Individual Artist Study Opportunity for Youth
Individual Artist Study Opportunity for Youth
Stringwood Chamber Music Festival
John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Pam Blake: retired art teacher, visual arts, Tyler Arts Council, Southwest Minnesota Weaver's Guild; Michele Knife Sterner: theatre actor, Southwest Minnesota State University Associate Director for Access Opportunity Success program; Tom Wirt: artist, owner of Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Joyce Aakre: visual arts, writing, Discover Dassel committee, Board member for Litchfield Community Education, Exhibit committee for Dassel Area Historical Society; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor Southwest Minnesota State University; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice and dance teacher; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Claire Swanson: visual arts, arts teacher, Meander Art Crawl Committee.
Kathy Fransen: Music, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Tammy Grubbs: Theatre, visual art; Kelly Pochardt: Visual art, education; Michele Knife Sterner: Theatre, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: Visual art, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Board; Roberta Trooien: Music, education; Mary Petersen: Visual art, education.
ACHF Arts Education
My main goal is to develop stronger ensemble playing skills. By attending rehearsals, masterclasses, and lessons I will obtain insight and new ideas from my expert peers. After this experience, ideally, my listening skills will be better, making me an overall better performer. To demonstrate this growth, I will record my individual practice before camp, I will record the first time my ensemble group plays together. I will then provide recordings of my ensemble after one week of playing together, and a recording of our final concert.
I recorded myself sight-reading/ learning the two pieces and my group's first time playing through each piece and the performances. With these I could compare the group's musicality and togetherness and what we improved on. The areas I focused on were phrasing, tone, speed, and overall execution. I listened to the recordings, took notes on areas of concern, and focused on these areas when practicing alone and with my ensemble.
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