I have written already this month about some of the ways poetry and music work together. Here is a way that you can start to experiment with performance and musicality, without having to worry about coming up with the words yourself.
Find a book in your house that you already know pretty well. You can practice speaking the words in a confident and constant rhythm on your own. Once you can keep up a steady beat, go find a backup track on youtube or soundcloud and try performing your text to the beat!
I definitely want to hear what you come up with. You can post it to your class team or email me (cbrogan AT vsb.bc.ca)
*Don’t forget to credit the people who originally created the words and beats you choose to use. You can see the credit given if you look below the video on the youtube page.