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School
Time Music/Alphabet Rockers
Kaitlin McGaw and Dawn Richardson are hard at work on some
kid’s tunes and we’ve posted some examples here
for you to preview. We’ll make sure and keep you posted
and let you know when the full length CD is ready to go! Our
teaching family and friends have been giving us much appreciated
advice and input and we look forward to releasing our first
full length CD in 2007.
The concept here is to make music that is both entertaining
and educational. These songs are targeted toward teachers and
written with the California Kindergarten curriculum in mind.
The music is for classroom or home use – for kids aged
4-6 (Pre K/Kindergarten). Each song targets a specific learning
requirement. The music is modern and fresh – infused
with rock, hip-hop and a bit of rap. We want to keep learning
fun!
School Time Music Statement of Purpose
School Time Music is a music production company founded by Kaitlin McGaw and
Dawn Richardson to create contemporary educational children’s music. Their
debut project, Alphabet Rockers, connects each song to an aspect of the K-1 curriculum.
With original hip-hop beats, DJ-style scratching, reggae grooves, rock guitar,
and a flavor that is contemporary and unique. K-1 teachers around the country
are using the music in their classrooms and are eager for the CD release this
July. The songs from this project are available for licensing to other programming.
In addition, School Time Music aims to produce commissioned songs for children’s
educational programming.
School Time Music Partners
KAITLIN MCGAW: Boston native and Harvard
University graduate, Kaitlin has performed regularly since
she was a child, in children’s theater, gospel choir, classical
performance, and currently she performs professionally in a San Francisco cover
band. She has received awards from Harvard and the City of Boston for her work
in intercultural learning for children. Kaitlin is the Project Manager for the
San Francisco GRAMMY office, producing educational programs for musicians of
all ages. Inspired by her favorite children’s album, Free to Be You
and Me, in 2004 Kaitlin partnered with Dawn Richardson to form School Time
Music,
to combine current music styles with meaningful lyrics in this project.
DAWN RICHARDSON has traveled the world playing drums with
90s rock band 4-Non-Blondes, and has freelanced as a professional drummer
both touring and in the studio
since. She has published several instruction books on percussion and rock
drumming, and teaches students as young as 6 and 7 how to play the drums.
A sister of
two
elementary school teachers, Dawn often provided tips on integrating music
in the classroom, while they let her know what works for them in the classroom
with the current curriculum. Dawn met Kaitlin at the Blue Bear School of
Music,
where
the formed this partnership from their mutual interest in children’s
music.
Detailed
Experience
Kaitlin McGaw: Experience (Highlights)
- The
Recording Academy: Produced 25 music education events for the
local GRAMMY office
since 2005.
- Suite
Love Express: Singer/Manager for professional cover band since
2003, with 150 shows in Bay Area
- Blue
Bear School of Music: Raised $20,000 and ran “School
of Rock” Summer
Camps
- Commissioned
songwriting: Writes and records personalized songs for weddings
- Peace
Games: Designed and implemented 1st/2nd grade curriculum
for non-violence/tolerance program.
- National
Conference: Implemented non-violence/tolerance program for
2nd grade curriculum.
Kaitlin McGaw: Education/Training
- Harvard
University: B.A. with High Honors in Afro-American Studies
2000, Harvard Foundation Award for Multicultural
Leadership. School for International
Training,
Cape Town, South Africa
- Vocal
Training: Raz Kennedy (Counting Crows, Metallica, Los Tigres
Del Norte) 2003-Present
- Songwriting:
Bonnie Hayes (Bonnie Raitt, Robert Cray)
Dawn
Richardson: Drums/Programming: (Highlights)
- 4
Non Blondes (Interscope Records) Platinum Album, "Bigger,
Better, Faster, More".
- Additional
Releases: Carpenters Tribute Album; Airheads
Soundtrack; Wayne's World 2 Soundtrack;
Led Zeppelin Tribute Album “Encomium”; Tours
USA/Europe/Mexico/Canada.
- Recorded
and/or toured with other major label
and independent
artists including
- Lillix, Blame Sally, Kindness,
Angel Corpus
Christi, Erika Luckett and
Penelope Houston among others.
- Additional
Programming/Composition: CJ/ Children’s Music– (Suite
A Records) “FUNDamentals” 2005;
Tivo Background music for
in-house short; The Program
in Human Biology
at Stanford Promotional
film.
Dawn
Richardson: Author/Teacher
- Mel
Bay Publications, Inc:- "Building
Blocks of Rock, Fundamental Patterns and Exercises for the
Beginning Rock Drummer"; 1998. "Fill Workbook,
Short Fills and
the Tools to Create Your Own"; 2005. “Block Rockin” Beats”;
2006.
- Numerous
Interviews/Articles Pacific Drums,
Edge Magazine,
Guest Editor
for Drum! Magazine.
- Private
instruction for students
aged 5-65,
1995 to present.
- School
of Rock Summer Camps
(Blue Bear
School
of Music) for
students
aged 9–16,
2002 to present.
Dawn
Richardson: Education/Professional
Affiliations
- B.A.
Music, Cal State
University Los Angeles,
California
- Student
of Raynor Carroll,
principal Percussionist,
Los Angeles
Philharmonic
- Recipient
of Music Department
Certificate of Merit
in Percussion
Performance
- Member:
American Music Center,
California Musicians
Union (1992-Present), Percussive
Arts Society
- Endorsed
by: Pacific drums
(Drum Workshop); Zildjian
cymbals, Vic Firth
sticks
SCHOOL
TIME MUSIC
1459
18th Street,
#135, San Francisco,
CA 94107 |
(415) 505-5248
Kaitlin
McGaw ksmcgaw@hotmail.com : www.kaitlinmcgaw.com
Dawn
Richardson dlrdrums@yahoo.com : www.dawnrichardson.com |
