINGING AS A CHILD
AND NOW SHE'S A SUPER STAR.\e (Singing)\e
Well here is proof that dreams do come true. We are standing on the stage of the South
Sacramento Christian Center with nationally known recording artist Melinda Watts. Good
to see you.\e Hi, good to see you. \e
Thanks for joining us here. And you are the winner of the Gospel Dream competition nationwide.
Congratulations. \e Yes, thank you so much. \e
Melinda Watts. Congratulations. Enjoy this moment, Melinda. Melinda Watts, everybody.\e
What an honor.\e It is an honor. It was amazing, you know,
there were thousands of people who auditioned across the country. And, you know, God saw
fit for me to win and it's really a special time in my life to be living out my dream
of singing. \e And was this a dream that you always had,
Melinda, because you can really sing. I mean, you can blow it out. \e
Thank you. \e (Singing)\e
It's something that I always wanted to do. I grew up singing in my church choir when
I was really young. And now that I've had this opportunity it's amazing to be able to
touch people's lives with my music. So it's exciting. \e
(Singing)\e The Gospel Dream judges said you had star
power from the second they saw you. \e You know, that's shocking for me. I didn't
grow up thinking I want to be this amazing star or I want to be this or that. It was
just kind of like, I had this gift, and I knew for certain without a shadow of a doubt
that I wanted to sing for God. So, to have that reaction is exciting, and it's humbling
as well. \e (Singing)\e
One of the lines in one of your beautiful songs that I heard you sing says, 'There's
been a change inside of me.'\e (Singing)\e
What is that change for you?\e The change for me is when I accepted Christ
into my life. You know, I was a young lady with a lot of issues, depression, I suffered
with different things. And so when I sing about my joy and my state and my life, it's
that light of Christ that shines through me that really set me free. And that's why I'm
so excited. It's more than just singing for me, it's really my testimony and me wanting
to share this big news with other people. \e
My goal now is to help other people realize their dreams because I'm living mine. And
everything I do I want to help someone else, you know, whether it's in the community with
young people, whether it's older people, whether it's the homeless. I want to help someone
else now. \e You also said that you want to inspire other
people to follow their dreams. Tell me about that. \e
You know, in life you have disappointments. We all do at some point. And sometimes, when
you face those disappointments regularly, you kind of give up inside - you may not verbalize
it, but you give up sometimes. And I want to inspire people to keep going, keep trying.
You know, you can do it and if you have your heart right, you're with the right people
at the right time with the right motive, the right things will happen for you. \e
(Singing)\e The greatest lesson was that when I sing someone's
life is changed. You can't even pay for that with money. It's just the most amazing feeling
ever. And I pray that God can continue to use me in that way. \e
(Singing)\e Well, I'll tell you, we all feel the love
and strength when you perform. It is such a blessing to watch you, Melinda. \e
Thank you. \e Congratulations on your win.\e
>>Narrator: NEXT TIME ON COLORES!\e ALIST ANIMATOR, DAVID TART, GIVES US A BEHIND
THE SCENES PEEK INTO WHAT GOES INTO AN ANIMATED FILM. \e
>>David Tart: It takes anywhere between a week to two weeks to finish ten to twelve
seconds of animation.\e >>Narrator: ANIMATOR TOM SCHROEDER TELLS REALLIFE
STORIES THAT ADDRESS ISSUES INCLUDING RELATIONSHIPS, ADDICTION AND SURVIVAL.\e
>>Tom Schroeder: Story is very important to my films, the story is always the central
motivating reason that I wanted to make the film..\e
>>Narrator:WRITERDIRECTOR OF ZARKANA, FRANCOIS GIRARD, REVEALS HIS INSPIRATION FOR CIRQUE
DE SOLIEL'S LATEST ACROBATIC SPECTACULAR.\E >>Francois Girard: The set that you're seeing
is reacting to the actual, not only the architecture of Radio City, but also the myths, the legends,
the ghosts of Radio City.\e >>Narrator: AND WE MEET DAVID KORINS, THE
MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE'S WORLD.
>>David Korins: Annie takes place in 1933 in New York City, in a very specific point
in American History.\e >>Narrator: UNTIL NEXT TIME, THANK YOU FOR
WATCHING.\e \e