Education

Age Group: High-school and up Materials: writing materials, basic music understanding This is a relatively advanced presentation on two aspects of music for musical theater: establishing the world of the story, and transitions between scenes. Examples from popular musical theater are used to demonstrate concepts. One can perform the assignments without actually composing music, as […]

Age Group: Middle-school and up Materials: For this tutorial you will want to have a computer with some sort of audio recording and editing software. There are some free versions of software available, but this demonstration uses GarageBand on a mac. Without getting too specific in features and advanced digital recording techniques, this tutorial demonstrates

Age Group: Elementary school Materials: Space to move and at least one other participant or adult facilitator Connecting music to emotion, and then to a story, is the subject of this video. Starting with the basic elements of music and working towards how it affects emotion and how emotions are expressed, participants will be guided

Age Group: High school and up Materials: various used fabric you might have, glue or sewing materials, a way to take pictures, outdoor plant materials, flexible modeling paste, paints This video explores how to use materials with different personal, family, or social significance to add a new depth to storytelling through visual arts practice. The

Age Group: Middle-school and up, for both visually impaired and sighted participants Materials: modeling clay, preferably several colors Coming from an emphasis on tactile art projects for the visually impaired, this tutorial works well for a range of students and abilities. A discussion of mandalas in art is followed by a practical exercise in making

Age Group: High school and up Materials: Paper (thicker is better, but simple printer paper will suffice), Tape (regular scotch tape works well!), Cardboard (a cereal box or any other rigid surface will work), Alternative/Additional supplies (not necessary for the class, but could be great materials to work with… you never know!): string, push pins,

Age Group: Middle-school and up Materials: This workshop assumes that the participant is already engaged in making movies in some form and has those resources at their disposal. Rather than a direct tutorial, this video explores elements and techniques of experimental film-making, starting with what experimental film-making is. Through lots of examples this makes clear

Age Group: Elementary school Materials: colored pencils or markers and paper, room to moveThrough the Color Wheel Project, T2 Dance Company has created a 30-minute lesson for elementary students demonstrating some techniques used to transform visual art works on paper into physical dance movements. Students are guided through a series of fun activities that allows

Age Group: Middle-school and up Materials: whatever you might have on hand The interplay between light and shadow set of demonstrations and discussions about how this simple concept is used through a wide range of art forms, with special emphasis given to the history of shadow puppetry. You will be inspired to experiment with a