John Tyler
Musician
MEET THE ARTIST
John Tyler is an artist, founder of Love Groove Music Festival, and film scorer for Under Armour, Bloomberg Philanthropies, and Maryland Public Television. At 16, he released his first album and has since released three more, with his latest album being “The Good Side of Things”. This project highlights his abilities to merge multiple genres into one. At 17, John started Love Groove Music Festival to bring together young artists from different genres to showcase talent and to offer learning and networking opportunities. This year marks his fourth showcase featuring an All Women’s Virtual Show to raise money for local artists and Johns Hopkins Breast Cancer Research. John aspires to compose music for major films and to continue to give back to his community through Love Groove Music Festival.
BORN: 2000 in Baltimore, Maryland
LIVES: Baltimore, Maryland
ARTIST WEBSITE:
“Collaborating allows you to have growth as an artist because everyone has a different mind- they hear and see different things.”
SKILLS
Jazz Music, Production (Development), and Event Planning
MEDIA
Vocals, Electronic guitar, Bass guitar, Piano, Amplifier, Recording equipment
MAKE
Write a letter to a Baltimore musician whose music you enjoy and suggest what their next song could be. Make sure to include your reason for choosing that particular artist and how your suggestion relates to your experiences. Use detailed sentences to explain your ideas.
Imagine that you are in a band and could perform anywhere within or outside of Baltimore, where would you go? Research and illustrate details that your ideal venue has that interests you.
Imagine you are organizing your first music concert. What musicians would be in the line up? Create a list of who and what you will need for the performances to run smoothly. Once completed, share your list with a classmate to compare plans.
CONNECT
GRADES K-2
ELA Reading Standards: With support ask and answer questions about key details in a text [about baltimore jazz music].
Maryland State Fine Arts Standards (MSFAS):
I:P-2:1: Think creatively about self, others, places, and events.
GRADES 3-5
ELA Reading Standards: Determine and explain the main idea of a text [about Baltimore jazz history] and explain how it is supported by key details. When needed, summarize the text for further comprehension.
MSFAS: I:3-5:1: Act on creative ideas to develop personally meaningful compositions through observation, imagination, or memory.
GRADES 6-8
ELA Reading Standards: Cite the textual evidence to clearly support an analysis of what the text [about Baltimore jazz history] says as well as inferences drawn from the text.
MSFAS:I:6-8:1: Access, evaluate, use and manage information throughout the context of art history and design.
HIGH SCHOOL
ELA Reading Standards: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text [about Baltimore jazz history].
MSFAS:I:9-12:1: Act on creative ideas within the context of a given or chosen art problem.
TALK
GRADES K-2 Pre and Post Questions about John Tyler’s Videos
Preview: What kind of music do you listen to? Have you heard of Jazz? What do you think about when you hear the word Jazz? Who listens to Jazz?
Post: How do you feel when you listen to John Tyler’s music? What word(s) (1-3) would you use to describe John Tyler’s music?
GRADES 3-5 Pre and Post Questions about John Tyler’s Videos
Preview: What kind of music do you listen to? Have you heard of Jazz? What do you think about when you hear the word Jazz? Who listens to Jazz? What do you need to do to record a song?
Post: How do you feel when you listen to John Tyler’s music? What word(s) (1-3) would you use to describe John Tyler’s music? How did John Tyler’s performance at his high school, Baltimore Design School, impacted his interest in music?
GRADES 6-8 Pre and Post Questions about John Tyler’s Videos
Preview: What kind of music do you listen to? Have you heard of Jazz? When you think about jazz music, what comes to mind? How old is jazz and who listens to it?
Post: How do you feel when you listen to John Tyler’s music? Who is John Tyler’s audience (age, gender, race, etc.)? Why is it important for John Tyler to write and produce his music? If you created a song about Baltimore which instruments would you choose to use in the song and why? What is it important for John Tyler to support other Baltimore musicians?
HIGH SCHOOL Pre and Post Questions about John Tyler’s Videos
Preview: What kind of music do you listen to? Have you heard of Jazz? When you think about jazz music, what comes to mind? How old is jazz and who listens to it? What do you need to do to record a song?
Post: How do you feel when you listen to John Tyler’s music? Who do you think is John Tyler’s targeted audience (age, gender, race, etc.)? What is it important for John Tyler to support other Baltimore musicians? If you created a song about Baltimore which instruments would you choose for the song and why? What makes John Tyler an entrepreneur? In what ways does religion impact John Tyler’s music? After listening to John Tyler’s music, how do you think the artists Kendrick Lamar, Janelle Monáe, and Childish Gambino influenced him?