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Welcome back to Artbeat Radio! Today we have an original story by Brian Corder of ART Center. He wrote this story over the period of about two and a half weeks and had a total of three drafts. This story is about “kicking COVID’s butt!”. Below is a message from Brian.  “Thank you everyone for being there for me when I need you. Stay tuned because this episode will be spine tingling! It’ll keep you listening for more.”   - From, B.C.  Special thanks to Sergio Leal, Eric Recillas, Ricky Parral, Nancy Terrey, Lisa Mellow, and Aaron Francis for music, lines, and sound effects for this episode!  Thanks for listening and tune in next time! For more information about our organization, please visit our website www.ableartswork.org   Audio Transcription: (Please listen on Podomatic or Spotify to view the full transcript) *Intro music by Artbeat Radio staff*  Music, stories, and more! You’re listening to Artbeat Radio, a program of Able ARTS Work.  Nancy: Welcome to Artbeat Radio. Today we have Brian Corder who wrote a story. Welcome Brian! What are you going to do Brian?  Brian: Nancy, I'm going to read my story of me beating COVID’s behind. Nancy: That’s good.  Aaron: What is your story about?  Brian: It's about COVID taking us hostage and I just- something in my mind snapped for four nights in a row and I just decided to write a story about COVID. Back in our lives for far too long.  Eric *sigh* Do you think COVID will ever end?  Brian: I like to think so. But you see, this is just a dream and you can dream about anything in the- one of those dreams.  Eric: And now, let's listen to Brian’s amazing story!  *Xylophone and piano theme plays*  Brian: The Monster Within by Brian Corder. Once upon a time, in a land far far away, for three nights in a row, eleven weeks ago, I had a dream that a monster that was named COVID wreaked havoc on everyone he touched. By the end of 2019 into early 2020, he was just starting to emerge. *door opening* The monster was flexing his muscles, meanwhile, our future hero, was watching programs on tv *tv static* and something was afoot *foot stomping*. It was very scary- so scary that this future hero summoned three people to custom make a cape that was blue Kryptonite.   Nancy: “I need a custom cape made out of blue Kryptonite!  Brian:  Three people came up with the perfect name for him. The name of the hero was COVID-MAN! *Applause with chanting *The blue kryptonite made him all the more stronger. He doubled up his fist. When COVID-Man was at the right place in the galaxy, he drew up his fist and let his fury do the talking! *fist noises* it showed no mercy. And he said, "I'm just beginning to take you apart- piece by piece!”  Nancy: “Piece by piece!”  Brian: Be prepared to meet your maker!   Brian: “Be prepared to meet your maker!” *evil laughter*  Brian: You've kept a whole lot of people hostage for too long.   Sergio: “Too long!”  Brian: But COVID, you're going to die!   Brian: “But COVID, you're going to die!”  Brian: After the display died down and went away, many people were treated to a real old-fashioned type of fireworks display.    *Yankee Doodle plays on the flute*  Brian: Along with the tremendous explosion of the thunderous sounds of a pat on the back *pats on the back* COVID-Man's bravery was enhanced when this reporter asked a question, "Now, COVID-Man, what did it feel like to get rid of the hatred that this monster known to all of us as COVID wrecked upon the land?"  Brian: “It was terrific. Yeahhh!”  Brian: "Beautiful!" Said COVID-Man to the reporter.   Nancy: “Beautiful, son!”  Brian: After the show was over and done with, (continued)

Welcome back to Artbeat Radio! On this episode of ABR, MAP service users share a wide variety of talents, from reggaeton-inspired beats and some good old bluesy rock n’ roll that will get you movin’ and groovin’ to a quick run-down of animal fun facts sure to get you ready for your next trip to the zoo.  This episode was a collaborative effort involving service users and staff from our MAP Program. Thanks for listening!  Cover Art: “Lion in Nature” by Milkias Tiku Participants: Jack Medved, Lissana Tamayo, Lisa Radcliff, Coy Barker, and Milkias Tiku   Thanks for listening and tune in next time! For more information about our organization, please visit our website www.ableartswork.org  Audio Transcription: (Please listen on Podomatic or Spotify to view the full transcript) *Intro music by Artbeat Radio staff*  Music, stories, and more! You’re listening to Artbeat Radio, a program of Able ARTS Work. Lissana:  Hello and Welcome to the Mobile Arts Program Podcast Episode.  