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Flint program teaches kids to write & produce music (audio
slideshow) When something big happens in your life, sometimes
you just have to get it out. Talk to a friend. Share it with
your family, or just shout it out loud. You know, express
yourself a little. Expression through song writing and
production are skills that the organizers of Studio on the Go
hope to teach kids in Michigan. Kyle Norris reports the program
"travels to schools and community centers in Flint, Grand
Rapids, and Kalamazoo": Kids use computers and keyboards to make
music and beats and then they write lyrics about their lives,
and finally record the songs. Kids are given a topic to write
about, like "education," “making it” and "family"... The results
are songs about their personal struggles along with heartfelt
tributes. Some kids sing about what it’s like to have someone
they love die or to have a family member in jail. Instructors
say the kids learn a combination of techni