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08 Feb 2025

Sing High, Sing Low: Musical Opposites

August-June

Life is full of opposites, like happy or sad, warm or cold, and big or small. Join us for an adventure as we explore opposites through music! Go fast and slow as we follow tempo, get loud and quiet as we explore dynamics, feel long and short sounds as we make rhythms, and hear highs and lows as we experience pitch. This program is ideal for students ages 5-9. All multi-grade program offerings will be supported by grade-level appropriate standards, available to share upon request.

Vocabulary:

opposites, tempo, dynamics, rhythm, steady beat Ā Ā 

08 Feb 2025

Exploring the Colors of the Rainbow

August-June

Explore the color wheelā€™s primary and secondary colors with the Greenacres Arts Educators! We will discover how colors can inspire us, and how colors can connect to and reflect our emotions. This program is ideal for students ages 5-9. All multigrade program offerings will be supported by grade-level appropriate standards, available to share upon request.

Vocabulary:

color, primary, secondary, emotionsĀ  Ā 

08 Feb 2025

Careers and Pathways in Arts and Culture

August-June

Without the arts in our community, we would lack in entertainment and creative outlets that make the world a better place. Join the Arts Educators to discover how artists fit into the larger community, and the paths you can take to engage with the arts in your lives.

Fine Arts Standards:

  • DN.HSP.3CO Explore how 21st-century skills developed in dance translate to a chosen career path.
  • MUS.HSP.5CO Demonstrate knowledge of potential musical career choices.
  • TH.HSP.7CO Discuss the importance of drama and theatre in a community and provide examples.
  • VA.HSAD.2CO Demonstrate personal strategies for lifelong involvement and advocacy in the visual arts.

    Social and Emotional Learning Standards:

    • SEL.C2.4.d Evaluate the impact of personal involvement in an activity to improve school, home, community and world.

      Vocabulary:

      audition, contract, rehearse, rƩsumƩ, artist, advocacy

      08 Feb 2025

      Speaking Up!

      August-June

      For ages, people have explored how to use their voice to confidently say what they mean. We will empower students to present themselves in front of peers through the light-hearted lens of improv comedy. We will also gather inspiration from visual artists who used their works to speak their minds.

      Fine Arts Standards:

      • TH.HSP.1PE Manipulate vocal qualities, posture, movement, and language to express variety in characters during improvisation and dramatic situations.
      • TH.HSP.2PE Demonstrate the collaborative skills necessary for producing a scene with a unified vision.
      • VA.HSP.1CO Understand how works of art reflect diverse communities, viewpoints, and perspectives.

      English Language Arts Standards:

      • SL.11-12.3 Evaluate a speakerā€™s perspective, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, assessing the stance, premises, links among ideas, word choice, points of emphasis, and tone used.

      Social and Emotional Learning Standards:

      • SEL.C1.3.d Demonstrate empathy through compassion in self and encourage in others.

        Vocabulary:

        listening, support, confidence, inner-champion, zines

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