My name is Lisa and I will be introducing our service user’s music today.  We will be hearing music from 3 service users today.  Up first, we will hear a song by King Coy-O  His song is called “Joyful Rhythm"  I hope you enjoy.  Song: “Joyful Rhythm" by Coy Barker Lissana:  That was amazing! Up next we have a song by Lisa R.  It is “Untitled”.   Song: “Untitled” by Lisa Radcliff  Lissana:  Last, we have an untitled song by Jack  Animal Fun Facts: Jack Medved  Jack: It's me Jack Medved speaking here. I have two podcasts for you now till five amazing facts here. First up, Alligators. Did you know that, like all crocodilians, alligators have throat flaps to the back of their throat? It helps keep water from getting in, so that way they can catch food underwater. Big technique. There are two kinds of alligators, the American and the Chinese. Chinese alligators are endangered, but amazingly the American alligators made a great comeback thanks to conservation. American Alligators depend on us for their protection. And did you know that Alligator was mistakenly named after the Spanish word for Lizard "El Lagarto". Pretty funny name to me. I like "alligator" better. As you all know, American alligators hang out alone or in a float, which is a group of crocodilians. But of course, alligators love to bask in the sun here, and they need to warm up 'cause they're cold blooded. It helps digest their food and turn important things to keep their bodies healthy. It's the reptile way. It's how they stay healthy. I don't mind saying it, but I know lots of doing things my way to stay healthy. [SONG] YOU LIKE THE SEASIDE? SWIMMING UP AND DOWN THE COASTLINE. I GOT IT MADE ME EVERGLADES. FRESHWATER POND FEELS FINE. WE BOTH NEED A NICE PLACE TO ROMP EVERYBODY'S GOT TO BUMP SHA BUMP.  THE SWAMP BOOGIE, LATER ALLIGATOR, THE SWAMP BOOGIE, AFTER AWHILE CROCODILE THE SWAMP BOOGIE THAT'S AN ALLIGATOR'S LIFE. LIVING IN A RIVER HOME, SHARE THIS SPACE. IF YOU'RE DROPPING IN FOR A NEIGHBORLY SWIM,  DON'T EXPECT A FRIENDLY FACE. YOU MIGHT NOT LIKE THE WAY THEY PREACH IT. DON'T TAKE A CHANCE, WE'D RATHER BITE CHA. THE SWAMP BOOGIE CHOMP, CHOMP CHOMP. THE SWAMP BOOGIE, BOMP SHA BOMP THE SWAMP BOOGIE THAT'S IN ALLIGATOR'S LIFE. COME ON, BOMP SHA BOMP SHA BOMP, IT'S TOUGH AROUND HERE. GRAB YOUR PARTNER. SWAMP BOOGIE, SPINNING TO THE RIGHT  SWAMP BOOGIE. THAT'S AN ALLIGATOR'S SWAMP BOOGIE SWAMP BOOGIE, THAT'S AN ALLIGATOR'S ... LIFE! [END SONG] Secondly, polar bears. I have an amazing fact for you to tell about polar bears while they live in the Arctic, the lands of the North Pole, Did you kn(continued)

Welcome back to Artbeat Radio!  In this episode, service users from the Music Literacy and Music Studio classes at Able ARTS Work San Diego invite listeners to hear about what their classes are like, what they are excited about learning, and what they have been working on!Featuring: Jonathon Garcia, Stephanie Monis, Liam Porter, Claire Feth, Santiago Milanino, Sam Beyer, Matthew Fotinos, Sarah Shaw, Kaitlyn Johanson, Josh Andrews, Max Lecanu-Fayet  Thanks for listening and tune in next time! For more information about our organization, please visit our website www.ableartswork.org  Audio Transcription: (Please listen on Podomatic or Spotify to view the full transcript) *Intro music by Artbeat Radio staff*  Music, stories, and more! You’re listening to Artbeat Radio, a program of Able ARTS Work. *Music plays  (Matthew) Alright! Do it!  (Jonathon) Hello everyone and welcome to Art Beat Radio.  (Stephanie) This week’s episode will be featuring students from the Music Literacy and Music Studio classes at Able Arts Work San Diego.  (Start background music)  (Liam) You may be asking yourself, ‘what is music literacy?’  (Liam) Basically, music literacy is how to read, write, and understand music.  (Claire) We start class with music appreciation.  (Santiago) We listen to a song carefully and explore the emotions it makes us feel.  (Liam) Doing music appreciation teaches us how to explore our emotions because songs can have more than one emotion.  (Jonathon) Mixing major and minor chords can give us a complex feeling like bittersweet.  (Stephanie) If you want to be literate in music, first you need to learn the musical alphabet. The musical alphabet has 7 letters.   (Sam) A, B, C, D, E, F, and G.  (Jonathon) Sometimes a note can be sharp.  (Claire) That means the note goes up.  (Stephanie) Sometimes a note can be flat.  (Santiago) That means the note goes down.  (Liam) You can take notes and put them together to make chords.  (Stephanie) Every basic chord is a triad – three notes played together.  (Stephanie) We have learned that in any key, you can make major chords, minor chords, and diminished chords.  (Santiago) Major chords can make us feel happy, calm, good, or bright.  (Claire) Minor chords can make us feel tense, dark, down, or sad.  (Jonathon) Diminished chords are even more tense than minor chords.  (Liam) After a few weeks, we used all of this knowledge to start writing our own song together.  (Stephanie) To come up with a chord progression, we started with the I chord, then experimented with other chord numbers until we came up with something that sounded good.  (Jonathon) For the verse, we wrote a chord progression that goes I to iii to vii to I.  (Liam) For the chorus we wrote a chord progression that goes V to vi to vii to ii. When the chorus repeats, we replace the ii chord with a IV chord.  (Stephanie) Next, we experimented using notes from the chord triads to write a melody. Once we had our chord progression and melody, we listened to it carefully to figure out how the music made us feel.  (Santiago) We chose one emotion to focus on with our lyrics.  (Liam) We chose to focus on heartbreak because we agreed that the music sounded bittersweet.  (Claire) Now we were ready to start writing the lyrics.   (Jonathon) We used a rhyming dictionary and a thesaurus to help us craft the lyrics.  (Santiago) To capture the bittersweet emotion of the music, we focused on the bitter in the verses, and on the sweet in the chorus.  (Stephanie) Once we had the lyrics, we started choosing the instruments we wanted for our backing track and writing those parts(continued)

Welcome back to Artbeat Radio!  On this episode of ABR, the EPI students prepare for the end of summer by sharing their top 4 favorite Summer tunes. We'll share the title of each tune as well as an excerpt to give you a feel for each one. We highly recommend that you take the time to listen to each one after you finish this episode. This episode was a collaborative effort involving our students from our online classes, in-person classes, and staff. Thanks for listening!Thanks for listening and tune in next time! For more information about our organization, please visit our website www.ableartswork.org 

Description for Episode Today’s Art Beat Radio Episode is brought to you by your friends at CECA: PJ, Maria, Jesus, Ann, Andrea, Michael, Jenny, Johnny, Juliet, Kyuta and Norberta! We’re happy to present our Latin Music episode where we talk about three different types of Latin music: Banda, Salsa, and Samba! Three Latin genres that we love so much, we decided to take influence from all three to create a song of our own. We hope you enjoy it! Transcript for CECA 9/7/22 ABR episode Michael: Hi! Welcome to Art Beat Radio! Jesus: This episode is brought to you by CECA! Michael: Today, we’re talking about Latin music! Andrea: Cool! Jesus: Sharing our favorite songs, and sharing an original song. Alexa: First up! We are talking about Banda Music. It’s originally from Mexico! Banda has trumpets, clarinet, horns, guitar, a sousaphone and percussion, and many more. There’s also usually a singer. Banda groups are made up of a lot of musicians. Jesus: Wow! That’s so cool! PJ: Here’s one of our favorite Banda songs: Los Tucanes de Tijuana By La Chona https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULxcmMgsxf4 Jesus: Next up on our list, we’re talking about samba! Alexa: Samba originated in Brasil. It is the ballroom dance of Brasil. Samba is the popular music played at carnival. PJ: Here’s one of our favorite samba songs: It’s called “Magalenha” by Sergio Mendez https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijnujobdJ4c Alexa: The next genre of Latin music is Salsa. Salsa music is originally from Cuba! It became popular in the 1920s Salsa music got its name because of how hot n’ spicy it is, just like the food. PJ: Here is our favorite salsa song: It’s called “La Vida Es Un Carnaval” by Celia Cruz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nBFWzpWXuM Jesus: I really like the singing in this one. Jenny: And now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for, Here is the song that we’ve made, with elements from each genre. Everyone: Enjoy! 02:38 Song plays 03:33 Song ends Jenny: This awesome song was created by all of CECA. We had such an awesome time making it. Thanks so much for listening, we hope you enjoyed this episode. Everyone: Bye byeeeeeee 

