TEACHING ARTIST SESSION

M-005 The Flute and Drawing (PK-8)

Andrea Kapell Loewy, Elementary School, Iberia Parish, Lafayette Parish, Literary Arts, Middle School, Music, Social Emotional Learning, St. Landry Parish, St. Martin Parish, Vermilion Parish, Visual Art

A visual representation of sound and imagination! Students will listen to the music of the flute and use drawing to express the imagined stories and moods from the sounds heard. This artist will play several selections of various colors and contrasts to stimulate the imagination of the students. The pieces played will be drawn from various time periods and cultures. The students will show the drawings at the end and will describe the stories and feelings evoked. This activity incorporates music, visual arts, the spoken word, language arts, and social-emotional learning. This activity is also adaptable for Special Education.

Single session

Andrea Kapell Loewy

Professor Emerita Andrea Kapell Loewy is Principal Flutist of the Acadiana Symphony and has played several concertos with the orchestra. Other orchestral work includes Principal Flute of the Orchestra of the State of Mexico, and Guest Principal Flutist of the Shanghai Symphony. She has presented four recital/teaching tours in China and has given a solo recital in England. She has also performed at several National Flute Conventions including those in New Orleans, St. Louis, Kansas City, Chicago, Dallas, and New York City. Loewy has concertized extensively with Yuling Huang-Davie, pianist, at numerous colleges and art centers throughout the United States. She has served as Chair of the National Flute Association’s Newly-Published Music Committee. Centaur Records released her CD of contemporary flute works titled Apparitions and Whimsies.

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