Partners in Arts Participation
Partners in Arts Participation
Highland Friendship Club will collaborate with MacPhail Center for Music to offer drumming sessions that will promote creativity, happiness, and mastery of a new skill among people with disabilities who struggle with self-expression.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre
Reyne Branchaud-Linsk: Retired social worker; paper artist; Jessica Lourey: Mystery and fantasy writer, professor of creative writing and sociology, Saint Cloud Technical and Community College; Linda Melcher: Executive director, Arts on Superior; consultant to businesses and nonprofits; Laurie Pape Hadley: Business analyst, University of Minnesota, audio describer for theatres and arts organizations throughout Twin Cities; Tommearun Sar: Community engagement coordinator, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Sara Sternberger: Executive director, Free Arts Minnesota; Jane Zilch: Consultant and educator for non-profit organizations; board member of Theater Latte Da
ACHF Arts Access
HFC members who have cognitive and physical disabilities will demonstrate improved attitudes by expressing themselves creatively through drumming. HFC will recruit from its members, especially those without prior music experience, observe interactions during sessions and gather members' responses to surveys about changes to their attitudes. 2: HFC and MacPhail will develop a deeper understanding of the unique needs and skills of HFC members and how drumming can be used to improve attitudes. MacPhail and HFC will discuss regularly the progress made by HFC members with drumming and HFC will conduct pre- and post-evaluations with its members to give MacPhail feedback on their experiences.
HFC members who have cognitive and physical disabilities demonstrated improved attitudes by expressing themselves creatively through drumming. HFC staff observed participants at four different points in the sessions and documented attitudes of the participants through creative expression using drums. 2: HFC and MacPhail developed a deeper understanding of the unique needs and skills of HFC members and observed that drumming can be used to improve attitude. HFC and MacPhail met regularly through the sessions providing feedback on the members' response to the loudness of the drums, as well as the additional support needed by the new MacPhail teaching artist.
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