Episode Description:   In this episode, ART Center artists Brian Corder, Eric Recillas, Nancy Terry, and Aaron Francis present a recording of AAW artists reading the final lines of the Shakespearean play “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. Artists Brian Corder, Tim Holmes, and Max Lecanu-Fayet take on the roles of Oberon, Titania, and Puck respectively in a dramatic reading of the final section of Act 5 Scene 1. Shakespeare is a new challenge for the artists at ART center and they are excited to share their progress with listeners. Keep an eye out for more Shakespeare content as artists at ART Center tackle “Taming of the Shrew”. Thank you for listening!    Transcription: Nancy: Hello, welcome to Art Beat Radio. A-B-R-A-D-I-O, Art Beat Radio. Brian:  This year we have tackled a new challenge here at ART Center, Shakespeare. Last semester, we focused on the play A Midsummer Night's Dream. We got to know the characters, read the play, and created many adaptations. Aaron: Today we want to share a recording of some of us leading the final lines of the play. Nancy: You will hear Brian reading Oberon, Tim reading Titania, and Max reading Puck. Brian: Keep an eye out for more Shakespeare content this semester as we explore a new play! Aaron: We hope you enjoy!  All:  Action! Brian as Oberon: Through the house give glimmering light. By the dead and drowsy fire, Every elf and fairy sprite Hop as light as bird from brier, And this ditty after me Sing, and dance it trippingly.  Tim as Titania: First rehearse your song by rote, To each word a warbling note. Hand in hand with fairy grace Will we sing and bless this place.  Instructor: [The Fairies sing and dance]  Brian as Oberon: Now until the break of day, Through this house each fairy stray. To the best bride-bed will we, Which by us shall blessèd be, And the issue there create Ever shall be fortunate. So shall all the couples three Ever true in loving be, And the blots of nature's hand Shall not in their issue stand. Never mole, harelip, nor scar, Nor mark prodigious such as are Despisèd in nativity Shall upon their children be. [handing out vials of magic potion] With this field-dew consecrate, Every fairy takes his gait, And each several chamber bless Through this palace with sweet peace; And the owner of it blessed Ever shall in safety rest. Trip away, make no stay, Meet me all by break of day.  Instructor: [Exit all but Robin (Puck)]  Max as Robin (Puck): If we shadows have offended, Think but this, and all is mended: That you have but slumbered here, While these visions did appear; And this weak and idle theme, No more yielding but a dream, Gentles, do not reprehend. If you pardon, we will mend. And as I am an honest puck, If we have unearned luck Now to 'scape the serpent's tongue, We will make amends ere long, Else the puck a liar call. So, good night unto you all. Give me your hands if we be friends, And Robin shall restore amends.  Instructor:  All right! Nice job everybody, we did it! We read the play!  All: Wooo! Yay 

Description:This week’s installment features the musical and poetic talents of Able Arts Work, San Diego’s Service Users in their Collaborative Episode Who I Am Inside, A Tale as Old as Time.  The first piece Musical Poetry Collage was created in Music Therapy Community.  The students explored components of songs that sooth them and bring a sense of comfort.  Then, they each shared a favorite soothing song with their peers, processed verbally and selected two favorite lines that were synthesized into an original poem.  Finally, the students created an original meditative backing track using loops in Logic and recorded instruments.  If you listen carefully, you may hear familiar quotes from some of your favorite songs as well as Chinese instruments like a Dizi and Guzheng, electric and bass guitars, and an ocean disk.  The second piece is an original poem written by Service User, Sarah Shaw titled, Inside Wins.  Sarah is excited to share words that inspire others to see their full potential and embrace who they are inside.  We hope you enjoy listening and find inspiration of your own!  

