Activate Your Inner Artist

Youth Hiphop with Kosmic T

Reveal Your Inner Artist 🎧

  • CRAFT A SONG WITH KOSMIC T

    Nurture your child’s inner-artist through the power of music making. Together we will learn the basics of creating a hiphop song; including writing, rhyming, rhythm, singing and recording - everything it takes to create a song from the heart!

  • CUSTOMIZED SESSIONS

    Music sessions tailored towards you and your child’s specific interests and goals. Flexible plans and sessions offer a multitude of ways to cater to your child’s unique strengths and challenges - allowing for maximum creativity, growth, learning and fun.

  • MUSIC AS MENTORSHIP

    A guided process to support the cultivation of greater creativity, self confidence, self expression, patience, focus and problem solving - all while fostering a love of learning. Skills that will extend well beyond our sessions and into all areas of your child’s life.

Session Options

  • Private Sessions

    Description: One on one music sessions with Kosmic T. Each session includes:
    - Mentorship approach
    - Custom Plan for Success
    - Portable sessions (at your home or in town)
    - All equipment and gear provided

    Session Length: 1.5 hrs
    Ages: 8-16
    Cost: $95/session
    Package Rate: $400 for series of 5

  • Group Sessions

    Description: Perfect for kids who want to learn/create with their friends and for parents looking for group-rates. Each session includes:
    - Mentorship approach
    - Custom Plan for Success (group)
    - Portable sessions (at your home or in town)
    - All equipment and gear provided

    Session Length: 1.5 hrs
    Ages: 8-16
    Group Size: Up to 5 kids
    Cost: $70/session (per child)

  • Outside The Box

    Have an idea that doesn’t fit within the other two options? Maybe you’d like Kosmic to show up for a surprise birthday party performance? Maybe you have a creative project that could use Kosmic’s touch? Or maybe you yourself are curious about music production? If you have an interesting idea, let’s have a conversation.

  • It was really fun and awesome!

    Riyo - Age 9

  • It felt exciting, nervous and special. I loved bringing my voice out.

    Ayie - Age 9

  • It was cool to make a song with my school and sing about what we love.

    Ashliya - Age 12

  • It was very, very fun!

    Ilian - Age 10

  • I felt nervous and excited at first, but less as it went on.Thank you Tanin this was awesome!

    Freyja - Age 9

  • I loved singing with my friends - thanks for teaching me to rap!

    Kaleb - Age 10

  • It was very inspiring to sing for the trees - I learned nature is beautiful and that making a song has many steps.

    Ashliyah - Age 12

  • I loved doing this, thank you!

    Kiki - Age 12

Meet Your Mentor

Join Kosmic T on a magical adventure into the world of hiphop, rhythm, and music. Whether your child has previous music experience, or this is all brand-new, together we will learn what it takes to go from a blank slate to a fully completed, 100% unique hiphop song!

Kosmic T (Tanin Shunter) is a conscious hiphop artist and outdoor youth educator who has lived in the Kootenays for over 30 years. 
He has been offering music workshops in the Columbia Basin area for the last 9 years, along with running his own outdoor nature education programs as founder of Kootenay Rites of Passage.

He is so honoured and stoked to support the youth in discovering more of their voice, talents, and gifts through his hiphop music sessions, and is continually blown away by the the wisdom, intelligence, heart and creativity of the children he works with!

Recent Song Examples

Session Testimonials (Teachers)

“ Year after year Tanin’s music/hiphop creativity workshops are the most popular and requested by the youth participants. His ability to connect with youth through art and the creation of music is impressive.“
Jeff Yasinchuk - Former VP and teacher

“ Tanin has a natural gift in connecting with youth using
hip-hop, humour, and authentic caring presence. “
Gabriel Keczan - Counsellor & Art Therapist

“ The kids were so inspired by the music workshop! They wanted to make more songs and choreograph dances.”
Taiowa Williams - Earth Connections

“ The project was fun, challenging, fulfilling and we are amazed by the results!. “
The Whole School (Winlaw)

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