In Madison West High School?s Hip Hop Studies class, most of the students enrolled in this course have never before taken a school class in music, even though they live and breathe the stuff. The brand new course, which began in January and is a semester-long music elective, is designed ?to get kids thinking about the most popular form of music since they?ve been born,? said West High school vocal music teacher Anthony Cao, who came up with the idea last year while on sabbatical and pursuing a master?s degree in music education at UW-Madison.
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