Arts in the Schools
Arts in the Schools
RTR Choir and Band Residency 2022
Cheryl Avenel-Navara: education, Worthington Public Arts Commission chair, SW MN Opportunity council; 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; Anne O'Keefe-Jackson: human resources director, bead and quill work; 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; 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;
Justin Condelli, music, theater, education; Reggie Gorter, music, education; Georgette Jones, theater, education, SMAC board; Maureen Keimig, theater, Joyce Meyer, visual art, education; Dana Miller, visual art, writing, education; Mark Wilmes, theater, S
ACHF Arts Education
The residency goals are: students performing basic hand drum techniques; students experimenting with specific percussion instruments, learning names, applications and techniques; students celebrating cultures through music; students applying gained knowledge through ensemble performance; and students respecting cultural origins - a key to learning cultural art forms. Our students will learn about the rich history and artistic contributions that people of other cultures have brought to America. . The residency will challenge the students to be active listeners. This residency will help showcase that music is and can be a life-long journey for all. Before leaving their instructional sessions during the day, the Music teacher will have the students use a graphic organizer (Exit Ticket) to see what the students took away from the presentation. As a follow-up to the performance, the students will be able to discuss what they heard, how music works, and how it felt to be in the presence of "live" professional musicians.
The students commented on how much they enjoyed the play. They saw posters advertising that How the Grinch Stole Christmas was coming to the Children's Theater and they wanted to come again. We have a large number of our students on free and reduced lunch and they hadn't experienced many things outside of our area. As a result they were just amazed by visiting the Twin Cities. One of my goals was to increase participation in high school theater. Before we attended the play, 34 percent of the sixth graders said they would be interested in trying out for the high school play in the fall. The number rose to 42 percent on the final survey. When I asked the fourth and fifth graders if they would be interested in an elementary theater production, 56 percent said yes prior to the trip and 66 percent after.