MIDDLE CREEK ELEMENTARY CULTURAL ARTS PROGRAM 2011-2012

Origami - One Fold at a Time
All Grades, All Tracks Artist Residency to take place in the art room during students’ regularly scheduled art class. Tracks 1 and 2, Specials Schedule B: Mon Jan 30, Wed Feb 1, Thurs Feb 2, Mon Feb 6 Tracks 3 and 4, Specials Schedule C: Tues Feb 21, Wed Feb 22, Fri Feb 24, Mon Feb 27

Students will be introduced to Origami through its culture and history as well as become familiar in its practice. Each student will learn basic folding techniques and the models will be appropriate in complexity for all grade levels. The students will explore the geometric, mathematical as well as the artistic and functional aspects of this art. In this hand-on workshop the students will learn to fold two to three colorful Origami projects to take home.

Here are some helpful hand outs to download, if you're interested in continuing the study of Origami Art at home with your child(ren):

Origami-One-Fold-at-a-Time---Study-Guide---Current-Events.pdf
Origami-One-fold-at-a-Time---Study-Guide--Teaching-Tips-and-Basic-Folding-Techniques.pdf
Origami-One-Fold-at-a-Time--Study-Guide--The-History-of-Origami.pdf
Origami-One-Fold-at-a-Time--Study-Guide--The-Story-of-Sadako-Sasaki.pdf
The-Educational-Benefits-of-Origami---Teachers-Handout.pdf
Origami-One-Fold-at-a-Time---Helpful-Websites-and-Books.pdf

Holly’s Harps
Grades K-2 All Tracks April 17 (Tracks 1+3) April 18 (Tracks 2+4) Location: TBD Available Classroom One half-hour music workshop. Schedule attached. There is flexibility for teachers’ to modify the schedule if necessary.

Holly's Harps is a hands-on music program which brings 30 harps into the school. Holly's Harps encourages students to view music and other arts as integral parts of their lives. Children learn about music, explore scientific principles (sound, vibrations, resonators, instrument construction, relation of string length to pitch), link music to math (Practice counting, ratio, pattern, and sequencing skills), and enjoy hands-on music-making. http://www.hollys-harps.org/

Here is the class schedule:  Hollys-Harps-Schedule.pdf
Here is the teacher guide:  Hollys-Harps-Teacher-Guide.pdf

The Transit Vocal Band
April 10, 2012 Grades3-5 (Tracks 1,2,3) 9:30-10:15 Grades K-2 (Tracks 1,2,3) 10:30-11:05

Combining soaring leads, smooth harmonies, and a thumping rhythm section, Transit demonstrates the power, versatility, and emotion of the most natural instrument of all, the human voice. Transit brings a cappella to students of all ages giving them a new perspective on art and music. Their elementary school program, "The Evolution of A Cappella." includes the following:
1. Demonstrations of full songs, a cappella style excerpts, vocal instruments, a cappella arrangements, and each voice part in the vocal band style
2. Call and response during songs
3. A vocal drumming lesson where we teach the students how to make common vocal percussion sounds using their mouths and voices
4. A Q+A session where the students get to ask questions about our band and a cappella music
5. We encourage the students to sing along with a couple of the songs that they might know. http://www.transitvocalband.com/

This is a study guide you can use with your child to get even more out of their performance!  

transit_teacher_guide.pdf

Tony Peacock Narrative Writing Workshop Fourth Grade
October 3-7, 2011 (Tracks 1+2) and November 14-18, 2011 (Tracks 3+4)

Please contact Laura Collins at (919) 629-2088 with any questions or concerns. Parent volunteers will be solicited for the Origami and Harp events closer to those dates.