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    Learn Rap From Raftaar Assignments

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    This document provides a guide to exercises recommended in Raftaar's "Learn Rap" workbook. It outlines 15 lessons, each with 1-2 exercises focusing on different rap skills like analyzing emotions in lyrics, learning about influential rappers, writing techniques, developing vocal texture, finding an individual style, writing to a beat, and recording vocals. The overarching goal is to help students understand rap from different perspectives and hone their abilities as storytellers and MCs.

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    This document provides a guide to exercises recommended in Raftaar's "Learn Rap" workbook. It outlines 15 lessons, each with 1-2 exercises focusing on different rap skills like analyzing emotions in lyrics, learning about influential rappers, writing techniques, developing vocal texture, finding an individual style, writing to a beat, and recording vocals. The overarching goal is to help students understand rap from different perspectives and hone their abilities as storytellers and MCs.

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    This document provides a guide to exercises recommended in Raftaar's "Learn Rap" workbook. It outlines 15 lessons, each with 1-2 exercises focusing on different rap skills like analyzing emotions in lyrics, learning about influential rappers, writing techniques, developing vocal texture, finding an individual style, writing to a beat, and recording vocals. The overarching goal is to help students understand rap from different perspectives and hone their abilities as storytellers and MCs.

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    Workbook: Learn Rap by Raftaar

    Welcome to Seekho rap Raftaar Se. As you embark on this


    course,use this document as a handy guide to the exercises
    recommended by Raftaar in each lesson.

    Lesson 1: Live Hip-hop : Galat fehmi paalo


    1. Note the emotions you connected to most, in your favorite
    raps and the story behind them in those raps.
    2. Read about the above raps you picked and find out the story
    behind them. What was the motivation behind the rap? And
    post what you found unique on the Frontrow community.

    Lesson 2: Listen to music - The right way


    1. Pick 5 rappers who you feel have the best tone, rhyme
    scheme, flow, storytelling, versatility.
    2. Learn everything about those 5 rappers you can possibly get
    your hands on - from the first rap to the latest. Learn
    about their background. Listen to their podcasts and
    interviews.
    3. Post something unique about any one of the 5 you could find
    and get a discussion going on the Frontrow community.

    Lesson 3: Getting started with writing


    1. Journal ideas you read on the news/books/comics etc. for a
    month.
    2. Observe these ideas in the songs/raps you listen to.

    Lesson 5: Understanding perspectives


    1. Try to re-write one of your favorite raps with the
    perspective switched (From 'I' to 'You' or 'Them'), and
    post it on the Frontrow community.

    Lesson 6: You are a storyteller


    1. Build a matrix of 3 topics and 3 emotions as shown in the
    lesson. Add things that represent those emotions for you
    for those 3 topics.

    Lesson 8: Playing with rhymes


    1. Using the matrix of topics and emotions you've built, start
    building a story by using the lead-in method as shown in
    the lesson.
    2. Using those stories to build rhymes for 4 bars at a time.
    3. With the rhymes in place, now start writing the lyrics of
    your rap using those rhymes.

    Lesson 9: Developing your vocals


    1. First record yourself using your phone, rapping one of your
    favorite raps. Now practice the vowel exercise and the 'Om'
    exercise as shown by Raftaar in the lesson. Again record
    yourself after the exercise. Note the difference in your
    vocal texture before and after the vocal exercises.

    Lesson 10: Identifying your USP


    1. Imitate different rappers and explore how it sounds when
    you try those styles. Record these experiments and get
    feedback from your peers.
    2. Now add to those experiments from your own experiences, and
    your own ad libs. Do what feels right. Record yourself and
    repeat until you find your style.

    Lesson 14: Writing on beat


    1. Explore tracks (beats) available online for free. Pick one
    that gives you the right tone for the story you wish to
    convey. Use the writing method shown in earlier lessons to
    build a rap.

    Lesson 15: Recording your vocals


    1. Record the rap on whichever equipement you've handy. Even a
    phone would do. Take multiple takes to get the best
    performance. Post this on your social media and gauge the
    reaction. Expect feedback and learn from it.

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