TEACHING ARTIST SESSION CATEGORIES
This session takes students on a fun and interactive journey through the heartbeat of Louisiana music history, the drums of zydeco. Originating in the Creole communities of Southwest Louisiana, zydeco blends African, Caribbean, blues, rock& roll and R&B...
Get ready to laugh, rhyme, and groove! Giggle Grooves is a hands-on songwriting session where kids learn how to turn silly ideas into songs that sound catchy and fun. From picking wild topics like dancing pizza or runaway socks, to writing a goofy chorus everyone can...
Ready to make your own music? Music Production 101: Recording & Producing a Song is a fun, hands-on course where kids learn how to create songs from start to finish! You’ll explore recording your voice and instruments, making beats, adding cool sounds, and putting...
Students will have a choice between creating an original portrait of themselves or an original character out of construction paper. They will be taught the fundamentals of using basic shapes to create the features needed. Single Session
Students will learn how to draw a face using basic shapes. They will be introduced to beginner drawing techniques and learn how to highlight features using shading methods (stippling method, hatching/crosshatching). Single Session
Based on my book “Were You There? A biography of Emma Wakefield Paillet, students will engage with Black History through biography. Using found poetry, students will create a unique poem that can be a part of a larger biography project or a stand alone project.
Combine creativity with writing, crafting a poem in the form called Zeno which follows a mathematical sequence for syllable count. A zine is a foldable paper booklet that gives students an opportunity to publish and share their writing. Single Session
Listen to a variety of music and feel the mood by dancing with a paintbrush. Each image will become inspiration for writing by leading students to word choice and metaphor. Single Session
In this session, the teaching artist will guide students through the process of creating their own sun-reactive compositions by laying out foliage on fabric and watching the magic happen! These alternative photographic images are created by using a dye designed to...
In this session, the teaching artist will guide students through the process of creating their own sun-reactive compositions by laying out foliage on fabric and watching the magic happen!