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New & Noteworthy - July 2013
Showing posts with label Performance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Performance. Show all posts
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Billy Joel - Inspiring Video
A great and moving performance of a student and Billy Joel. A must see!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/12/billy-joel-vanderbilt-student-new-york-state_n_2862651.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/12/billy-joel-vanderbilt-student-new-york-state_n_2862651.html
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Benefits of Dance
Dance is a powerful ally for developing many of the attributes of a growing child. Dance helps children mature physically, emotionally, socially, and cognitively. The physical benefits of dance are widely accepted, but dance also has emotional, social and cognitive benefits.
Physical Development: Dance involves a greater range of motion, coordination, strength and endurance than most other physical activities. This is accomplished through movement patterns that teach coordination and kinesthetic memory. Dancing utilizes the entire body and is an excellent form of exercise for total body fitness. Young children are naturally active, but dance offers an avenue to expand movement possibilities and skills.
Emotional Maturity: Dance promotes psychological health and maturity. Children enjoy the opportunity to express their emotions and become aware of themselves and others through creative movement. A pre-school child enters a dance class or classroom with a history of emotional experiences. Movement within a class offers a structured outlet for physical release while gaining awareness and appreciation of oneself and others.
Social Awareness: Dance fosters social encounter, interaction, and cooperation. Children learn to communicate ideas to others through the real and immediate mode of body movement. Children quickly learn to work within a group dynamic. As the ongoing and sometimes challenging process of cooperation evolves, children learn to understand themselves in relation to others.
Cognitive Development: Young children will create movement spontaneously when presented with movement ideas or problems that can be solved with a movement response. Movement provides the cognitive loop between the idea, problem, or intent and the outcome or solution. This teaches an infant, child and, ultimately, adult to function in and understand the world.
Adapted from www.ndeo.org
Physical Development: Dance involves a greater range of motion, coordination, strength and endurance than most other physical activities. This is accomplished through movement patterns that teach coordination and kinesthetic memory. Dancing utilizes the entire body and is an excellent form of exercise for total body fitness. Young children are naturally active, but dance offers an avenue to expand movement possibilities and skills.
Emotional Maturity: Dance promotes psychological health and maturity. Children enjoy the opportunity to express their emotions and become aware of themselves and others through creative movement. A pre-school child enters a dance class or classroom with a history of emotional experiences. Movement within a class offers a structured outlet for physical release while gaining awareness and appreciation of oneself and others.
Social Awareness: Dance fosters social encounter, interaction, and cooperation. Children learn to communicate ideas to others through the real and immediate mode of body movement. Children quickly learn to work within a group dynamic. As the ongoing and sometimes challenging process of cooperation evolves, children learn to understand themselves in relation to others.
Cognitive Development: Young children will create movement spontaneously when presented with movement ideas or problems that can be solved with a movement response. Movement provides the cognitive loop between the idea, problem, or intent and the outcome or solution. This teaches an infant, child and, ultimately, adult to function in and understand the world.
Adapted from www.ndeo.org
Benefits of Theater
Research reveals the positive impact of drama and theater on a student’s physical, emotional, social and cognitive development.
Self Confidence: Taking risks in workshops and performing for an audience teach students to trust their ideas and abilities. The confidence gained in drama applies to school, career and life.
Imagination: Making creative choices, thinking of new ideas and interpreting familiar material in new ways are essential to theater and developing a creative mind.
Empathy: Acting roles from different situations, time periods and cultures promotes compassion and tolerance for others’ feelings and viewpoints.
Cooperation/Collaboration: Theater combines the creative ideas and abilities of its participants. This process includes discussing, negotiating, rehearsing and performing together, all of which are important and applicable life skills.
Concentration: Playing, practicing and performing develop a sustained focus of mind, body and voice, which also helps in other school subjects and life.
Communication Skills: Theater enhances verbal and nonverbal communication. It improves voice projection, articulation of words, and fluency with language. It also encourages listening skills.
Problem Solving: Students learn how to communicate the who, what, where and why to the audience. Improvisation fosters quick-thinking solutions, which leads to greater adaptability in life.
Fun: Theater brings play, humor and laughter to learning, which improves motivation and reduces stress.
Emotional Outlet: Pretend play and theater games allow students to express a range of emotions. Aggression and tension can be released in a safe, controlled environment, reducing antisocial behaviors.
Relaxation: Many theater activities reduce stress by releasing mental, physical and emotional tension.
