Laying Down Bars in the Beats Club at Hansberry College Prep

Image shows a photo in the background of Hansberry College Prep students who are part of the Beats Club. They are in a classroom, posing beneath a projector screen that reads "Beats Club Welcome!!!" with headphone imagery in the bottom right corner. On top of that photo, there is a blue transparent layer. On top of that, in the bottom left corner, there is blue text on a yellow background that reads "Laying Down Bars in Beats Club at Hansberry". The Noble Schools logo is in the bottom right corner.
Published On: December 20th, 2022Categories: 2022, Campus Life, Hansberry College Prep, Students

This is part of a series of blogs from Noble campus representatives to give a deeper look at campus life.

Every Tuesday afternoon, you’ll find 15 Hansberry Bengals making music and having fun at the Beats Club. These Bengals are making all genres of beats, from rap to pop to lo-fi and more. For two years now, the club has been inviting all students who want to learn how to make beats that express their background, voice, and culture. 

Take a look below to get a peek at what goes on in the club.

INSIDE THE BEATS CLUB

Photo shows Hansberry College Prep student Evely Hernandez creating music on her laptop on a classroom desk with a free software called Band Lab while at Beats Club. Evely is the leader of Beats Club.

Evely Hernandez ( Beats Club President)

Student leader of the Beats Club, Evely Alavez-Hernandez, creating her own music in the Band Lab program.

On a typical day of Beats Club, students gather to create music and give each other constructive feedback. In the club, students use a free online program called Band Lab that can be used by computer or phone to create their beats. Band Lab is a social music platform that enables creators to make music and share their creative process with musicians and fans. Students can share their music on Band Lab and browse music from other creators for inspiration.

In the club, scholars are encouraged to give each other positive and constructive feedback.

“It’s a positive environment , everyone comes to learn from one another and enjoy the creation of music,” Evely Alavez-Hernandez, the leader of the Beats club, said.

Photo shows the Band Lab program that students in the Beats Club at Hansberry College Prep use to create music. The photo shows the program with four different audio tracks on it.

Band Lab

One of the Beats Club member's project in Band Lab, the free software they use to create their music.

Photo shows two Hansberry College Prep students, Evely and Brendan, stooping over a classroom desk and looking at a laptop. Both students are a part of the Beats Club at Hansberry.

Evely Alavez-Hernandez and Brendan Rose

Evely and Beats Club member Brendan Rose work together to go over a project in Band Lab.

Other students in the club echo similar thoughts.

Brenden Rose, a senior, says the Beats Club is for students who want their music and voices to be heard. To Alex White, a junior, it’s a place to have fun experimenting with different sounds and see what he can make. 

The Beats Club is also a place where students can explore each others’ cultures with students from Black and Latinx backgrounds. Alex says the Beats Club has inspired him to listen to the world more to see how different sounds, cultures, and drives for music can affect you and others around you. 

“The Beats Club is for students who want to try to create something new that you could use to inspire others and even inspire yourself,” Evely said.

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