Get With The Program!

from Get With The Program! by Code Beats

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Student programmer: Ttenneb
Remix arranged/produced by Taylor Barnett and Dumi Right
Lyrics written and performed by Dumi Right

“Putting together a song for the Ttenneb track was a fun creative process. I loved the sounds and feel of the original track but as I was writing the rap, I kept getting the feeling that it would flow a lot better if the tempo was sped up. Taylor did some magic with the arrangement and the production, which helped me create a lot more freely and explain what was so interesting and unique about the Code Beats. In my rap I worked to incorporate things that described the program, what makes it compelling and how it expands the interest in coding, and the concept for the rhymes just came together.” — Dumi Right

lyrics

LYRICS

Computer science might’ve had an interest but they hesitated
Maybe everything was just too complicated.
Or else maybe they thought it was boring,
Either way they didn’t think that it was worth exploring.

You can get with the program,
Code beats, make jams!
This is the way we simplify the complex,
Put concepts like loops in context.

Coding can be intimidating, not always inviting
Code Beats, making it a little more exciting.
Who would’ve thought, you can make songs with Python
And make a difference and have impact like icons.

Take what’s usually a calm, quiet activity,
Turn it into beats for everyone in the vicinity to
Listen to, become a fan, pump up the jam,
Created by computing and executing commands!

You can get with the program,
Code beats, make jams!
Music and tech, this is the crossroads
Like a wise man told me: “Everybody gotta have a code.”

credits

from Get With The Program!, released March 16, 2022

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Code Beats Richmond, Virginia

Code Beats is an interdisciplinary research project led by Dr. David Shepherd, Associate Professor, VCU Engineering Computer Science Dept. and Dr. Taylor Barnett, Assistant Professor, VCUarts Dept. of Music.