In this piece, EPI artist, Carlos Arredando, takes on his own musical interpretation of the different characters from the movie Encanto. Carlos watched the musical scene titled‘ The Family Madrigal” where the main character, Mirabel, introduces her family and their special ability. In this piece, Carlos carefully recorded and chose various melodies to reflect each of the characters. Each differing melody and instrument reflects a character in the movie and their own charm they brought. This piece is a combination of pre-recorded Garageband loops and improvisations played by Carlos.  Instruments:GuitarPianoElectric PianoBassVocalsXylophoneSynthesizerHarpFluteSaxophoneDrumsViolin Ensemble

Description Today with CECA’s Star Club, we are making enchiladas! Please enjoy the original Latin-inspired music and follow along with our audio instructions on Spotify or with the audio and video on YouTube. Many students at CECA were involved in the virtual making of the enchiladas and accompanying music with vocals featuring Jesus, DJ PJ, Maria, and Satchel. Enjoy this tasty episode.   *0:00-0:26 Energetic original Latin music plays in the background*Voice: Uno, dos, tres, cuatro.All: Welcome to CECA’s Star Club on Art Beat Radio! Mollie: Today with CECA’s Star Club, we will be making enchiladas. So, follow along with the audio or video.  *0:36-4:28 Enchilada recipe song*Jesus: Yeehaw. Mollie: Have you made enchiladas, Maria?Maria: No!PJ: Preheat the oven to 395.Jesus: Dice 5 tomatoes.PJ: Cook on medium heat for 5 minutes.Mollie: Stir, stir, stir the tomatoes.PJ: Add half a cup of diced onion.PJ: A tablespoon of--Jesus: Garlic.PJ: Quarter cup of oil. A tablespoon of the following…PJ & Jesus: Tomato paste, pepper--Jesus: Cumin, paprika, oregano--PJ, Maria, Jesus: CayennePJ: A teaspoon of sugar, salt, and--PJ & Maria: chili powder.PJ: Mix mix in the spices.PJ: Add a cup of --Jesus: --agua and simmer--PJ: --for 10 minutesPJ: Cool and puree.PJ and Jesus: One, two, three!Mollie: Boil the following in 4 cups of water...Satchel: Chicken, chicken--Satchel, PJ, & Maria: Chicken!Mollie: Half a cup onions, quarter cup cilantro, one tablespoon pepper, one tablespoon garlic, one teaspoon salt. Mix it. Bring to a boil, and place on the lid.Jesus: Boil for 20 minutes.Maria: VocalizesMollie: Shred the cheese and chicken. Add a spoon of sauce to the chicken and mix. Add mozzarella cheese and red onions and cheddar cheese. Grab a tortilla, put the chicken in, then the cheese, and onions, roll. Add sauce to the tray, place the enchiladas in the tray. Make about 5 or 6. Maria: Yes!Mollie: Add sauce on top; sprinkle cheese on top; then bake at 392 degrees Fahrenheit-- Jesus: Hot hot hot!Mollie: --for 15 minutes. Jesus: Ha ha.Mollie: Take out of the oven, then turn off the oven. Enjoy.Anonymous: VocalizesMollie: Tomato paste, and a bunch of different spices, but we need to add--PJ: Tomato paste.Mollie: What did you say?PJ: It’s tomato paste.Mollie: Oh, not tomato?Pj: No, why you! Tomato. Mollie: We hope you enjoyed our enchilada audio or video as you followed along making your own delicious enchilada. Please enjoy this next enchilada song as you eat your first bite of your enchilada *4:44-5:27 enchilada song plays*Satchel: Enchilada, yum.  Mollie: Thank you, and we’ll see you next time at CECA’s Star Club with ArtBeatRadio. Click here to WATCH "An Enchilada Recipe" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8PwCXC6v_0 

