This week on Spotlight…, we explore the powerful ways music can educate, inspire, and heal. Discover how Healthy Hip Hop is helping kids build mental and physical wellness through positive music and movement, experience the transformative effects of sound baths on stress and relaxation, meet educator and musician Steph Plant as she brings songwriting into the classroom, and hear how Katarra Parson overcame obstacles and self-doubt to pursue her passion for writing and performing music. From healing sounds to empowering stories, this episode celebrates music as a force for growth, resilience, and connection.

Healthy Hip Hop Promotes Mental and Physical Health for Kids
Healthy Hip Hop is the Sesame Street of the 21st Century! They take the urban hip hop beats and marry that with a positive message of healthy and wellness.

The Healing Power of Sound
Learn how the soundbaths can transform a person’s response to stressors by retraining one’s relaxation response.

Steph Plant: Musician, Teacher, Mother
Steph Plant is a teacher at Metro East Montessori School. She is also a musician. Steph incorporates songwriting and singing everyday in her classroom.

Katarra Parson
Katarra Parson pushes past personal insecurities and the stigma associated with growing up in Wellston to pursue her love of writing and performing music.