Art Study Opportunity for Youth
Art Study Opportunity for Youth
Attend MMEA All-State Orchestra Summer Camp
Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; Justin Beck, chair of Hutchinson Public Arts Commission, president of Hutchinson Center for the Arts, photography, music; Judy Beckman: vocal music, Big Stone Arts Council, Big Stone County Historical Society, Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce CEO; Cheri Buzzeo: theater, music, The Barn Theatre administration, Willmar Main St participant; Jessica Welu: writing, music, SW Regional Development Commission; Anna Johannsen: fiber artist, art teacher, Remick Gallery board, president of Windom Women's Investment group, treasurer of Cottonwood County Animal Rescue, officer of Cotton Quilters; Georgette Jones: literature teacher, theatre actor/director/teacher; David KelseyBassett: visual artist, musician, Hinterland Art Crawl board; Shawn Kinsinger: theater director, actor, musician, Palace Theatre executive director, Green Earth Players vice president, Luverne Street Music board member, Luverne High School Theater artistic director; Darlene Kotelnicki: theater, city council, library board. Cheryl Avenel Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity Council volunteer; Alison Nelson: art, music, and dance teacher, KMS Community Ed director, Kerkhoven Fire Department Auxiliary fundraiser; Michele Huggins: Granite Area Arts Council treasurer and volunteer, member of the Artisan Grain Collaborative, founding member of ACHALA; Betsy Pardick: musician, actor, Dept. of Public Transformation committees; Kristine Shelstad: visual arts, Madison Mercantile art gallery, Madison Arts Council, Lac qui Parle Players; VFW; Gillian Singler, MN West Community and Technical College chair of Humanities and English instructor, Creative Healing Space volunteer, writer, theater director; Michele Knife Sterner: theater (actor), SMSU Associate director for Access Opportunity Success program; Erica Volkir: performing arts, Pipestone Performing Arts Center board, Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB director; Mark Wilmes: Lake Benton Opera House board president, actor/director, musician, reporter;
Bobbie Alsgaard-Lien, visual art, education; Justin Condelli, music, theater, education; Reggie Gorter, music, theater, education; Michele Huggins, visual art, SMAC board; Alison Nelson, theater, music, SMAC board; Zachary Ploeger, music
ACHF Arts Education
My skill that I hope to improve the most at this camp is my ability to play with others and follow a conductor. The camp will help me improve this skill because the camp (as all-state orchestra camp) focuses on playing as an orchestra. With the large amount of time that will be dedicated to music (especially in the orchestral setting), I hope to improve my weaknesses in following conductors to make myself a more well-rounded orchestral player. I plan to measure my progress in this skill by watching the extent of my concentration needed for me to stay with the conductor and orchestra. As part of my ideal orchestral player, I should be able to focus on the phrasing, bowing, and dynamics of the song; while my unity and cohesion to the rest of the orchestra comes naturally (without focus). This will allow my orchestral playing to convey more music and feeling. I will judge my progress by gauging how much focus I need to stay linked with the conductor and orchestra.
I learned how to put a mute on my violin, and even got a mute of my own! A mute is something you put on your instrument to make it softer. I learned how to flip pages in the middle of a song and not get lost, I learned what to do when you get lost in the middle of a song, and it was the first time I have had a stand partner besides my mom. There were a lot of changes that happened, I got to experience what it is like to play with a pops orchestra, and I made a lot of new friends. A lot of things went very well, I had a lot of fun, and I got to learn a lot of new things.
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