It is important for people early on to discover and develop their creativity as a foundation from which they live so they can have the confidence to realize their potential and contribute to the world. The work I do is effective in helping students build this creative foundation. The purpose of these programs is for students to experience their creativity and exercise their imagination through making their own music, dance and theatre. Through this process they will have a stronger sense of themselves as competent, strong, creative people full of potential. Here is a brief description of a few of the available programs.
Students take turns conducting their class getting louder and softer with their voices.
We learn how dynamics are an important part of music. They then conduct each other to play sparse and dense to discover that there are textures in music. We observe different types of cloth to make a visual and tactile parallel with musical texture. Students get into a circle with percussion instruments and tap their feet to the beat while playing different rhythms with their hands. They create their own parts to be a part of an ensemble.