Description:  ArtBeat Radio sits down with filmmakers from Art Center—Tran, Cristina, Brian, and Matthew—as they describe the process of creating their first animated film, Dingo’s Adventure. The artists go over their trials, tribulations, as well as tips and tricks on how to create a film from scratch, as well as how to be a voice actor.  Dialogue of the interview: Hello everybody! Welcome to Artbeat Radio. We have a special episode for you today—for some of us students and staff from Art Center—we are coming together to show you what we did last semester from 2021 to 2022—working on a film for our animation class called Dingo’s Adventure.So, I’d like to introduce some of the filmmakers, as well as our host for this podcast episode. Let’s start with Cristina: “I’m Cristina”. I’d also like to introduce Matthew: “I’m Matthew Compano!” Thank you, Matthew. I’d also like to introduce Brian: “Hi, I’m Brian”. Patty: And lastly, I’d like to introduce Daniela, who is our assistant program manager at Art Center. She will be asking the questions for this podcast episode, and acting as the host. So, hey Daniela, thanks for being here. And then lastly, I am Patty, I am the instructor for the animation class, and I will be helping us out with answering some of these questions. And I hope you enjoy this podcast episode—without further ado, here is Daniela to start off our questions.Daniela: Hi everyone! Alright, I have some questions for you all, so question one: What is Dingo’s Adventure about? Cristina: “Dingo’s Adventure is about a dog [who meets] two humans, they’re friends—Huck, and Josh, with the motorcycle, [and gets] injured, and the Dingo helps [them] to safety.Yeah, so we’ll start from the top here—you’re doing a great job, Cristina. Dingo’s Adventure follows Dingo Starr…Cristina: The wild dog meets two humans [and gets] injured [so] Dingo goes for help to  safety. Ok everyone—now who was the voice of each character? Matthew: “I played Josh!” You played Josh, okay, Cristina, which character did you play?Cristina: “Played Huck.” You played Huck. Alright, Brian, what about you?Brian: “I played the singing doctors” Very cool. And what about you, Tran? Which character did you play in the film?Tran: “Dingo Starr.” Dingo Starr—nice! You were the main character. Tran: “Yeah”Alright, next question: How long did it take you all to make this film? Cristina: “From January to May” Ok, from January to May? Cristina: “Yeah”How did y’all come up with the character Dingo Starr? Yeah, so Matthew…Matthew: “Inspired by dogs and The Beatles’ Ringo Starr, and Shining Times Station!”Thanks Matthew. And can you describe what Shining Times Station is?Matthew: “It’s a PBS Thomas and Friends T.V. series.” I think that sounds incredible.I have another follow-up question for you, Matthew. Who decided to have Dingo Starr talk in the film?Matthew: “Everyone!” It’s a collaboration, right? Matthew: “Yup.” How did y’all also come up with the doctor chracters? Cristina: “We want The Beatles dressed as the doctors.” Oh, so you were inspired by The Beatles? Cristina: “Yes, inspired by The Beatles music.” (For the rest of the transcription please email [email protected])