Self – Discipline: The process of moving from ideas to actions to performances teaches the value of practice and perseverance. Theater games and creative movement improve self-control.
Trust: The social interaction and risk taking in theater develop trust in self, others and the process.
Physical Fitness: Movement in theater improves flexibility, coordination, balance and control.
Memory: Rehearsing and performing words, movements and cues strengthen the memory like a muscle.
Copyright 2005 J. Basom (Adapted)
Self Confidence: Taking risks in workshops and performing for an audience teach students to trust their ideas and abilities. The confidence gained in drama applies to school, career and life.
Imagination: Making creative choices, thinking of new ideas and interpreting familiar material in new ways are essential to theater and developing a creative mind.
Empathy: Acting roles from different situations, time periods and cultures promotes compassion and tolerance for others’ feelings and viewpoints.
Cooperation/Collaboration: Theater combines the creative ideas and abilities of its participants. This process includes discussing, negotiating, rehearsing and performing together, all of which are important and applicable life skills.
Concentration: Playing, practicing and performing develop a sustained focus of mind, body and voice, which also helps in other school subjects and life.
Communication Skills: Theater enhances verbal and nonverbal communication. It improves voice projection, articulation of words, and fluency with language. It also encourages listening skills.
Problem Solving: Students learn how to communicate the who, what, where and why to the audience. Improvisation fosters quick-thinking solutions, which leads to greater adaptability in life.
Fun: Theater brings play, humor and laughter to learning, which improves motivation and reduces stress.
Emotional Outlet: Pretend play and theater games allow students to express a range of emotions. Aggression and tension can be released in a safe, controlled environment, reducing antisocial behaviors.
Relaxation: Many theater activities reduce stress by releasing mental, physical and emotional tension.
Self – Discipline: The process of moving from ideas to actions to performances teaches the value of practice and perseverance. Theater games and creative movement improve self-control.
Trust: The social interaction and risk taking in theater develop trust in self, others and the process.
Physical Fitness: Movement in theater improves flexibility, coordination, balance and control.
Memory: Rehearsing and performing words, movements and cues strengthen the memory like a muscle.
Copyright 2005 J. Basom (Adapted)
Saturday, June 30, 2012
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Monday, April 30, 2012
Making Music & More for GLEE Enthusiasts
We have a new summer workshop, called, Making Music & More for GLEE Enthusiasts. Vocal workshop based on the hit Fox Television show, GLEE. Students will learn vocal techniques and dramatic performance techniques through learning popular songs and creating their own GLEE- style episode. Workshop culminates in a live performance of the music and episode for friends and family.
Wednesdays
7/11/2012 – 8/15/2012
12:30 - 2:30 pm
Revelations
573 N. Main St., Doylestown, PA 18901
Ages 10 - 13
Cost: $180
Instructor: Caitlin Kellagher of Music & More
For more information or to enroll in a workshop:
Contact Fern Flicker
(267) 980-0706
fflick@verizon.net
Wednesdays
7/11/2012 – 8/15/2012
12:30 - 2:30 pm
Revelations
573 N. Main St., Doylestown, PA 18901
Ages 10 - 13
Cost: $180
Instructor: Caitlin Kellagher of Music & More
For more information or to enroll in a workshop:
Contact Fern Flicker
(267) 980-0706
fflick@verizon.net
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Upcoming Recitals
Mark your calenders for our upcoming recitals! More details to follow soon.
Saturday, June 9th 2012
1:00 PM and 4:00 PM
Jacob's Music
1135 Easton Road
Willow Grove, PA 19090
Saturday, June 9th 2012
1:00 PM and 4:00 PM
Jacob's Music
1135 Easton Road
Willow Grove, PA 19090
Monday, October 17, 2011
Community Day Holiday Concerts
Music & More will once again reach out to the community this upcoming holiday season with the gift of music by performing in local senior living centers.
Saturday 11/26/11
2:15 - 3:15pm
Neshaminy Manor
1660 Easton Road
Warrington, PA 18976
Saturday 12/3/11
2:00 - 3:00pm
Wesley Enhanced Living
200 Veterans Lane
Doylestown, PA 18901
Saturday 11/26/11
2:15 - 3:15pm
Neshaminy Manor
1660 Easton Road
Warrington, PA 18976
Saturday 12/3/11
2:00 - 3:00pm
Wesley Enhanced Living
200 Veterans Lane
Doylestown, PA 18901
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