TEACHING ARTIST SESSION CATEGORIES
Just like gumbo mixes lots of flavors, Zydeco mixes lots of traditions! Students will dance while learning how music, food, and celebrations are part of everyday Louisiana life. Adaptable for Special Education.
Louisiana culture doesn’t stop at state lines—it travels the world! Through Zydeco dance and stories of international festivals, students will see how Creole traditions are shared across borders, building connections with cultures around the globe while keeping...
Students will learn about the various instruments of the flute family: recorder, piccolo, flute, alto flute, and bass flute.
Students will listen to the music of the flute and use drawing to express the imagined stories and moods from the sounds heard.
Jeremy Benoit “JB Saax ” takes students through a crash course of how Jazz began and the integral role the saxophone plays in its inception.
Students will be exposed to basic, intermediate, and advanced recording techniques and will even be granted the opportunity to record their own personal soundtrack.
This is an opportunity for students to listen deeply and cultivate stillness while experiencing and learning about therapeutic sound instruments.
Learn the basics of how the voice works. Explore the creativity of making new sounds.
This interactive session will focus on teaching the students where Zydeco music originated and how important it is to keep our tradition and culture alive.
In the session “Expression Through Songwriting,” students will learn about the creative process that goes behind writing a song.