Lyrics Alive is a dynamic program developed by Bob and Mary Bomar Ritter for grade school students. Collectively, Bob and Mary have over 48 years of lyric/songwriting and performance experience with school age children. Since 1997 they have collaborated with thousands of students from schools in Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia, conducting 112 four-day residencies and creating nearly 950 original songs. In addition, they have recorded 101 “live” Lyrics Alive concert CD’s. The Lyrics Alive four-day residency features a unique curriculum that takes an intensive, detailed and collaborative approach with students, while promoting:
Lyrics Alive can and has been used as a curriculum tool to expand and enhance classroom studies, in some cases helping schools meet state and federal academic standards.
Lyrics Alive is extremely successful at releasing the creative talents of students at all learning levels and aptitudes. And the benefits are many…
- Learning about the fun and creatively challenging process of lyric writing.
- Enhances students’ storytelling and writing skills.
- Use of music, rhythm and rhyme to re-enforce subjects which students are studying.
- Helps students and schools meet state and federal academic standards.
- Challenges students to think, discuss, and write topics that can be a positive influence
not only on themselves, but the entire school and community as well.
- Allows students not as strong academically the chance to thrive in a creative environment.
- The chance to practice cooperation, compromise, and working as a team to achieve a common goal.
- Encourages shy or introverted students to express thoughts and ideas that might otherwise remain silent.
- rovides a positive and affirming boost to students struggling with personal issues or troubled home lives.
- The anticipation, excitement, pride and satisfaction of performing their own songs in front of a “live” audience.
- The opportunity to have a CD recording of their “live” performance.
- Has and continues to inspire students to pursue writing and/or music careers.
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