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Young Audiences Holiday
Program - Dec 2008
Martin Behrman Charter School's Arts Partners
Young Audiences
Young Audiences provides an Arts Afterschool Program for our students. Young Audiences
also provides a Summer Arts Program as well.
YA "Arts for Learning" artists in residence also work closely with our instructional staff to
provide arts-integrated lessons during the school day as well which are centered around
what the students are learning in class.
Arts for Learning Artists this year include: Todd Shaffer, Roscoe Reddix, Jr., Grayhawk
Perkins, and Todd Shaffer. Past Leraning Artists have included: Aaron Lind, Adella Gautier,
Skye Jordan, Betty Shirley, Joe Gelini, and Rebecca Frank.
AXIS/KidSmart
KidSmart provides regular Professional Development Sessions which show teachers how
they can integrate the arts into their daily lessons. KidSmart also provides a full-time artist
in residence who works with teachers and students to add a dramatic and theatrical element
to what they are learning in Social Studies. This year we are privileged to have Mr. Andrew
Vaught working with us! "The kids love Mr. Andy!"
International House of Blues Foundation (Cultural Journeys)
IHOBF’s Cultural Journeys Teacher Workshop: Cultural Journeys takes teachers and
students on a journey to explore different cultures, music and instruments from around the
world and enjoy both listening to and playing rhythms. Cultural Journeys Teacher
Workshops have been designed to involve teachers in an engaging, interactive learning
experience and provide them with knowledge and resources to introduce Cultural Journeys
program content and related learning activities into classrooms and other educational
settings. The workshop features live drumming and hands-on activities. Workshop
participants receive the Roots of Rhythm: World Drumming for Fifth and Sixth Grade
Classrooms teacher’s guide. Although the curriculum has been designed for fifth and sixth
grade, teachers can adapt the content for use with other grade levels. The curriculum
supports teachers in integrating music-making activities and related cultural content into
their classrooms. Workshop and curricular content and activities align with state and
national educational standards.
The IHOBF Cultural Journeys Teacher Workshop includes a Rhythms Session featuring live
drumming and teacher participation and a Demonstration Session on how to use the Roots
of Rhythm teacher’s guide. The workshop will also include a session that focuses on New
Orleans Brass Band and Mardi Gras Indian drumming traditions and rhythms and that
features a drum-making activity. Participants in the workshop will be eligible to apply to have
their classroom participate in an IHOBF extended learning activity that focuses on New
Orleans drumming traditions and which includes an artist's visit to the classroom and a
related learning resource. The workshop was presented by ethnomusicologist Michael D.
Skinkus.
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation
The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation hosted Free Music Lessons on Saturdays a
rew years ago. We hope to continue our partnership and to collaborate on future projects
for our student musicians, dancers, and vocalists.
Young Audiences Holiday
Program - Dec 2008
Martin Behrman Charter School's Arts Partners
Young Audiences
Young Audiences provides an Arts Afterschool Program for our students. Young Audiences
also provides a Summer Arts Program as well.
YA "Arts for Learning" artists in residence also work closely with our instructional staff to
provide arts-integrated lessons during the school day as well which are centered around
what the students are learning in class.
Arts for Learning Artists this year include: Todd Shaffer, Roscoe Reddix, Jr., Grayhawk
Perkins, and Todd Shaffer. Past Leraning Artists have included: Aaron Lind, Adella Gautier,
Skye Jordan, Betty Shirley, Joe Gelini, and Rebecca Frank.
AXIS/KidSmart
KidSmart provides regular Professional Development Sessions which show teachers how
they can integrate the arts into their daily lessons. KidSmart also provides a full-time artist
in residence who works with teachers and students to add a dramatic and theatrical element
to what they are learning in Social Studies. This year we are privileged to have Mr. Andrew
Vaught working with us! "The kids love Mr. Andy!"
International House of Blues Foundation (Cultural Journeys)
IHOBF’s Cultural Journeys Teacher Workshop: Cultural Journeys takes teachers and
students on a journey to explore different cultures, music and instruments from around the
world and enjoy both listening to and playing rhythms. Cultural Journeys Teacher
Workshops have been designed to involve teachers in an engaging, interactive learning
experience and provide them with knowledge and resources to introduce Cultural Journeys
program content and related learning activities into classrooms and other educational
settings. The workshop features live drumming and hands-on activities. Workshop
participants receive the Roots of Rhythm: World Drumming for Fifth and Sixth Grade
Classrooms teacher’s guide. Although the curriculum has been designed for fifth and sixth
grade, teachers can adapt the content for use with other grade levels. The curriculum
supports teachers in integrating music-making activities and related cultural content into
their classrooms. Workshop and curricular content and activities align with state and
national educational standards.
The IHOBF Cultural Journeys Teacher Workshop includes a Rhythms Session featuring live
drumming and teacher participation and a Demonstration Session on how to use the Roots
of Rhythm teacher’s guide. The workshop will also include a session that focuses on New
Orleans Brass Band and Mardi Gras Indian drumming traditions and rhythms and that
features a drum-making activity. Participants in the workshop will be eligible to apply to have
their classroom participate in an IHOBF extended learning activity that focuses on New
Orleans drumming traditions and which includes an artist's visit to the classroom and a
related learning resource. The workshop was presented by ethnomusicologist Michael D.
Skinkus.
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation
The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation hosted Free Music Lessons on Saturdays a
rew years ago. We hope to continue our partnership and to collaborate on future projects
for our student musicians, dancers, and vocalists.
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